Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Group Type	organization
Count of Members

Groups

Friends in Philadelphia

Recorded Names

Friends in Philadelphia 1 a

Associated Individuals

George McGwin (emigrant) 1	purchased by

Notes

[a]
A group of people who gathered funds to purchase a slave for the purpose of emigrating to Liberia. Sometimes this included funds for the passage fee and support upon arrival in Liberia.

Citations

[1] "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).