Later members of this group were split over support Ambrose Thompson's failed proposal to establish a coal mining operation at Chiriqui.
Later members of this group were split over support Ambrose Thompson's failed proposal to establish a coal mining operation at Chiriqui. It sent Samuel Mills and Ebenezer Burgess on a preliminary expedition, the success of which earned it a $100,000 grant from Congress, where Representative Charles Fenton Mercer was a vocal supporter. It sent Eli Ayres and Robert Stockton to carry out land purchases, and agents who led its early endeavors included Lott Carey, Jehudi Ashmun, and Samuel Bacon. Founded by the Presbyterian preacher Robert Finley, this organization made its first president a nephew of George Washington named Bushrod, and used the Elizabeth to transport its first contingent across the Atlantic. FTP, identify this 19th Century organization that promoted relocating free blacks in such areas as Liberia.
Later members of this group were split over support Ambrose Thompson's failed proposal to establish a coal mining operation at Chiriqui.
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