Early American Literature, March 22nd, 2004
In March 2003, Michael D. Benjamin, a scholar-collector of early writings by people of African descent, brought to my attention a very intriguing piece of Equiana. Mr. Benjamin had found a letter signed Gustavus Vassa (Olaudah Equiano, 1745?-1797) addressed to Thomas Digges written in a copy of the rare 1794 ninth edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, the African. Written by Himself, first published in London in 1789. The letter is reproduced here courtesy of the Library Division of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University. Havi...
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