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Laws of the African Society, Instituted at Boston, Anno Domini 1796

Laws of the African Society, Instituted at Boston, Anno Domini 1796

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    The African Society

    21.4 cm x 13.8 cm

    Boston: [publisher unknown] 1802
    Please note: page 2 of the original pamphlet (a blank page) is not shown within this web presentation.


    This pamphlet outlines the rules of the African Society, a Boston group of African Americans organized to provide a form of health insurance and funeral benefits, as well as spiritual brotherhood, to its members. The last page of the pamphlet lists the members of the African Society.