Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	11.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Jefferson Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	male
Literacy Status	no education 2
Religious Affiliation
Legal Status	Free

Individuals

Richard W. Thornton

Recorded Names

Richard V. P. Thornton 3
Richard W. Thornton 1 2

Events

	Jefferson Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1855 1	View Event Details	Free
ship's passage	Baltimore, Maryland (Origin)	2 May 1855 to unknown 1 2 3	View Event Details	Free

Citations

[1] "Barque Cora, 2 May 1855, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 May 1855, 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/46670068 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[2] "Barque Cora, 2 May 1855, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 May 1855, Norfolk, Virginia", Outgoing Correspondence, 1839-1912, Letters from Liberia, 1843-1874, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 239 (https://www.fold3.com/image/31544077 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[3] "Barque Cora, 2 May 1855, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 May 1855, 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_scm13250-0360.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).