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1787
AT LENGTH I WELL REMEMBER AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH MR. PITT IN THE OPEN AIR AT THE ROOT OF AN OLD TREE AT HOLWOOD JUST ABOVE THE STEEP DESCENT INTO THE VALE OF KESTON, I RESOLVED TO GIVE NOTICE ON A FIT OCCASION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF MY INTENTION TO BRING FORWARD THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE
ERECTED BY EARL STANMORE 1862
BY AUTHORISATION OF EARL STANWORTH.