Mississippi State Colonization Society annual report, 1832. - Mississippi State Colonization Society annual report, 1832.

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Title
Mississippi State Colonization Society annual report, 1832.
Creator
Mississippi State Colonization Society (Natchez, Miss.)
Contributor
Burruss, John C., active 1826-1859.
Duncan, Stephen, 1787-1867.
Biographical Information
Mississippi State Colonization Society was an auxiliary of the American Colonization Society, a group which formed in 1817 to resettle free people of color in Africa. In 1822, the society established on the west coast of Africa as a colony that in 1847 became the independent nation of Liberia. By 1867, the society had sent more than 13,000 emigrants there.</br></br>John C. Burruss (active 1826-1859) was a Methodist minister of Virginia and planter of the Woodville and Cliffwood Plantations in Pinckneyville, Mississippi. His children were Mary Burruss McGhee and John William F., who studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and later owned a plantation.</br></br>Stephen Duncan was an American planter, born (March 4, 1787) in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He lived in Natchez, Mississippi and was one of the antebellum South's wealthiest slaveholders, planters, and entrepreneurs.
Date Created
1832
Subject
American Colonization Society
African Americans--Colonization--Liberia
Free African Americans--Mississippi
Slavery--Mississippi--Natchez
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Location
Natchez (Miss.)
Occupation
Plantation owners
Slaveholders
Executives
Reformers
Clergy
Description
The first annual report of the Mississippi State Colonization Society concerns the colonization of Liberia by free people of color from the United States. The report lists resolutions to publish and distribute the pamphlet and to raise funds for expeditions to Liberia. It also includes the results of an election that placed Stephen Duncan as the president and Reverend J.C. Burruss as a manager of the organization for the year of 1832.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 annual report.
Language
English
Source
Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, La., http://larc.tulane.edu/
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
Burruss family papers, Manuscripts Collection 105, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Collection 105, Box 1
Contact Information
To inquire about ordering copies of these images, email larc@tulane.edu.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
Burruss family papers, Manuscripts Collection 105, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Related Collections
John McDonogh Papers, Manuscripts Collection 30, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.; John McDonogh papers, RG 13, Louisiana State Museum Historical Center.; Nicholas Bauer collection, RG 243, Louisiana State Museum Historical Center.
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