A Guide to the James Washington Lugenbeel Letter, 8 May 1851 Lugenbeel, James Washington, letter, 8 May 1851 22292

A Guide to the James Washington Lugenbeel Letter, 8 May 1851

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 22292

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

22292

Title

James Washington Lugenbeel Letter, 8 May 1851

Physical Characteristics

2 p.

Physical Location

Personal papers collection, Acc. 22292.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

James Washington Lugenbeel. Letter, 8 May 1851. Accession 22292, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of C. W. Dickinson, 4 December 1941.

Biographical/Historical Information

Born about 1819, James Washington Lugenbeel became involved with the American Colonization Society's efforts to relocate freed slaves to Liberia. He served as an agent, physician, and recording secretary for the society. He wrote a work on the Liberia colony, entitled Sketches of Liberia: comprising a brief account of the geography, climate, productions, and diseasses, of the Republic of Liberia . Lugenbeel died in 1857.

Scope and Content Information

A letter, dated 8 May 1851, from J. W. Lugenbeel (ca. 1819-1857), recording secretary of the American Colonization Society in Washington, D.C., to W. J. Winston of Louisa County, Virginia, discussing operation of the American Colonization Society in regard to transportation of freed slaves to Liberia.