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African and Asiatic Society aims and poetry excerpt
The text describes a benevolent society offering aid to Africans and Asians, providing employment, annual committee meetings, and monthly relief for distress. It notes subscriptions and a future wish to erect an asylum for aged pensioners, with contacts for donations. A poetry transcription from Royal Magazine 1763 is also included, praising divine goodness and nature.
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Oxford Street
St. James’s Street
African and Asiatic Society
Lord Jesus Christ
Afric
Asia