Report of the New-York Colonization Society, 1st Oct (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Report of the New-York Colonization Society, 1st Oct Nearly seven years have elapsed since a Society was Ibriiied at Washington, for the plurpose of promoting and executing a plan for colonizing the free people of colour, residing in America, in Africa, or such other place as Congress should deem most expedient. As a preliminary step to the carrying of this plan into successful execution, it was deemed proper to send out agents to the coast of Africa, to ascertain the most favourable site for the proposed colony, and at the same time to gather such general information as might facilitate the future operations of the Society. Messrs. Mills and Burgess were accordingly appointed upon this service in the year 1817; and the result of their labours and inquiries was such as to satisfy the Managers that the establishment of a colony on the west coast of Africa might be attempted, not merely with safety, but with every prospect of success. Having obtained this information, it was determined at once to commence their labours in this region of the globe; and measures were immediately adopted for sending out, with all possible speed, the first settlers in the proposed colony. A vessel, the Elizabeth, was accordingly chartered and dispatched to Africa, with about eighty coloured people, together with the two agents of the Societj, and one of the government of the United States, appointed to superintend the reception of rescued slaves from on board the slaving ships. The vessel sailed from this port, and the spirit and alacrity with which our citizens came forward to furnish her with necessary supplies, exhibit a satisfactory proof that they are not insensible to the claims of this noble and benevolent enterprise. The first location of the colonists, on their reaching Africa, proved, unrovtunately, to be in every respect disadvantageous:. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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