Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	17.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Madison Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	male
Occupation	farmer
Legal Status

Individuals

Monroe Goodhul

Recorded Names

Monroe Goodhul 1

Associated Individuals

child of Anna Goodhul (emigrant) 1

enslaved by John Stockdell (slaveholder) 1

facilitated by James W. Walker (facilitator) 4

Events

	Madison Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1837 1	View Event Details
ship's passage	Monrovia (Destination) Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (Origin)	3 Dec 1837 to unknown 1 2 3	View Event Details

Citations

[1] "Ship Emperor, 3 Dec 1837, Norfolk, Virginia", Subject File, 1792-1964, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46669707 : accessed 7 Mar 2021).
[2] "Emigrants to Liberia." African Repository and Colonial Journal, Vol. 13, No. 12 (Dec 1837): 380.
[3] "Intelligence from Liberia." African Repository and Colonial Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Mar 1838): 65.
[4] James W. Walker (Madison Co., Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 16 Sep 1833; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 18; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29604798: accessed 8 May 2022).