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All about Bishop Abraham Grant's trip to the West Coast of Africa : as told by editorials, communications, interviews, receptions, personal "notes by the way" from Jan. 11, to Apr. 4, 1899

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Errata slip tipped in opposite p. 50."This pamphlet contains the editorials, commendations, and interviews pertaining to Bishop Abraham Grant's visit to the West Coast of Africa, begun January 11, 1899, by order of the A.M.E. Church, and concluded by his return to Philadelphia, March 29, of the same year. Besides these, his own 'Notes by the way' will be found herein, and a full account of the grand reception tendered him at Union A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia, April 4, 1899, celebrating his return. The poem by Prof. H.T. Kealing, entitled, 'Six thousand miles,' read at the reception ... is given in full ..."--Introduction (p. [5])."This pamphlet is to be sold and the proceeds dedicated to the technical and industrial school to be erected in Sierra Leone, under the auspices of the A.M.E. Church, for the youth of the country."digitized20150401pdaGEU-Spublic domainManuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library copy imperfect, rear wrapper wanting; from the collection of Charles Simpson Butcher.The online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program
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Butcher, Charles Simpson, collector. GEUKealing, H. T. (Hightower Theodore), 1860-1918Grant, Abraham, 1848-1911A.M.E. Book Concern
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