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Willing Letters and Papers: Edited with a Biographical Essay of Thomas Willing of Philadelphia, 1731-1821 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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There is only one thing in the career of Thomas Willing of which, as one of his descendants, I am not proud. That is that his firm sold slaves. Of course it was in accord with the custom of the times; everyone did it in the colonial period. With this exception, however, the descendants of Thomas Willing can look upon his whole career with great pride. In this connection I take a personal pleas ure in the fact that my paternal grandfather manumitted his slaves in Frederick County, Mary land, in the late twenties and the early thirties of the nineteenth century.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a detailed and engaging biographical sketch of Thomas Willing, one of the most influential figures in the American Revolution. As a prominent Philadelphian merchant and financier, Willing had close ties to the leaders of the independence movement, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. The author, a descendant of the subject, draws on a wealth of primary source material to shed light on Willing's complex character and motivations. Through accounts of his personal and political life, the book explores the evolution of Willing's views on independence and his significant contributions to the war effort. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330955680_0
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