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August 1st 1834. Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
August 1st 1834. Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished
Additional title: Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished
Collection

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1834
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT
Shelf locator: Pforz Acc 25-001
Topics
Slavery -- Great Britain
Genres
Ephemera
Banners
Notes
Content: A marching banner commemorating the abolition of slavery in the British Dominions. Passed unopposed in the House of Commons on July 222, 1833 (one week before the death of William Wilberforce), the Emancipation Act came into effect on August 1st, 1834. Under its terms, 800,000 enslaved Africans in the British Caribbean were immediately emancipated, although the legislation also provided for a period of apprenticeship, which in the case of field workers bound them to their former owners for anything up to six years.
Content: Act 3 & 4 William IV Chap: XXIII & XII.
Physical Description
Silk
Extent: 1 banner : paint on silk ; 97 x 89 cm (35 x 41 inches)
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23453960
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 26.01.302
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09d9b880-43ee-013e-a33b-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1834: Issued
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "August 1st 1834. Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1834. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4c3b590-8837-013e-7f4c-0242ac110002

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "August 1st 1834. Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4c3b590-8837-013e-7f4c-0242ac110002

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1834). August 1st 1834. Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4c3b590-8837-013e-7f4c-0242ac110002

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August 1st 1834. Slavery in the British Dominions utterly and for ever abolished