The independent Republic of Liberia : its constitution and declaration of independence, address of the colonists to the free people of color in the United States, with other documents.

Uniform titleConstitution (1847)
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteSlavery; Antebellum.
Local note2010AB09100.
General note"Issued chiefly for the use of the free people of color."
General noteTwo columns to the page.
General noteLargely reprinted from articles in the Liberia herald.
General noteContents includes hymns with lines composed by prominent Liberians and sung at the celebration at Monrovia, Aug. 24, 1847; an account of the proceedings of the celebration of independence; resolutions addressed to the American Colonization Society; a letter from Chief Justice Samuel Benedict, president of the constitutional convention, mentioning president-elect Joseph Jenkins Roberts and Simon Greenleaf, drafter of the constitution; and an advertisement of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society soliciting support.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 40925.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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