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Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784

"Religious and Moral Poems"


WE whose Names are under-written, do assure the
World, that the POEMS specified in the following Page,*
were (as we verily believe) written by Phillis, a young
Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an
uncultivated Barbarian from Africa, and has ever since
been, and now is, under the Disadvantage of serving as
a Slave in a Family in this Town. She has been examin-
ed by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified
to write them.
His Excellency THOMAS HUTCHINSON, Governor.
The Hon. ANDREW OLIVER, Lieutenant-Governor.
The Hon. Thomas Hubbard, | The Rev. Charles Chauncey, D. D.
The Hon. John Erving, | The Rev. Mather Byles, D. D.
The Hon. James Pitts, | The Rev. Ed. Pemberton, D. D.
The Hon. Harrison Gray, | The Rev. Andrew Elliot, D. D.
The Hon. James Bowdoin, | The Rev. Samuel Cooper, D. D.
John Hancock, Esq; | The Rev. Mr. Saumel Mather,
Joseph Green, Esq; | The Rev. Mr. John Moorhead,
Richard Carey, Esq; | Mr. John Wheat ey, her Master.
N. B. The original Attestation, signed by the above Gen-
tlemen, may be seen by applying to Archibald Bell, Book-
seller, No. 8, Aldgate-Street.
_________________________________________________________
*The Words "following Page," allude to the Con-
tents of the Manuscript Copy, with are wrote at the
Back of the above Attestation.


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