Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	28.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Orange Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	female
Legal Status	Enslaved

Individuals

Clara Gordon

Recorded Names

Clara Gordon 2

Associated Individuals

enslaved by Betsy Gordon (slaveholder) 2

child of Grace Gordon (emigrant) 2

Ann Gordon (emigrant) (child of Clara Gordon) 2

Isabella Gordon (emigrant) (child of Clara Gordon) 2

Phillip Gordon (emigrant) (child of Clara Gordon) 2

Walker Gordon (emigrant) (child of Clara Gordon) 2

Events

	Orange Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1853 2	View Event Details	Enslaved
ship's passage	Baltimore, Maryland (Origin)	25 Apr 1853 to unknown 1 2 3	View Event Details	Enslaved

Citations

[1] H. J. Roberts MD (Monrovia, Liberia) to (n.p.), letter, Sep 1853; "Incoming Correspondence, Letters from Liberia, 1833-1917"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 155; (https://www.fold3.com/image/44487536: accessed 9 Mar 2021).
[2] "Ship Banshee, 25 Apr 1853, Baltimore, Maryland, 30 Apr 1853, 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/46669980 : accessed 19 Mar 2021).
[3] "Ship Banshee, 25 Apr 1853, Baltimore, Maryland, 30 Apr 1853, Norfolk, Virginia", 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_scm13250-0358.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).