James Ladd and "sundry Members of the Society of People called Quakers" avow that "Freedom was the natural Right of all mankind, and that they had no equitable Title to the Persons and Labour of their Fellow Creatures without any Consideration therefor" whereby they "prohibited their Members several years ago from purchasing any Slaves." Stating that it is difficult to emancipate slaves, Ladd argues against the estate executors detaining slaves that have been manumitted and selling estate slaves "without making application to the Assembly for an act to confirm their Freedom as expressly directed by the Will" of their testators.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
