Ralph Randolph Gurley letter to William C. Rives, 1842 April 21

Summary

Creator:

Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872

Date:

1842 April 21

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Ralph Randolph Gurley letter to William C. Rives, ms397, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, April 21, 1842, to "Hon. William C. Rives," signed "R. R. Gurley," regarding a convention held by friends of the American Colonization Society. The letter is written on a typewritten document concerning an American Colonization Society expedition for Liberia.

Biographical / historical:

Ralph Randolph Gurley (1797-1872) was an administrator and spokesman of the American Colonization Society.

For further information, see the article "Ralph Randolph Gurley, American Abolitionist" at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Liberia -- History.
Free African Americans -- History.
Correspondence

Names:

American Colonization Society

Preferred citation:

Ralph Randolph Gurley letter to William C. Rives, ms397, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.