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'''Eli Ayers''' (May 9, 1778 – April 25, 1822) was a physician and the first [[Agents and Governors of Liberia|colonial agent]] of the [[American Colonization Society]] in what later became [[Liberia]]. He was born in 1778 in [[Shiloh, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Shiloh, New Jersey]], and married Elizabeth West in 1812. He practiced medicine in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]], New Jersey. On August 7, 1821, he left [[New York City|New York]] for West Africa on {{USS|Shark|1821|6}}. Together with [[Robert F. Stockton]] of {{USS|Alligator|1820|6}} he extorted a treaty under duress with six tribal kings on the purchase of land at [[Cape Mesurado]]. He served as the colonial agent of the American Colonization |
'''Eli Ayers''' (May 9, 1778 – April 25, 1822) was a physician and the first [[Agents and Governors of Liberia|colonial agent]] of the [[American Colonization Society]] in what later became [[Liberia]]. He was born in 1778 in [[Shiloh, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Shiloh, New Jersey]], and married Elizabeth West in 1812. He practiced medicine in [[Woodbury, New Jersey|Woodbury]], New Jersey. On August 7, 1821, he left [[New York City|New York]] for West Africa on {{USS|Shark|1821|6}}. Together with [[Robert F. Stockton]] of {{USS|Alligator|1820|6}} he extorted a treaty under duress with six tribal kings on the purchase of land at [[Cape Mesurado]]. He served as the colonial agent of the American Colonization Society from December 15, 1821, until his death on April 25, 1822.<ref name="DBD">{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=David Brion|title=The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation|date=2014|publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group}}</ref><ref name="Moore">{{cite book|last1=Moore|first1=John Allen|title=Baptist Mission Portraits|date=1994|publisher=Smyth & Helwys Publishing}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 11 January 2022
Eli Ayers (May 9, 1778 – April 25, 1822) was a physician and the first colonial agent of the American Colonization Society in what later became Liberia. He was born in 1778 in Shiloh, New Jersey, and married Elizabeth West in 1812. He practiced medicine in Woodbury, New Jersey. On August 7, 1821, he left New York for West Africa on USS Shark. Together with Robert F. Stockton of USS Alligator he extorted a treaty under duress with six tribal kings on the purchase of land at Cape Mesurado. He served as the colonial agent of the American Colonization Society from December 15, 1821, until his death on April 25, 1822.[1][2]
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