A Guide to the Samuel F. McGill Letter, 1855
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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 23715a
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Preferred Citation
Samuel F. McGill Letter, 1855. Accession 23715a. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Elsie M. Cooper, 5 September 1951.
Biographical/Historical Information
Samuel F. McGill was born about 1815. He was among a group of free blacks who arrived in Liberia in 1827. McGilll apparently served as an agent for the American Colonization Society in helping others relocate to Liberia.
Scope and Content Information
Letter, 12 June 1855, from Samuel F. McGill in Monrovia, Liberia, to Frederick Brnasford concerning the arrival of immigrants, including the Wills family, to Liberia. McGill offers suggestions as to what to expect upon arrival. He also includes the cost of building materials and lumber in Monrovia.