[The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the by Thomas Clarkson]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the CHAPTER VIII 6/16
He, did not wait for me to ask him for his co-operation, but he offered his services in any way which I might think most eligible; feeling it his duty, as he expressed it, to become an instrument in exposing such a complication of guilt and misery to the world.
Dr.Baker became from this time an active coadjutor also, and continued so to his death. The person to whom I sent my work next, was the late Lord Scarsdale, whose family I had known for about two years.
Both he and his lady read it with attention.
They informed me, after the perusal of it, that both of them were desirous of assisting me in promoting the cause of the poor Africans.
Lady Scarsdale lamented that she might possibly offend near and dear connexions, who had interests in, the West Indies, by so doing; but that, conscious of no intention to offend these, and considering the duties of religion to be the first to be attended to, she should be pleased to become useful in so good a cause.
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