Letters from former slaves of Terrell settled in Liberia [manuscript], 1857-1865.

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Letters from former slaves of Terrell settled in Liberia [manuscript], 1857-1865.

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The letters, written chiefly to Terrell's executor and nephew Dr. James Minor, discuss settling at Clay Ashland, Monrovia, and Careysburg, illnesses and deaths, crops, home building, and new immigrants. Almost all request supples and send regards to family members left behind. There are references to Saunders A. Campian and John Seys of the American Colonization Society, and James H. Hall, a founder and agent of Maryland. Conflict with native tribes is briefly mentioned once. There is also a letter from a government official to Dr. Minor explaining shipping procedures for supplies. A few of the letters are addressed to other Albemarle County residents including Howell Lewis and W. Slaughter. An introductory essay, a transcript of Terrell's 1854 will, and transcripts of the letters are included. Hugh Walker, George Walker, and William Douglass are the chief Liberian correspondents.

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Walker, Geo. (George)

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Lewis, Howell, 1832- ,

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Campion, Saunders A.

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Walker, Hugh, 1855-1939

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Slaughter, Walter, 1860-1908

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Minor, James, 1818-1862?

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Seys, John, 1799-1872

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Hall, James, -1889

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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...

Terrell, James Hunter, 1783?-1856

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Douglass, William,

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