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Page 197
The proper Liberian population is fifteen thousand , distributed from Cape Mount to Cape Palmas , in four counties , namely , Mesurado , Bassa , Sipou , and Maryland . One half the whole population , or more , is in Mesurado .
The proper Liberian population is fifteen thousand , distributed from Cape Mount to Cape Palmas , in four counties , namely , Mesurado , Bassa , Sipou , and Maryland . One half the whole population , or more , is in Mesurado .
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It is not recollected that the population of the year 1900 is to be one hundred million ; and that , at the present rate of increase , the population of 1950 will be about two hundred million . This is no mere speculation .
It is not recollected that the population of the year 1900 is to be one hundred million ; and that , at the present rate of increase , the population of 1950 will be about two hundred million . This is no mere speculation .
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Many friends of the negro race had been opposed to it from doubts as to the propriety of encouraging the emigration of our colored population , and as to the success of attempts to establish a Christian State in Africa .
Many friends of the negro race had been opposed to it from doubts as to the propriety of encouraging the emigration of our colored population , and as to the success of attempts to establish a Christian State in Africa .
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AFRICAN REPOSITORY | 1 |
Address of Hon John H B dress | 17 |
Africa and the Africans | 193 |
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