Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	12.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	male

Individuals

Henry Preston

Recorded Names

Henry Preston 1

Associated Individuals

enslaved by John M. Preston (slaveholder) 1 2

child of Mary Preston (emigrant) 1

Events

	Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1842 2	View Event Details
ship's passage	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (Origin)	7 Jun 1842 to unknown 1	View Event Details

Citations

[1] "Ship Mariposas, 7 Jun 1842, 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/46669732 : accessed 7 Mar 2021).
[2] John M. Preston (Abingdon, Virginia) to Walker (Lynchburg, Virginia), letter, 15 Apr 1842; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 40; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30906701: accessed 9 jan 2022).