SLAVERY IN PENNSYLVANIA.


Autograph Letter Signed of Richard Stevens, 1 p, small 4to (178 x 140 mm), Philadelphia, December 31, 1765, to the Reverend Mr. Wrangle, reminding him to pay "Fourty Shillings that is Still Due me o Accott. of the Negro Girl you bot," docketed by Silvester Sharp and Aaron Wilson, leaf creased and toned, staining from tape remnant on verso and wax seal, leaf pressed. A dunning note presented to the Reverend Mr. Wrangle, who has not yet paid the forty shillings owed for the purchase of a young female slave. Slavery was outlawed in Pennsylvania 1780, the law declaring that all born after that date were free and those born before gained their freedom at the age of 28.