Lot 2276
Liberia 1839 (Nov 7) letter from Monrovia, datelined folded letter from J. J. Roberts to Ben Coates in Philadelphia, Pa., red "Norfolk, Va Jan 16" c.d.s. and matching "ship" handstamp, red manuscript "20" rating, manuscript "pr Saluda", letter talks that he has just returned from America on the ship Saluda to "the land of the free and the home of the oppressed" and his disgust for the his treatment while in American, he also boasts of Gov. Buchanan and his plans for the colony; interesting letter from the early Commonwealth period, Fine. Joseph Jenkins Roberts was the second Governor of the Liberian Commonweath from Sep 3, 1841 to Jan 3, 1848 and the first President of the Liberian Republic from Jan 3, 1848 to Jan 7, 1856. He was the first black leader of Liberia. Ben Coates was an abolishionist merchant in Philadelphia that supported the American colonization of Liberia. He was a member of the American Colonization Society.
Estimate 300 - 400
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| Realized $475 |
