Sancho's last letters, betraying his acute suffering from gout, reveal the same warmth of affection and zeal for justice which characterised his life. Volume 2 contains letters for the period 1778–80. Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African : in two volumes : to which are prefixed, memoirs of his life. A contemporary critic described Ignatius Sancho as what is very uncommon for men of his complexion, A man of letters. It includes the famous 1766 letter to Sterne, incorrectly dated 1776. Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African. Volume 1 contains Jekyll's biography, a list of more than 1,200 subscribers, and letters for the period 1768–78. Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780), Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African.
This two-volume collection of Sancho's letters was published in 1782 by the hostess Frances Crewe (1748–1818), who upheld Sancho as proof, in an age of dehumanising slavery, that Africans possessed as much natural intelligence as Europeans. The politician Joseph Jekyll (1754–1837) commended Sancho's 'epistolary talent' in a brief biography, praising his 'wild patriotism' and 'universal philanthropy'. The rest of the paragraph should be an explanation and context of Sancho’s argument. Begin each paragraph by quoting and highlighting the specific sentence that underscores abolitionism.
Sancho, Ignatius, 1729-1780 Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities supported the electronic publication of this title. In four paragraphs identify four instances in which Ignatius Sancho raises the theme of abolitionism in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African. To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life.
He corresponded with many notable figures, including the author Laurence Sterne, whom he urged to write against slavery in the West Indies. Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African. Largely self-taught, he was the first Black Briton known to have voted in parliamentary elections and to be given an obituary in the British press. Born a slave, Ignatius Sancho (c.1729–80) became one of the most influential free Africans of his century.
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