Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	56.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	male
Legal Status	Free

Individuals

Charles Cooper

Recorded Names

Charles Cooper 1 4

Associated Individuals

James Cooper (emigrant) (purchased by Charles Cooper) 1 4

John Cooper (emigrant) (purchased by Charles Cooper) 1 4

Mary Cooper (emigrant) (purchased by Charles Cooper) 1 4

William Cooper (emigrant) (purchased by Charles Cooper) 1 4

Events

	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1856 1 4	View Event Details	Free
ship's passage	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (Origin)	13 May 1856 to unknown 1 2 3 4 5	View Event Details	Free

Citations

[1] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", 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/46670140 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[2] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", 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/31545102 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[3] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", 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_scm13250-0361.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).
[4] "List of Emigrants by the Ship Elvira Owen, From Norfolk May 13th, and Savannah May 20th, 1856" African Repository, Vol. 32, No. 8 (Aug 1856): 248.
[5] "Ship Elvira Owen, Aug 1856", 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/46670091 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[6] Charles Cooper (Portsmouth, Virginia) to William H. Starr (n.p.), letter, 16 Apr 1855; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 76; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30894072: accessed 12 Jul 2023).
[7] W. H. Starr Rev. ([Norfolk, Virginia]) to W. McLain (Baltimore, Maryland), letter, 30 Apr 1855; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 76; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30895384: accessed 12 Jul 2023).
[8] William H. Starr (Richmond, Virginia) to William McLain (Washington, D.C.), letter, 9 Jun 1855; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 76; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30899203: accessed 12 Jul 2023).