A Letter From Legion To His Grace The Duke Of Richmond, &c. &c. &c. Chairman Of The Slavery Committee Of The House Of Lords: Containing An Exposure Of The Character Of The Evidence On The Colonial Side Produced Before The Committee. [WITH:] .A

London: S.Bagster, [1833]-1833., 1833. [BOUND WITH:] A Second Letter.Containing An Analysis Of The Anti-Slavery Evidence Produced Before The Committee. 2 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 196; iv, 152. large folding broadside, Summary Of The Colonial Evidence, bound in after p. 194 of first title, apparently as issued. 19th century half calf (spine worn, broadside torn along folds but with no loss of text). First Editions. The author seeks to expose the witnesses appearing before the committee of the House of Lords named to investigate the true state of slavery in the West Indies (the Duke of Manchester, Henry John Hinchcliffe, John Baillie, Lord Seaford, Sir John Keane, and others) as being influenced by "strong personal interest, incapacitated by ignorance, or guilty of gross inconsistency". His allegations are based upon excerpts from actual published testimony. In the Goldsmiths' catalogue the broadside is noted as being issued with the Letter although it is not mentioned at all in the other bibliographies. The second work discusses the evidence given under such topics as Nature and Hours of Labour, Coercion and Disipline, Demoralized State of Colonial Society, Insurrection in Jamaica, Voluntary Labour -Hayti, &c. Cundall 2631-32. Goldsmiths' 28327-28. Ragatz pp. 519-20. Sabin 40330 (1st title only).. Hardcover. Good.