Box 22

Scope and Contents From the Collection: SERIES I. MINUTES, 1831-1902 Comprised of 6 volumes containing the records of the meetings of the Board of Managers and 2 volumes of the Proceedings of the Executive Committee.The Records provide a full history of the administration of the Maryland State Colonization Society and are an excellent source of information on the colony in Liberia. Volume 1 contains the organization records of the Colonization Society and includes a report by Dr....

Content Description Volume 4 is concerned largely with Dr. James Hall's letters written during his trip to Africa in 1860-1861. The journey may be traced through its various stages: preparation; sea voyage; visit to Monrovia; trip down the coast with stops at Mesurado, off Bassa; at Cape Palmas; at sea again; in the Chesapeake; and home. The latter portion of the book covers Dr. Hall's next trip to London-derry in Ireland; Newport in England; and back again. Many of the letters in this volume are badly...