<I>Letter on colonization, addressed to the Rev. Thornton J. Mills, corresponding secretary of the Kentucky Colonization Society</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1838
name: label: Written by
content: James Gillespie Birney, American, 1792 - 1857
label: Published by
content: American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Thornton J. Mills, American
label: Subject of
content: Kentucky Colonization Society, American, 1829 - 1859
notes: label: Description
content: A pamphlet titled “Letter on colonization : addressed to the Rev. Thornton J. Mills, corresponding secretary of the Kentucky Colonization Society” written by James G. Birney. The document is printed in brown ink on off-white paper. The publisher’s information is at the bottom. A handwritten inscription in brown ink is at the top of the document. It reads “[illegible] No 34.” Written in Graphite at the center of the document, next to the middle initial of the author’s name is “illespie.” The document has foxing throughout and is heavily stained. The publisher’s information is at the bottom. The pamphlet consists of approximately 24 pages and has a stitched center binding.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Colonization movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.1.17
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, graphite
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in. (16.5 x 10.6 cm)