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Letter from St. George Tucker to Jeremy Belknap, 29 June 1795

Letter from St. George Tucker to Jeremy Belknap, 29 June 1795

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    St. George Tucker responds to Jeremy Belknap's compiled responses to his (Tucker's) queries about slavery and abolition in Massachusetts.  He expresses concern that slavery is now so deeply embedded in the culture and constitution of Virginia that it could not easily be removed.