Membership Certificate of the Rev. J. W. McLeod for the New York State Colonization Society
Content Description
This collection consists of a partially printed illustrated certificate measuring 14" x 17." The broadside includes an engraved vignette of a sailing ship with African and white men shaking hands. The certificate is made out to the Reverend J. W. McLeod and signed by abolitionists Anson Green Phelps (President of the NY State Colonization Society) and John Brooke Pinney (Secretary). Pinney was Colonial Agent for the Colonization Society and later served as Governor of Liberia. The certificate is dated November 24, 1855.
Dates
- Creation: 1855 November 24
Creator
- New-York State Colonization Society (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Historical Note
The New York State Colonization Society organized in 1829 to assist the American Colonization Society in removing free black people from the United States and resettling them in Liberia. Liberia was founded in 1822 as a colony by the American Colonization Society.
Extent
1.7 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in June 2024
Subject
- Pinney, John Brooke, 1806-1882 (Person)
- Phelps, Anson G. (Anson Greene), 1781-1853 (Person)
- McLeod, J. W. (Person)
- Title
- Membership Certificate of the Rev. J. W. McLeod for the New York State Colonization Society
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository