[Newspaper]: Liberia Herald. May 6, 1852

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First edition. One loose issue: New Series, Vol. 2, No. 19. May 6, 1852. Single sheet folded to make four folio pages (12" x 18"), printed in four columns (pp. [73]-76). Top margin above the masthead has a small, light ink stamp of an historical society and of Cleveland bibliophile Wallace H. Cathcart. Light horizontal and vertical folds, one vertical fold is partly toned, a very good copy overall of this fragile publication. Printed in Liberia by the American Colonization Society, which was founded in 1817 with the goal of returning freed slaves to Africa. In 1822, the society established the colony of Liberia, and by 1867 more than 13,000 slaves had emigrated to Liberia. This issue includes a long article on "Intemperance and Taxation," an article about John Singleton Copley, and a long article by Abraham Cauldwell, travelling agent of the New York Immigration and Agricultural Association, about his trip to Liberia. Also included are shorter articles, a report about the departure of President Roberts for Sierria Leone, and reports of shipping activities, etc. An attractive, well preserved issue. Scarce. All issues of the *Liberia Herald* are uncommon in the marketplace. N° de ref. del artículo 520707

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