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Mission to England, in behalf of the American colonization society

Ralph Randolph Gurley · 1841 · Scanned text

84,530 words · about 5 h 55 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
Ralph Randolph Gurley
Language
English
Published
1841
Length
84,530 words · about 5 h 55 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain

 

Contents (3)
  1. Contents about 2 min
  2. Preface about 5 h 16 min
  3. Appendix about 38 min

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Contents

Origin of the Mission, p. 1—5. Resolutions of New York Society, 6. Of Directors of Parent Society, 8. Commission from the President, Mr. Clay, 9. Instructions of Executive Committee, 10 — 11. Arrival in London, 13. Author's first, second and third letters to the Executive Committee, containing an account of conferences vfith Mr. Buxton, and asking instructions on sundry points, 13 — 25. First communication received from Executive Committee, and reply thereto, 26 — 30. JVext letter from United States, and replies thereto, 31 — 33. Q,uestion in regard to an attempt to revive the British African Colonization Society, 35. Fourth letter to Executive Committee, 36 — 37. Interview with Anti-Slavery Committee^ erroneous impressions made on the mind of Mr, Clarksou, and extract from the author's letter to that gentleman, 38 — 44. Visit to Glasgow during the session of the British Association, 44. To Edinburgh, 46 — 47. Communications from the New York Society, and from the Executive Committee of the Parent Society, 47 — 49. Author's reply and remarks thereon, 50 — 57. Correspondence with Sir T. F. Buxton, .58 — 88. Interview with the General Committee of the African Civilization Society, 89. Letter relating to this interview, to the Hon. H. Clay, 90 — 94. Second letter to Mr. Clay, in regard to interview with Lord John Russell, 95— 98. Lectures and debate in Egyptian Hall, 99 — 107. Author learua from a friend that he is no longer connected with the American Colonization Society, 108. Remarks on a passage in the annual report of the Executive Committee, 109 — 111. Conduct of the Times newspaper; author's letters to that and to the Morning Post, 111 — 120. Letter to the editor of the London Patriot, 121 — 139. Letter of the author, (published in England,) to Hon. Henry Clay and Sir T. F. Buxton, 140 — 195. Proposition to form a Colonization and Civilization Committee, 196. Reasons against it, 196 — 197. Account of the African Civilization Society, 197 — 203. Niger Expedition, 203 — 220. Causes operating against a cordial co-operation with the American Colonization Society, 221, 234. Final impressions, 234 — 235. Proceedings of public meeting in Hanover Rooms, London, 235—238. Appendix, Facts, 239—264,

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