“ Commiserating the afflicted state into which the Inhabitants of Africa are very deeply involved by many professors of the mild & benign doctrines of the Gospel, and affected with a sincere concern for the essential good of our Country, we conceive it our indispensable duty to revive in your view the lamentable grievance of that oppressed people, as an interesting subject evidently claiming the serious attention of those who are entrusted with the powers of Government as Guardians of the Common Rights of Mankind & Advocates for Liberty. ”

“ We have long beheld with sorrow the complicated Evils produced by an unrighteous commerce which subjects many thousands of the human species to the deplorable state of Slavery.
The Restoration of Peace and Restraint to the Effusion of human Blood we are persuaded excite in the minds of many of all Christian Denominations Gratitude & Thankfulness to the all wise Controller of human events ”

“ Being through the favor of divine Providence met as usual at this season in our Annual Assembly we find with great satisfaction our well meant endeavours for the Relief of an oppressed Part of our fellow men have been so far blessed that those of them who have been held in Bondage by Members of our religious society are generally restored to Freedom, their natural and just Right. ”