DR. The American Colonization Society in Account Current with RICHARD SMITH, Treasurer. 1828. Feb. 1, To N. Jewett for expenses of Office, 66 .... "Rev. M. Henckle on account of services as Agent, 2," J. McPhail, freight of provisions and passage of 11, "R. P. Dunlop, amount of his expenses on a journey ་ "Way & Gideon, balance of account for Printing, $5 80 206 63 106 33 84 14 34 500 72 53 .... 163 37 2S1 36 326 03 20 of Office and contingencies, 11, "Thomas & George, for amount of Invoice of Hard- 24, "R. R. Gurley, for expenses incurred by him on ac- ......... April 1, "Rev. B. O. Peers, on account of services as Agent, 66 "John A. Kennedy's acc't. for postage for 3 months, ....... May 13," J. Ashmun's draft in favour of A. D. Williams, 86 "Dr. J. W. Peaco, for services at the Colony, "John Kennedy's salary, rent of Office, &●. 68 "R. H. Douglass, on account of freight and passage "J. Nourse, to defray his expenses on business for the Society, 40 Amount carried forward, $6,912 55 1828. Amount brought forward, $6,912 55 The four following drafts for supplies for the Colony- July 5, " J. Ashmun's draft in favour of Lot Carey, 85 29, "B. O. Peers, balance due him for services as Agent, August 5, "C. C. Andrews, on account of board and tuition of Washington Davis, a youth of colour, ..... 7, "Lot Carey's draft in favour of John Andrews, for ..... 11, "Rev. William Hawley, to defray his expenses while 66 “J. A. Kennedy, for postage 3 months, at New Haven, Connecticut, ........ Sept. 9, "J. Kennedy's Salary, rent of Office, &c. 66 "J. C. Dunn, for printing, ...... 11," J. McPhail, charter of brig Nautilus, "Richard Randall, salary as Agent, 29," John Este, for stationary, &c. ... ...... .... Oct. 11," J. McPhail, for transportation of Colonists, Nov. 17, "C. C. Andrews, for board, &c. W. Davis, Dec. 66 "R. R. Gurley, for provisions furnished by Captain 14 40 800 Amount carried forward, $16,459 97 1829. Jan. 66 7, To C. C. Andrews, for support of W. Davis, Amount brought forward, $16,459 97 ...... 42 24 66 10 225 "Rev. William Hawley, for expenses to Vermont, 21,"Lot Carey's draft for supplies, 1828. Discounts paid on monies borrowed, viz. Nov. 16, To amount reimbursed of monies borrowed, 1829. Jan. 21, "balance in hand, including $76 counterfeit notes, 1,484 81 $19,561 93 Supra CR. 1828. Jan. 31, By balance in hand, including $71 counterfeit notes, $240 12 2,124 21 680 86 ditto per ditto per ditto, 568 70 383 73 ditto per ditto, 822 31 Aug. 19, " ditto ditto per ditto, 1,416 30 1898. Amount brought forward, $13,969 29 And also by proceeds of notes and bills discounted as Jan. 21, By balance in hand, including $76 in counterfeit notes, $1,484 81 E. E. January 22, 1829. RICHARD SMITH, Treasurer American Colonization Society. APPENDIX. (PAGE 21.) Office of the American Colonization Society. WASHINGTON, May 18, 1825. Ar a special meeting of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, the digest of the laws, and the plan of civil government for Liberia, as adopted by the Agents of this Society, having been read and considered, it was, on motion, Resolved, That the Board of Managers, considering the satisfactory information afforded by recent accounts from the Colony, of the successful operation of the plan of the civil government thereof, as established by their Agents in August last, and seeing therein reason to reconsider their instructions to the Agent of the 29th of December, 1824, now approve of the principles in that form of government, and give their sanction to the same. Resolved, That the digest of the laws be referred to a committee to examine the same, and compare them with the Constitution and laws of 1820, and report to the next stated meeting. Office of the American Colonization Society, WASHINGTON, MAY 23, 1825. At a meeting of the Board of Managers, this day, the committee appointed at the last meeting, presented the following resolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, That the Board, having considered the digest of the laws now in force in the Colony of Liberia, dated August 19, 1824, as prepared by the Agent, do approve the same, and declare the same to be, under the Constitution, the law of the Colony, adding thereto the following: In case of failure to find recognizances for good behaviour, when required, the person so failing shall be subjected to such labour on the public works, or other penalty as the Agent shall prescribe, until he shall find re |