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Washington's nephew on returning freed slaves to Africa...   Tecumseh...
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Washington's nephew on returning freed slaves to Africa... Tecumseh...

Item # 708692 ·
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 1831  Page 2 has one-third of a column headed: "Emigration of Free Negroes To Africa" noting near the beginning: "I have been pleased to perceive...the Colonization Society have determined to dispatch another expedition with emigrants to Liberia this fall..." with more. It is signed in type: Bushrod Washington.
Bushrod was an American attorney and politician who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court until 1829. He was a co-founder and president of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the emigration of freed slaves to Africa. The nephew of President George Washington, he inherited his uncle's papers and Mount Vernon, taking possession in 1802 after the death of Martha Washington.
Page 3 has a report: "Tecumseh" which is a report on whether or not this famous Indian Chief was killed.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, very nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026

Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$28
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.