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[AFRICAN-AMERICANA--LIBERIA] Constitution, government and digest of the laws of Liberia, as confirmed and established by the Board of Mangers [sic] of the American Colonization Society, May 23, 1825

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Lot 117
[AFRICAN-AMERICANA--LIBERIA] Constitution, government and digest of the laws of Liberia, as confirmed and established by the Bo...
. Washington City: Printed by Way & Gideon, 1825. 20th century cloth. 8 x 5 inches (20.5 x 22.5 cm); 11, (1) pp. Bar Association stamp, some foxing; Together with Constitution and Laws of Maryland in Liberia; with an appendix of precedents... Baltimore; John D. Toy, 1837. Binding defective (lacking front cover). 9 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches (23 x 13.5 cm); [4], 168 pp.
Two of the foundational documents of Liberia. The area was settled by freed American slaves, under the aegis of the various Colonization Societies. Sabin 40922.


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