Emigrants to Liberia - Ship Saluda's company, arrived at Monrovia April 1, 1839 | Christine's African American Genealogy Website

ROLL OF EMIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE COLONY OF LIBERIA, WESTERN AFRICA, BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY AND ITS AUXILIARIES, TO SEPTEMBER, 1843, &c

Transcribed from “Information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith,” 28th Congress, 2d. Session, S. Doc. 150, serial 458.

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Ship Saluda’s company, arrived at Monrovia April 1, 1839

Names	Age	State or place from which they emigrated	Free born or otherwise	Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia and by whom	Where located on their arrival in the colony	Extent of education	Profession	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date
Matthew Diggs	50	Virginia	–	Mr. Atkins	Millsburg	–	Farmer
Eve Diggs	48	do	–	do	do	–
Rebecca Diggs	15	do	–	do	do	–
Ellen Diggs	10	do	–	do	do	–
Martha Diggs	13	do	–	do	do	–		1840	Unknown
Edmund Diggs	16	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer
Arthur Diggs	12	do	–	do	do	–
Samuel Diggs	14	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	1839	Fever
Eveline Diggs	7	do	–	do	do	–
Joseph Diggs	6	do	–	do	do	–
John Diggs	5	do	–	do	do	–				U. S.	1839
Abraham Ducher	–	New York	–	–	do	–
Margaret Ducher	–	do	–	–	do	–				U. S.	1842
Branster Diggs	22	–	–	–	do	–
Mary Ducher	5		–	–	do	–		1839	Fever
Ellen Ducher	3	New York	–	–	do	–		–	–	U. S.	1842
Thomas Blue	70	do	–	–	do	–		1840	Old age