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FOURTEENTH

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

AMERICAN SOCIETY

FOR

Colonizing the Free People of Colour

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

WITH AN APPENDIX.

WASHINGTON:

........

1831.

PRINTED BY JAMES C. Dunn, georgetown, d. C.

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY,

AT THEIR

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING.

THIS Meeting was held in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in Washington City, on Wednesday evening, the 19th of January, 1831. A great number assembled on this occasion, and on motion of Rev. Dr. Laurie, the Hon. C. F. MERCER, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Society, took the Chair a little before seven o'clock.

The following gentlemen appeared and took their seats as Delegates:

From the State Colonization Society, New Hampshire.
'The Hon. SAMUEL BELL.

From the State Colonization Society, New York.
GERRIT SMITH, Esq.

From the State Colonization Society, Pennsylvania.
The Hon. Mr. HEMPHILL and ELLIOTT CRESSON, Esq.
From the State Colonization Society, North Carolina.
Gen. BARRINGER, and Governor IREDELL.
From the Caldwell Colonization Society, Kentucky.
The Hon. C. LYON.

From the Meadville Colonization Society, Pennsylvania.
The Hon. THOMAS H. SILL.