Whipper, William
Person
Dates
- Existence: (1804-1876)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Benjamin Coates African Colonization collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1190
Abstract
Letters relating to the emigration of free Blacks to the West African colony of Liberia and establishment of Liberian institutions written to American Quaker reformer, Benjamin Coates (1808-1887) whose work toward the abolition of slavery led to a relationship with many well-known people connected to Liberia, a colony established to offer a new home and a fresh start away from slavery to free Blacks in the mid-19th century.
Dates:
1848-1880; Majority of material found within 1858 - 1869
