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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05781 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | New York Colonization Society certificate of membership for Alexander Fraser |
| Date | 26 February 1854 |
| Author | Phelps, Anson (fl. 1854) |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Certificate of membership for life for Alexander Fraser of Fowlerville. The certificate has a large engraving at top showing a white man shaking the hands of thankful naked Africans while a ship rides at anchor in the background. Two scriptural quotations appear at bottom. Signed Anson Phelps as President (or possibly corresponding secretary). |
| Subjects | Religion Reform Movement African American History Colonization Slavery Africa |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | Religion; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |