Liberia ^ 



Governor of Maryland was John H. Russwurm,^ an octoroon 

 like Roberts, the contemporary Governor of Liberia, and also 

 a most energetic, capable man. It was agreed between Roberts 

 and Russwurm that Maryland and Liberia should, as it were, 

 make common cause against the outside world, and should as far 

 as possible pursue a common policy, especially in the matter 

 of a Customs tariff, which in the case of both colonies was 



57. HARPER (cape PALMAS) AND HOFFMANN RIVER 



fixed at a uniform import duty of 6 per cent, ad valorem. It 

 was hoped out of this Customs revenue to obtain sufficient 

 funds to meet the cost of administering the colonies and thus 

 to render them independent of monetary support from the 

 various American Colonisation Societies. 



In 1843 the estimated American Negro population of Liberia 



• Like Dr. Blyden and President Arthur Barcla}', a native of the West Indies. 

 Russwurm came from the Danish island of St. Thomas. 



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