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Title

A narrative of the proceedings of the black people, during the late awful calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793 : and a refutation of some censures, thrown upon them in some late publications / by A.J. and R.A.

Author

Jones, Absalom, 1746-1818.

Publication

Philadelphia : Printed for the authors, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, no. 41, Chesnut-Street, 1794.

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Additional Authors

• Allen, Richard, 1760-1831.
• Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800.
• Woodward, William W.

Description

28 p.; 19 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subject

• Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
• Yellow fever > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia

Note

• The "publications" referred to in the title are those of Mathew Carey, and the writers take particular exception to the paragraph in his "Short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia ... Philadelphia, 1793, where he says "At an early stage of the disorder, the elders of the African church met, and offered their services to the mayor, to procure nurses for the sick, and to assist in burying the dead."
• "To Matthew Clarkson, esq. mayor of the city of Philadelphia [with reply]"--p. 21-23; with his reply.
• "An address to those who keep slaves, and approve the practice"--p. 23-26.
• "To the people of colour"--p. 26-27.
• "A short address to the friends of him who hath no helper"--p. 27-28; signed by Jones and Allen and followed by five stanzas of verse.
• "Their offers were accepted; and Absalom Jones and Richard Allen undertook the former department, that of furnishing nurses, and William Gray, the latter--the interment of the dead. The great demand for nurses afforded an opportunity for imposition, which was eagerly seized by some of the vilest of the blacks ... But it is wrong to cast a censure on the whole for this sort of conduct, as many people have done. The services of Jones, Allen, and Gray, and others of their colour have been very great, and demand public gratitude."
• Carey replied to this "Narrative" and to a criticism signed "Argus", in "Address of M. Carey to the public." [Philadelphia, 1794], 8 p.
• District of Pennsylvania copyright notice (p. [2]) names Absalom Jones and Richard Allen as authors.
• Signatures: A-B⁶ C².

Indexed In (note)

• Dumond, D.L. Bibliography of antislavery in America
• English short title catalogue
• Evans, C. American bibliography
• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
• National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Early American medical imprints
• Wills, E.C. Federal copyright records, 1790-1800

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Call Number

Sc Rare 614.5-J (Jones, A. Narrative...)

LCCN

nuc87568006

OCLC

NYPGR24567077-B

Author

Jones, Absalom, 1746-1818.

Title

A narrative of the proceedings of the black people, during the late awful calamity in Philadelphia, in the year 1793 : and a refutation of some censures, thrown upon them in some late publications / by A.J. and R.A.

Imprint

Philadelphia : Printed for the authors, by William W. Woodward, at Franklin's Head, no. 41, Chesnut-Street, 1794.

Indexed In:

Dumond, D.L. Bibliography of antislavery in America, p. 70

English short title catalogue, W28650

Evans, C. American bibliography, 27170

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 5373

National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Early American medical imprints, 1079

Wills, E.C. Federal copyright records, 1790-1800, 55

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 614.5-J (accession no. B594166) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Local Note

Schomburg Center researchers are restricted to the microform copy in: Sc Micro R-6282. NN

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Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Allen, Richard, 1760-1831.

Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800.

Woodward, William W., printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 614.5-J (Jones, A. Narrative...)