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African Squadron Letters

Fifteen volumes of original correspondence, typed and bound, from the archives of the U.S. Navy Department at Washington, D.C. Letters range from 1819 to 1861 and cover all aspects of the African Squadron, including the settlement of Liberia, the repatriation of captured slaves, and efforts to suppress the international slave trade.

Tags: Africa, Atlantic World, Nineteenth Century, Printed Material, Slave Trade, United States

American Colonization Society Records

The American Colonization Society was formed in Washington, DC, in 1817 to establish a colony in Africa for free people of color residing in the US. Most of the documents found here are letters between Liberia and representatives of the Society. Many cover fundraising issues relating to support and education in the newly-formed country. The collection consists of 324 microfilm reels. A majority of these documents are now available online at Fold3.

Tags: Africa, Emancipation, Microfilm, Nineteenth Century, United States

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Correspondence of the Secretary of the Navy Relating to African colonization, 1819-1844

Letters of the Secretary of the Navy to and from agents stationed on the northwest coast of Africa. The agents often dealt with Africans freed from captured slave ships. From the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Tags: Africa, Microfilm, Nineteenth Century

Foreign Office Records: Confidential Print, Slave Trade, 1858-1892

The records consist of fifty volumes of the confidential print relating to the slave trade. The confidential print is a collection of selected correspondence, memoranda and other documents printed for internal use in the Foreign Office and for distribution to the missions. Originals are in the Public Record Office, London, England. Published finding aid available.

Tags: Africa, Atlantic World, Great Britain, Microfilm, Nineteenth Century, Slave Trade

Foreign Office Records: General Correspondence before 1906, Slave Trade, 1816-1892

The records consist of 2,196 volumes of correspondence with commissioners at the several stations appointed to carry out the articles of the Slave Trade Conventions with various nations. The records constitute part of Public Record Office group Foreign Office class 84 (PRO FO 84). There are 1,222 microfilm reels.

Tags: Africa, Atlantic World, Great Britain, Microfilm, Nineteenth Century, Slave Trade