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[Liberian senate] / drawn by Robert K. Griffin, Monrovia.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-4908 | No known restrictions on publication.

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Date

ca. 1856

Artist

Robert K. Griffin (ca. 1836-)

Collection

Library of Congress

Image Link

https://www.loc.gov/item/96521350/

Description

1 drawing : watercolor, ink, and graphite ; 39.4 x 49.2 cm (sheet) | Drawing shows an assembly of the Senate of Liberia; members are numbered, includes corresponding key.

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No known restrictions on publication.

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Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-4908

Location

Monrovia, Liberia, Africa

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Liberia was originally a settlement of the American Colonization Society which supported the migration of free African americans to the African continent. The country declared its independence in 1847, at which point the Senate of Liberia took on legislative powers. It comprised just six senators (two for each of the country's original three counties) until Grand Cape Mount County was formed in 1856 and the Republic of Maryland annexed in 1857. The US did not recognise Liberia's independence until 1862.

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