. . . I am sure you will applaud me for beseeching you to give one half hour’s attention to slavery, as it is at this day practised in our West Indies.—That subject, handled in your striking manner, would ease the yoke (perhaps) of many—but if only of one—Gracious God!—what a feast to a benevolent heart!—and, sure I am, you are an epicurean in acts of charity.—You, who are universally read, and as universally admired—you could not fail—Dear Sir, think in me you behold the uplifted hands of thousands of my brother Moors.

–Letter from Ignatius Sancho
to Laurence Sterne

Based on the passage, what is Sancho’s purpose for writing?

A) to critique one of Sterne’s books
B) to convince Sterne to write about slavery
C) to thank Sterne for speaking against slavery
D) to talk Sterne into giving money to charity