Worldwide Liberia Liberia Settra Kroo West Africa Ap 10th 1852.
Sale No: 44
Lot No:2547
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Liberia, Settra Kroo, West Africa, Ap 10th, 1852. Dateline on 2-page letter to the Mission House in New York, entered the mails with "Baltimore, Md., Jul 3" cds, matching "Ship" and "7" rate handstamps, letter written by black teacher Washington Mc Dougal, mentions traveling to native town in the interior including Crobar and Nanaa Kroo, Sassa wood drinking…We had a great Sassa wood drinking the other day. the first and second geou-- had to drink the poison as they were accused of having bewitched a boat belonging to Mr Johnson here. He sent or started his boat up to Sinoe with a load of rice. The boat is supposed to have been blown out to sea in a tornado and all hand lost; some internal letter splitting, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)