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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
![Views of Liberia from “W.F. Lynch report of mission to Africa” [graphic]. 1853.
Series of titled views of the black emigrant country of Liberia that accompanied a government report compiled by William F. Lynch, Commander, United States Navy following...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/5d8b57f1c7a39c629da985681a3869bd/tumblr_ovyoulfiXL1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
Views of Liberia from “W.F. Lynch report of mission to Africa” [graphic]. 1853.
Series of titled views of the black emigrant country of Liberia that accompanied a government report compiled by William F. Lynch, Commander, United States Navy following an exploratory excursion to the west coast of Africa. Colonization and emigration to Liberia were possible answers to hotly-debated slavery question and at the center of the discussions at the Maryland Free Colored People’s Convention, held in Baltimore in 1852.
- Ashley Council, 2017 Mellon Scholar