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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; issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color

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Title
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; issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1848
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: W.F. Geddes
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 342.66-I (Independent Republic of Liberia)
Topics
Liberia
Constitutions
Genres
Pamphlets
Notes
Content: Added authors: Liberia. Constitution; and Liberia. Declaration of Independence.
Physical Description
Pamphlets
Extent: 16 p.; 25 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR25943124-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11667226
Photo Order: 61806
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ec01e380-15e5-0138-2b66-539ccaf5d8d8
Rights Statement
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  • 1848: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2022: Found by you!
  • 2023

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Independent Republic of Liberia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/348e0500-15e7-0138-ca16-5d4d73b67687

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Independent Republic of Liberia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/348e0500-15e7-0138-ca16-5d4d73b67687

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1848). The Independent Republic of Liberia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/348e0500-15e7-0138-ca16-5d4d73b67687

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The Independent Republic of Liberia