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100 1 _aUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
245 1 0 _aReport of the naval committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; designed to promote the emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia: also to increase the steam navy, and to extend the commerce of the United States.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-07-18
508 _aAdrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Report of the Naval Committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850" is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The report examines the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, aimed at promoting emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia. It discusses the broader intention of strengthening the United States' naval presence and enhancing commerce while addressing issues related to the African slave trade. At the start of this report, the Naval Committee lays out the context for the memorial submitted by Judge Joseph Bryan and his associates, advocating for the creation of a steamship line to facilitate the transportation of free blacks to Liberia. The committee highlights the inadequacy of the current American naval fleet compared to other nations and discusses the potential benefits of increased maritime trade and the suppression of the slave trade. They emphasize the need for a larger steam navy to support commerce and aid in public objectives, while examining the historical significance and operational successes of the American Colonization Society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Gideon & Co., 1850
653 _aAfrican Americans -- Colonization -- Africa
653 _aMail steamers -- United States
700 1 _aAmerican Colonization Society
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71220
999 _c111946
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