Copy of a letter from Benjamin Banneker to the secretary of state, with his answer.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Daniel Lawrence, no. 33. North Fourth-Street, near Race, M.DCC.XCII. [1792]; Description: 15, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (4to)Notes: Addressed to Thomas Jefferson, transmitting a copy of the writer's almanac and discussing the subject of slavery. Jefferson's reply, p. 11-12, is dated Aug. 30, 1791. An account of Banneker's life appears on p. 13-15;
Signatures: [A]\u2 B-D\u2 (D2 verso blank).
References: ESTC w037606Indexed: Evans' entry for an edition printed by Joseph Crukshank for Daniel Lawrence (Evans 24074) is apparently a ghost of the present edition.References: Evans 24073References: Evans 24074Local Notes: Retrospective conversion record: Zinnaip;
In the Michael Zinman Collection of Early American Imprints.
Local Added Entry - Personal Name: Zinman, Michael.Imprint: 1792.Subject(s):
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ESTC w037606

Addressed to Thomas Jefferson, transmitting a copy of the writer's almanac and discussing the subject of slavery. Jefferson's reply, p. 11-12, is dated Aug. 30, 1791. An account of Banneker's life appears on p. 13-15.

Signatures: [A]\u2 B-D\u2 (D2 verso blank).

Evans' entry for an edition printed by Joseph Crukshank for Daniel Lawrence (Evans 24074) is apparently a ghost of the present edition.

Evans 24073

Evans 24074

Retrospective conversion record: Zinnaip.

In the Michael Zinman Collection of Early American Imprints.

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