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Independent Republic of Liberia, its constitution and declaration of independence, address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents. Issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color.

Title
Independent Republic of Liberia, its constitution and declaration of independence, address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents. Issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color.
Author
Liberia. Constitution.
Publication
Philadelphia, William F. Geddes, printer, 1848.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Benedict, Samuel, 1808-1854.
  • Pennsylvania Colonization Society.
Description
16 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853
  • Roberts, Joseph J. 1809-1876
  • Liberia > Constitution
Note
  • Largely reprinted from articles in the Liberia Herald.
  • Contents includes hymns with lines composed by prominent Liberians and sung at the celebration at Monrovia, Aug. 24, 1847; an account of the proceedings of the celebration of independence; resolutions addressed to the American Colonization Society; a letter from Chief Justice Samuel Benedict, president of the constitutional convention, mentioning president-elect Joseph Jenkins Roberts and Simon Greenleaf, drafter of the constitution; and an advertisement of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society soliciting support.
  • Printed in double columns.
Call Number
*C+ p.v. 3312
OCLC
9634681
Author
Liberia. Constitution.
Title
Independent Republic of Liberia, its constitution and declaration of independence, address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents. Issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color.
Imprint
Philadelphia, William F. Geddes, printer, 1848.
Added Author
Benedict, Samuel, 1808-1854.
Pennsylvania Colonization Society.
Research Call Number
*C+ p.v. 3312
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