Lot 8
[LIBERIA] -- [CIVIL WAR]. Cape Palmas in 1855. - Americo Liberian population 1200 engraved lettersheet. Colonization Office, Baltimore, MD, 3 October 1861.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
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Live / Cincinnati
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[LIBERIA] -- [CIVIL WAR]. Cape Palmas in 1855. - Americo Liberian population 1200 engraved lettersheet. Colonization Office, Baltimore, MD, 3 October 1861.
1 page, 4to, 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in., on Colonization Office letterhead with large engraving "Cape Palmas in 1855. - Americo Liberian population 1200." by Torsch, repair to upper corner, paper affixed to edge of verso.
The letter writer informs of an ship sent by the American Colonization Society on November 1st and asks: "I beg to know if you have any freight to send + if so how much. An early answer is desirable."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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