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Civilization of Africa -- Sierra Leone -- liberated Africans
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Civilization of Africa -- Sierra Leone -- liberated Africans [electronic resource].
Published
[Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1826]
Physical Description
1 online resource (p. 872-892, [1] leaf of plates) : map.
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Scanned copy imperfect: poor image capture; weak print or illegible text on many pages.
Notes
Title from caption.
Originally published in Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine, vol. 20, no. 120 (Dec. 1826).
"To R.W. Hay, Esq., under secretary of state, &c., &c."--P. 872.
Signed and dated (p. 892): "James M'Queen, Glasgow, Nov. 11, 1826."
Reproduction of the original from the Royal Commonwealth Society. Reproduced courtesy of World Microfilms Publications.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Summary
A letter to Mr. Hay, presenting a "few facts" connected with the costs of "those attempts which Great Britain is, and has long been making to introduce knowledge, civilization and industry into the western shores of Africa", notably the colony of Sierra Leone, noting the failure of those attempts and suggesting a new course of action.
Variant and related titles
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 04, 2011
Series
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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