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Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)

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Lord Sheffield opposed Wilberforce's motion (April 18, 1791) for the Abolition of the Slave Trade on the ground that the West Indian Assemblies alone could deal with the question fairly in all its bearings.

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