Diary, 1861-1862.

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Diary, 1861-1862.

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Diary of a voyage from New York to Monrovia (now in the Republic of Liberia) aboard the brig John H. Jones, carrying 95 passengers sent out by the American Colonization Society. The John H. Jones was a trading vessel engaged for the voyage in a colonizing project for Liberia, carrying former slaves, cattle to improve the native stock, houns, and a mixed cargo of supplies.

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Stuart, Charles, 1783?-1865

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Charles Stuart was born on 2 January 1779, and was the son of General Sir Charles Stuart (1753-1801). The younger Stuart entered the Diplomatic Service and became Joint Charge d'Affaires in Madrid in 1808. In 1810, as an envoy to Portugal, he was created Count of Machico and Marquis of Angra, and Knight Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword (Portuguese Order: Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada). On 20 September 1812 he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and a Privy Councillor. Stua...

American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

John H. Jones (Ship)

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