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W[illiam] McClain, secretary, Washington Colonization Society, Washington, DC. To P.H. Silverton

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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W[illiam] McClain, secretary, Washington Colonization Society, Washington, DC. To P.H. Silverton
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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1854-08-01
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro R-1520
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Genres
Documents
Correspondence
Notes
Content: Letter signed.
Content: Solicits funds with which to send a group of seventy-one persons, eight free and sixty-three enslaved, to Liberia; attempting to raise $4,260 by getting 426 people to donate $10 each.
Physical Description
Extent: 4 pages (1 leaf) 7 1/2 x 5"
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11883950
MSS Unit ID: 20774
Calendar number: #95
Manuscript identifier: MS Slavery M4
Archives EAD ID: 3152559
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc11ab90-28a0-0137-90cb-5b2975f2e5de
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The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1854: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "W[illiam] McClain, secretary, Washington Colonization Society, Washington, DC. To P.H. Silverton" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c9da-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "W[illiam] McClain, secretary, Washington Colonization Society, Washington, DC. To P.H. Silverton" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c9da-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). W[illiam] McClain, secretary, Washington Colonization Society, Washington, DC. To P.H. Silverton Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-c9da-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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W[illiam] McClain, secretary, Washington Colonization Society, Washington, DC. To P.H. Silverton