Lewis Tappan: “Think you your planting nobility will ever grant freedom to their…”

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Think you your planting nobility will ever grant freedom to their serfs, from sentiments of piety or patriotism?

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Lewis Tappan

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Tappan expresses skepticism about the willingness of wealthy planters to grant freedom to enslaved individuals out of moral considerations.

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Lewis Tappan: “Think you your planting nobility will ever grant freedom to their serfs, from sentiments of piety or patriotism?”