Book/Printed Material Image 1 of Message of the President of the Republic of Liberia to the two houses of the legislature at the commencement of the session of 1868.

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Title

  • Message of the President of the Republic of Liberia to the two houses of the legislature at the commencement of the session of 1868.

Summary

  • A report on the state of Liberia in 1868. Among problems discussed are the country's debt, the need to expand and assimilate neighboring Africans, and the need for an appeal to African Americans for money to finance the colony.

Names

  • Liberia. President (1868-1870 : Payne)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Monrovia : J.W. Barbour, Printer, 1869.

Headings

  • -  Liberia--Politics and government

Genre

  • Addresses--Liberia--Monrovia--1868

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LC copy has inscription in pencil on cover: Jas. S. Payne; text signed on p. 22: James S. Payne.

Medium

  • 22 p. ; 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 14, no. 6

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898196

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Liberia. President, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Message of the President of the Republic of Liberia to the two houses of the legislature at the commencement of the session of. Monrovia: J.W. Barbour, Printer, 1869. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898196/.

APA citation style:

Liberia. President & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1869) Message of the President of the Republic of Liberia to the two houses of the legislature at the commencement of the session of. Monrovia: J.W. Barbour, Printer. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898196/.

MLA citation style:

Liberia. President, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Message of the President of the Republic of Liberia to the two houses of the legislature at the commencement of the session of. Monrovia: J.W. Barbour, Printer, 1869. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898196/>.