THOMPSON, JOSEPH P.

Christianity and emancipation; or the teachings and the influence of the bible against slavery. 86 pages. 8vo, disbound, stitched. New York: Anson Randolph, 1863 FIRST EDITION. While offering a great deal on the Church's influence on slavery and abolition, this volume is notable as containing an early book appearance of the Emancipation Proclamation. The dedication page of the pamphlet is dated 1 May 1863, just four months after the final draft of the Proclamation was publicly announced.