Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	18.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia Manchester, Chesterfield Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia Liberia
Sex	male
Legal Status	Enslaved

Individuals

Joseph James

Recorded Names

Joseph James 1 2 3

Associated Individuals

enslaved by Henry W. Sharp (slaveholder) 3

Events

	Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1856 1 3	View Event Details	Enslaved
	Manchester, Chesterfield Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1856 1 2 3	View Event Details	Enslaved

Notes

John Branch appears on the original ship list as from Manchester, Va. John Branch appears on the AR 33: 355 ship list as from Richmond, Va, Emancipated by will of Henry W. Sharp of Richmond.

Citations

[1] "Ship Mary Caroline Stevens, 4 Nov 1857, Baltimore, Maryland, 12 Nov 1857, 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 240 (https://www.fold3.com/image/31878273 : accessed 21 Mar 2021).
[2] "Ship Mary Caroline Stevens, 4 Nov 1857, Baltimore, Maryland, 12 Nov 1857, 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 240 (https://www.fold3.com/image/31878293 : accessed 21 Mar 2021).
[3] "List of Emigrants by the Mary Caroline Stevens, 3d voyage, From Baltimore 2d November, and Norfolk the 12th of same month." African Repository, Vol. 33, No. 12 (Dec 1857): 355.