Isaac Ross Papers

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    Description

    This document names the list of enslaved persons at Prospect Hill Plantation who elected to leave the plantation and move to Liberia, Africa as part of Isaac Ross's will and his work with the American Colonization Society.

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    Publication Date

    12-16-1847

    Time Period

    1840-1849

    Subjects

    Plantations; Slaves; African Americans--Colonization--Liberia

    Keywords

    enslaved persons; Colonization Society; Liberia

    Geographic Location

    Prospect Hill (Miss.)

    Format (original)

    text

    Format (digital)

    PDF

    Digital ID

    MFM_MSS_42_1847-12-16_Prospect-Hill

    Source

    Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Isaac Ross Papers

    Repository

    Manuscripts

    Digital Publisher

    Mississippi State University

    Rights

    Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

    Contact Information

    For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

    Enslaved Persons Electing to Move to Liberia, December 16, 1847
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