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Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833

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Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's 1833 description of the United States, its social customs, political institutions and other attributes. Murat defends the institution of chattel slavery and addresses common critiques of the practice.

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1833

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Murat, Achille, 1801-1847

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Effingham Wilson (London, England)

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Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833

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Slavery

Plantation life

Free blacks

Slaves--Abuse of

Slaves--Social conditions

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Murat, Achille, 1801-1847

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State Library of Florida, Federal Documents Collection

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Effingham Wilson (London, England)

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1833

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Territorial Florida (1821-1845)

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Slavery And Race Relations

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Murat, Achille, 1801-1847. Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833. 1833. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345403>, accessed 14 November 2024.

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Murat, Achille, 1801-1847. Excerpt from Prince Achille Murat's "A Moral and Political Sketch of the United States of North America" Relating to Slavery, 1833. 1833. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345403>

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