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Title

  • The third annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States : with an appendix.

Other Title

  • Annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States

Summary

  • This third report of the Society is concerned with securing Congressional backing for establishment of an actual settlement in West Africa for freed U.S. slaves. It also details measures to suppress the international slave trade and gives arguments for and against settlement in West Africa. The appendix contains reports from U.S. agents charged with suppressing the slave trade, acts of Congress abolishing the trade, and reports about the climate, soils, etc., of West Africa designed to demonstrate the suitability of the region for settlement.

Names

  • American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States.
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington : Printed by Davis and Force ..., 1820.

Headings

  • -  African Americans--Colonization--Africa
  • -  Africa--Colonization
  • -  American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States--Congresses

Genre

  • Annual reports--Washington (D.C.)--1820

Notes

  • -  Shoemaker 100
  • -  Includes errata (p. 146).
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LC copy annotated on p. 9: Richard Smith.

Medium

  • 146 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 15, no. 6

Source Collection

  • American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States. The ... annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898201

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

American Society For Colonizing The Free People Of Colour Of The United States, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The third annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States: with an appendix. Washington: Printed by Davis and Force, 1820. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898201/.

APA citation style:

American Society For Colonizing The Free People Of Colour Of The United States & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1820) The third annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States: with an appendix. Washington: Printed by Davis and Force. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898201/.

MLA citation style:

American Society For Colonizing The Free People Of Colour Of The United States, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. The third annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States: with an appendix. Washington: Printed by Davis and Force, 1820. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898201/>.