Project Gutenberg 2014-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 182 Turner, Edward Raymond 1881 1929 Turner, Raymond a12000236 Slavery in Pennsylvania A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity with the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1910 Produced by KD Weeks, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Slavery in Pennsylvania" by Edward Raymond Turner is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the intricacies of the slave system in Pennsylvania, tracing the origins, legal status, and socio-economic aspects of slavery in the state. The book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how slavery developed and functioned uniquely in Pennsylvania compared to other colonies. The opening of the book introduces the early presence of African slaves in Pennsylvania, documenting their arrival as far back as the founding of the colony. It highlights the mixed reception towards slavery among early settlers, particularly the Quakers who opposed it while recognizing the economic realities that led to various legislative attempts to restrict the importation of enslaved people. Turner establishes a narrative that charts the complex legal and social evolution of slavery in Pennsylvania, emphasizing the tension between economic benefits and moral objections that characterized the state’s approach to slavery in its formative years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44579/44579-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en African Americans -- Pennsylvania Slavery -- Pennsylvania E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 290080 2025-07-18T05:30:36.572633 text/html 259299 2024-10-23T22:01:14 text/html 222749 2025-07-18T05:30:42.003570 application/epub+zip 226679 2025-07-18T05:30:37.934610 application/epub+zip 164622 2025-07-18T05:30:36.997607 application/epub+zip 325315 2025-07-18T05:30:44.761586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313053 2025-07-18T05:30:41.640603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251265 2022-09-20T10:33:26.668540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222582 2025-07-18T05:30:36.104597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202621 2024-10-23T22:01:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16994 2025-07-18T05:30:44.896561 application/rdf+xml 14215 2025-07-18T05:30:37.147624 image/jpeg 1984 2025-07-18T05:30:37.048589 image/jpeg 213921 2025-07-18T05:30:36.641670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog