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Letter on colonization, addressed to the Rev. Thornton J. Mills, corresponding secretary of the Kentucky Colonization Society

1838

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pamphlet titled “Letter on colonization : addressed to the Rev. Thornton J. Mills, corresponding secretary of the Kentucky Colonization Society” written by James G. Birney. The document is printed in brown ink on off-white paper. The publisher’s information is at the bottom. A handwritten inscription in brown ink is at the top of the document. It reads “[illegible] No 34.” Written in Graphite at the center of the document, next to the middle initial of the author’s name is “illespie.” The document has foxing throughout and is heavily stained. The publisher’s information is at the bottom. The pamphlet consists of approximately 24 pages and has a stitched center binding.

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Catalog reference: 2010.1.17

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