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Weekly Messenger printing of Part V of “Paul Cuffee’s Mission to Sierra Leone”, appears on page 4.

Weekly Messenger printing of Part VI of “Paul Cuffee’s Mission to Sierra Leone”, appears on page 4.

Weekly Messeenger printing of Part VII of “Paul Cuffee’s Mission to Sierra Leone”, appears on page 4.

Notice of Cuffe’s “safe arrival” in Sierra Leone to set up colony with new settlers. Notice appears in "Shipping List" (third column, page 2) near the top of page under the arrivls for "Monday, May 13".

Notice of Cuffe’s return from Sierra Leone in New York [after transporting settlers] with merchandise. Notice appears in center of 4th column on page 2 in section on "New York" with a typo in date reading "May 39" — it should be "May 29".

Notice of Cuffe’s arrival in New York with certificates and information from Sierra Leone, appears on page 1.

Printing of minutes of New York African Institution where Cuffe presented success of project, plus letters of Sierra Leone officials. Appears on page 577.

Printing of minutes of New York African Institution where Cuffe presented success of project, plus letters of Sierra Leone officials. Appears on page 296 and 297.

Article on the meeting among Philadelphia’s African Americans at Richard Allen’s church rejecting colonization, a turning point in the history of the colonization movement. Appears on page 3.

Cuffe letter in response to petition circulating among African American community condemning Cuffe's colonization project. Appears on front page.