Slavery in Pennsylvania A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity with the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1910

"Slavery in Pennsylvania" by Edward Raymond Turner is a historical exploration of the slave system within Pennsylvania, focusing on its beginnings, legal standing, and its impact on society and the economy. The book seeks to thoroughly explain the special characteristics of slavery in Pennsylvania compared to other colonies in the United States. Readers will come upon the initial arrival of African slaves in Pennsylvania, chronicling their presence since the colony's establishment, while paying close attention to the differing views on slavery among the first colonists, including how the Quakers morally opposed slavery, while also observing the economic factors involved in the legislative measures aimed at limiting the slave trade. Readers follow the complex legal and social development of slavery in Pennsylvania, with focus on the opposing forces of economic advantages and moral concerns that defined the state's attitude toward slavery during its initial phase.