Proceedings of a Convention of the Friends of African Colonization, held in Washington City, May 4, 1842

Discussion of the present state and difficulties of Liberia, with resolutions passed to redress these difficulties. Much attention to the need for funds from the US to finance the colony, especially from state legislatures. Discussion of the slave trade and its abolition; appeal for trade and American protection of Liberia.
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