Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	30.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	male
Occupation	farmer
Legal Status	Enslaved

Individuals

Abraham Melville

Recorded Names

Abraham Melville 1

Associated Individuals

enslaved by Dorotha Bratton (slaveholder) 1 3 4

Events

	Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1848 1 3 4	View Event Details	Enslaved
ship's passage	Baltimore, Maryland (Origin)	5 Feb 1848 to unknown 1 2	View Event Details

Citations

[1] "Brig Amazon, 5 Feb 1848, Baltimore, Maryland", 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/46669800 : accessed 15 Mar 2021).
[2] "Brig Amazon, 5 Feb 1848, Baltimore, Maryland", Manumissions and Emigrants, Emigration, Record of Emigrants, Maryland State Colonization Society Papers, Maryland Historical Society; digital image, Maryland State Archives. Microfilm Reel 27 (http://mdhistory.msa.maryland.gov/msa_sc5977/scm013250/html/msa_sc5977_scm13250-0354.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).
[3] Dorotha Bratton (Christiansburg, Virginia) to W. McLain (Washington City), letter, 23 Dec 1847; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 54; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30895926: accessed 17 Jan 2022).
[4] N. Chevalier (Christiansburg, Virginia) to William McLain (n.p.), letter, 2 Nov 1847; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 53; (https://www.fold3.com/image/48532036: accessed 17 Jan 2022).