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"I early accustomed myself to look for the hand of God in the minutest occurrence, and to learn from it a lesson of morality and religion; and in this light every circumstance I have related was to me of importance. After all, what makes any event important, unless by its observation we become better and wiser, and learn 'to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly before God?'"

"The abolition of slavery would be in reality an universal good. Tortures, murder and every other imaginable barbarity and iniquity, are practised upon the poor slaves with impunity. I hope the slave trade will be abolished. I pray it may be an event at hand."

"I hope to have the satisfaction of seeing the renovation of liberty and justice resting on the British government, to vindicate the honour of our common nature... May the time come---at least the speculation to me is pleasing---when the sable people shall gratefully commemorate the auspicious aera of extensive freedom."

"...the Governor, understanding that I was of a religious turn, wished to know of what religion I was; I told him I was a protestant of the Church of England...the Governor spoke to me on it again, and said that he would, if I chose, as he thought I might be of service in converting my countrymen to the Gospel faith, get me sent out as a missionary to Africa."