Benjamin W. Austin Liberian Autograph Collection
Dates:
circa 1862-1895
bulk 1884-1889
bulk 1884-1889
Size:
0.06 Linear feet ((1 box)
(4 folders))
Collection ID:
ACMA.06-049
Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from circa 1812-1895 and measures .06 linear feet, is comprised of correspondence from Liberian elected officials and diplomats, and other individuals involved in the American Colonization Society. The primary recipient of these letters is Benjamin W. Austin, an American autograph collector and historian. The collection also includes a lithograph image of Joseph James Cheeseman, the president of Liberia from 1892 until his death in 1896; a collection of autograph cards bearing the signatures of other members of the Liberian government; and a newspaper clipping of an article on the American Colonization Society.
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