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Roman Politique sur l'État présant Des affaires de l'Amérique, ou Lettres de M. à M. Sur les moyens d'établir une Paix solide & durable dans les Colonies, & la Liberté générale du Commerce extérieur.

Best.-Nr. 24270A Amsterdam, Et se trouve à Paris chez Duchesne, 1756. xlvii, (1), 352 pp. 12mo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine richly gilt with raised bands, red label with gilt lettering, red edges. Echerverria & Wilkie 56/40; Sabin 75520; Chadenat 4121; JFBL S61; INED 4034; Higgs 1501; Kress 5567; Conlon 56:1257; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi. First edition, and very rare, of this work which discusses in 18 letters and at the moment the Seven Years' War was about to start, the consequences of the presence of various European nations in North America with the aim to find some sort of balance of power between the various colonizing European nations, to avoid a war and to encourage commerce and trade. 'There are several issues of this edition occasioned by cancellanda (D4-5, D11-12, E10, G11, and I5-8, all of which are present in this copy). No copy is known, however, that is not a mixture of both canellanda and cancellantia: thus, what the original text was as first printed is problematic. (.....) In the two BN copies, (....), the imprint date has been alterted in manuscript to read M.DCC.LVII. (This is also the case with the present copy where the second 'I' has been added in manuscript.) This is a series of letters dated July-September 1756, forming an essay on international power politics with special reference to European colonial systems in America' (Echeverria & Wilkie).'Intéressant pour l'origine de la guerre du Canada' (Chadenat). 'A consideration of Europe's involvement in North America with a view to establishing a balance of power among the colonizing nations which would eliminate war and encourage commerce' (JFBL). 'Déterminer la nature des divers équilibres propres aux différentes colonies septentrionales et méridionales des peuples de l'Europe, en étudiant les variations de leurs cultures, leur commerce, leur population, leurs différentes distances, etc.' (INED). - Contemporary signature and author's name in blank portion of title.

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[Atlantic Slave Trade - Cuba - DeWolf Family] Wood, Captain JohnBiblio.com

Worse Than an Assassin": A Newport Captain Accuses the Enslavers James DeWolf and Charles Collins of Forcing His Family from Their Cuban Plantation and Describes Ensuing Legal Actions

1823Best.-Nr. BK0184Middletown Rhode Island 1823. Autograph letter signed three pages on a folded sheet with integral address panel to Charles E. Dudley in Albany and Newport postal markings. 7 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches. Old folds scattered staining and some marginal losses a few affecting text. Good to very good. A letter from Newport mariner John Wood concerning his acrimonious departure from the DeWolf family's Mary Ann plantation in Cuba and the ensuing legal dispute with James DeWolf and Charles Collins. Wood was almost certainly the same John Wood whose signature appears on an 1806 Newport agreement for an illegal voyage transporting enslaved Africans from Cape Coast to Havana now held by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.1 By 1823 he was residing on the Mary Ann plantation one of several Cuban estates belonging to the DeWolfs among the most prominent families involved in the American slave trade. His relationship with DeWolf and Collins had evidently collapsed over his obligations on the estate resulting in what he describes as his forced departure from Cuba under apparently dangerous conditions with his family and a contentious effort to settle their accounts. Writing to his friend Charles E. Dudley then mayor of Albany and a New York state senator Wood reports that three mechanics who had resided with him on the plantation had recently given depositions in Bristol Rhode Island. Two of the three had testified in his favor though all had been called by DeWolf. Wood was particularly incensed by the circumstances surrounding his family's departure from Cuba writing: "I must acknowledge that myself & family have been most shamefully abused & for no provocation we were set adrift liable to be murdered & robbed on Shore My Wife & Daughter exposed at Sea to be captured By pirates and in case of Capture to suffer more than Death; Not content in what they have done but still persevere in wishing to rob me of all I possess a Respectable Character. The assassin will stab you in the dark but the Wretch who will traduce and injure an Innocent family is worse than an assassin." Wood goes on to describe receiving two writs from DeWolf and Collins and transcribes an August 8 letter from James DeWolf explaining his decision to pursue legal action despite their previous discussions of an amicable settlement: "Lest you should think me inconsistent in causing an action to be brought after the last conversation we had I take leave to explain my wishes to come to an amicable settlement by referring to men as we talked remains the same my object is to put the business in a legal and proper train for bringing it to a close . & to enable me to avail of the testimony of the people who were on the Estate with you." Wood expected the Rhode Island Supreme Court meeting at Bristol the following month to appoint referees to settle the accounts. The precise origin of the disagreement is not stated though the depositions of the mechanics and the references to outstanding accounts suggest a dispute over Wood's contractual obligations or activities on the plantation. Wood 1770-1826 was a Newport merchant and captain with longstanding connections to Atlantic commerce. He died at Cape Coast West Africa in 1826 three years after writing the present letter. James DeWolf 1764-1837 then serving in the United States Senate had amassed a substantial fortune through the slave trade and his Cuban plantation interests. Charles Collins his brother-in-law had served as collector of customs at Bristol from 1804 to 1820 an appointment closely connected to the family's slave-trading operations. The Mary Ann plantation is documented in the DeWolf Papers at the Rhode Island Historical Society which include inventories from 1818 and 1820 and contemporary plans of the plantation grounds. The present letter preserves Wood's account of his treatment by the DeWolf family together with his transcription of DeWolf's explanation for pursuing legal action. 1 "Agreement facilitating illegal trade of enslaved Africans" National Museum of African American History & Culture accessed October 12 2026 https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2019.28.1. . unknown

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[Atlantic Slave Trade - Cuba - DeWolf Family] Wood, Captain JohnABAA

Worse Than an Assassin": A Newport Captain Accuses the Enslavers James DeWolf and Charles Collins of Forcing His Family from Their Cuban Plantation and Describes Ensuing Legal Actions

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Atlantic Slave Trade; Slavery & AbolitionBiblio.com

Slavery and Abolition British Parliamentary Investigation of the Atlantic Slave Trade Abridgment of the Minutes of Evidence 1789 - 1791

1789Best.-Nr. 187101789. Committee of the Whole House of the British Parliament investigation into the Atlantic slave trade recorded in Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before a Committee of the Whole House to Whom It Was Referred to Consider of the Slave Trade published 1789 to 1791 presenting one of the earliest parliamentary documentary compilations addressing the operation and human consequences of the transatlantic slave trade. The volumes preserve testimony gathered during parliamentary inquiries that examined the practices of British slave traders and the treatment of enslaved Africans transported across the Atlantic. These proceedings formed part of the political campaign in Britain that eventually culminated in the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. The collected evidence includes statements from ship surgeons naval officers merchants and other witnesses whose accounts describe the conditions experienced by enslaved Africans during capture transport and plantation labor. Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before a Committee of the Whole House To Whom It Was Referred to Consider of the Slave Trade. London: 1789-1791. First edition first printing. Four volumes bound in two books. The compilation reproduces testimony presented before Parliament concerning the organization and operation of the slave trade and includes firsthand statements describing the physical suffering and resistance of enslaved Africans during transport. Surgeon Alexander Falcon-Bridge who had firsthand experience aboard slave ships described acts of despair among captives: he "Has known several enslaved persons to refuse sustenance with a design to starve themselves. refusing to take medicines when sick because they wished to die. Many other slaves expressed the same." Another witness Royal Navy surgeon Thomas Trotter recorded the emotional trauma experienced by captives during embarkation noting that "Slaves on being brought on board showed signs of extreme distress and despair from a feeling of their situation and regret at being torn from friends and connections." The volumes therefore preserve testimony that exposed the violence and human suffering embedded within the Atlantic slave trading system. During the eighteenth century European and American traders transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic through a commercial system that relied on maritime networks linking West Africa the Caribbean and the Americas. Parliamentary investigations of the slave trade in the late eighteenth century were fueled in part by abolitionist activism and public campaigns demanding government inquiry into the practice. Publications of witness testimony such as this abridged parliamentary record circulated evidence used by reformers advocating the end of the trade. Four volumes bound in two books with folding table in the fourth volume. Octavo format. Contemporary marbled quarter calf bindings with modern bookplates on the front past down. Wear present with most spine titles lacking and foxing primarily affecting the title pages; text remains clear. Overall condition very good. unknown

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Atlantic Slave Trade; Slavery & AbolitionABAA

Slavery and Abolition British Parliamentary Investigation of the Atlantic Slave Trade Abridgment of the Minutes of Evidence 1789 - 1791

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[Trade Catalogue]Biblio.com

An extensive archive relating to embroidered crests produced by Mastakraft Hat and Cap Co. Adelaide for schools sporting clubs community organisations companies and the military in South Australia circa 1930s and 1940s

Best.-Nr. 146921The collection comprises: 1 A ring-bound folder containing nearly 100 designs for cap and blazer badges including 40 with mounted examples of the finished embroidered patches. The designs are full-scale pencil drawings some coloured and most with typed or manuscript details of the colours designs and materials e.g. 'Royal Blue Cap. Badge worked all gold'. Badges for schools predominate with some of the wealthier private schools calling for multiple designs. For instance St Peters College has different designs for: Colours Junior Second First and First for prefects tennis cap regular and for prefects house and school prefects rowing cap regular and for prefects and old scholars. Also well represented are sporting clubs mainly baseball and cricket including the South Australian Cricket Association as well as a small number of youth clubs fraternities and other societies. The mount leaves are pulled at the punched holes and a little stained and torn; one leaf is defective; overall an impressive and extraordinary collection. 2 Approximately 300 hand-cut stencils paper or card used to transfer designs to the fabric where they would then be worked over by skilled embroiderers using free-motion or 'Irish' embroidery machines. The stencils include many designs not in the sample book including company logos and many other school and association badges. Of particular note are several relating to the Australian military forces in the Second World War including two for a Royal Australian Air Force pilot's wings one pricked for pouncing one a cut stencil one for what appears to be a torpedoman's shoulder patch and one for the Red Cross Transport Service. Some are dated with the earliest noted being for the West Torrens Cricket Club South Australian Cricket Association premiers 1932-33; the latest date noted is 1940. Companies represented include General Motors-Holden GM-H Amscol Mastakraft itself Howells Electric Motors Amalgamated Airways and the Simson's Electric Light Company Cricket Club. Sporting clubs include the Port Adelaide Football Club and the MCC. 3 Four loose cloth patches one for the S.A. Emergency Fire Service H.Q. Reserve. 4 Half a dozen further pencil designs on paper one relating to the Royal Life Saving Society. A large quantity. unknown

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