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The 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.

Title
The independent Republic of Liberia [electronic resource] : its constitution and declaration of independence, address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents.
Author
Liberia.
Publication
Philadelphia : W.F. Geddes, printer, 1848.
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Benedict, Samuel, 1808-1854.
  • Pennsylvania Colonization Society.
Description
16 p.; 25 cm.
Uniform Title
Constitution (1847)
Alternative Title
Constitution (1847)
Subject
  • Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853
  • Roberts, Joseph J. 1809-1876
  • Liberia
  • Liberia > Politics and government
  • Liberia > Colonization
Note
  • "Issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color."
  • Two columns to the page.
  • 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.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 40925.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM11-B727
Author
Liberia.
Title
The independent Republic of Liberia [electronic resource] : its constitution and declaration of independence, address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents.
Imprint
Philadelphia : W.F. Geddes, printer, 1848.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Slavery; Antebellum.
Connect to:
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Benedict, Samuel, 1808-1854.
Pennsylvania Colonization Society.
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