Lot 2734
Liberia, 1839-44 Missionary Reports, seven reports to sent to the Board of Missions in New York City; first a 1839 50 page report on missionary settlements and conditions in the whole of Liberia, second a 1839 25 page report on "African Missions", third a ca. 1840 4 page resolution of Episcopal and Presbyterian Missionaries stating that newly established colonies of American blacks are…exceedingly Prejudicial to Missionary operations and propose…that we retire from their immediate vicinity and influence with as little delay as possible., exceedingly negative opinion of morals and character of colonists, etc., fourth-sixth - 1842-43 6 page reports datelined Setta Kroo and Alexandria, Setta Croo, seventh a ca. 1844 4 page report from Setta Kroo missions filled with details about missionary life and struggles, much on native tribes, etc., Very Fine, a rare and fascinating Liberian missionary correspondence group, ex Cockrill.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,050