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The two sides of the The 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery after conservation in 2007. It was written in iron gall ink and has substantially faded. The document was the first public protest against the institution of slavery, and represents the first written public declaration of universal human rights. The original document is 9" x 14". The Signatories are Francis Daniel Pastorius, Garret Hendericks, Derick op den Graeff and Abraham op den Graeff |
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| Source | Photos taken by conservators of the original document for Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends. |
| Author | The Germantown Quakers |
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| 16:02, 19 December 2010 |  | 453 × 355 (45 KB) | Donald1972 | {{Information |Description=Description: The two sides of the The 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery after conservation in 2007. It was written in iron gall ink and has substantially faded. The document was the first public protest against |
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