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An Address, Delivered Before the Literary Societies of the Wesleyan University [on the character of William Wilberforce]

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William B. Sprague’s 1848 address praises William Wilberforce’s blended intellectual and moral character, recounting his Christian conversion and lifelong fight against the slave trade.
Archive ⬩ Autobiography and Biography, Character and Conduct of Life, Race Relations and Slavery
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A prolific preacher and author, Sprague is also known as the “Patriarch of American Collectors,” for his collection of autographs, including those of every signer of the Declaration of Independence, pamphlets and other materials. He authored the Annals of the American Pulpit, an important collection of biographical sketches.

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