1812 WILLIAM WILBERFORCE. Autograph Document for the Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Children. Biography *Fire Companies in Philadelphia

*Fire Companies in Philadelphia

though the periodical was largely abolitionist

rubbed through at corners and head of spine

Purchased directly from the Dow family

1812 WILLIAM WILBERFORCE. Autograph Document for the Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Children. Biography *Fire Companies in PhiladelphiaA wonderful printed and autograph manuscript document by abolitionist and social reformer, William Wilberforce. Wilberforce's herculean efforts toward the abolition of the slave trade often obscure his broader influence. He was interested in seeing all God's most vulnerable cared for and given their God imaged dignity. He advocated for the reform of prisons, for the care and treatment of prostitutes, for the reform of child labor laws, and more. In