Regional Issues - Africa - U.S. foreign relations
materials in the pre-1861 U.S. Congressional Serial Set - Pre-1861 U.S. Foreign Relations
Materials - Historical Documents
U.S. Congressional Serial Set: Documents on Regional Issues (Africa) before 1861
75 sources, in chronological order.
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| In Senate of the United States, December 31, 1817. Mr. Burrill submitted the following motion for consideration: Resolved, that the committee to whom was referred the petition of the committee of the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends at Baltimore... | December 31, 1817 | Serial Set Vol. No. 2, Session Vol. No. 1, 15th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 34 | 1 |
| Report of the committee, to whom was referred the memorial of the President and board of managers of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States. April 18, 1818. Read and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next | November 26, 1818 | Serial Set Vol. No. 17, Session Vol. No. 1, 15th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 9 | 5 |
| Message from the President of the United States, stating the interpretation which has been given to the act entitled "An Act in Addition to the Acts Prohibiting the Slave Trade." | December 20, 1819 | Serial Set Vol. No. 31, Session Vol. No. 1, 16th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 11 | 4 |
| Memorial of the President and board of managers of the American Colonization Society | February 2, 1820 | Serial Set Vol. No. 26, Session Vol. No. 1, 16th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 38 | 7 |
| Memorial of the President and board of managers of the American Colonization Society | February 3, 1820 | Serial Set Vol. No. 35, Session Vol. No. 5, 16th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 63 | 7 |
| Resolutions authorizing the President of the United States to negotiate with foreign governments on the means effecting an entire abolition of the African slave trade, and for other purposes. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House, on the bill from the Senate, entitled "An Act To Continue in Force 'An Act To Protect the Commerce of the United States, and Punish the Crime of Piracy,'" &c. &c. | May 8, 1820 | Serial Set Vol. No. 40, Session Vol. No. 1, 16th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 96 | 1 |
| Report of the committee to whom was referred, at the commencement of the present session of Congress, so much of the President's message as relates to the slave trade, accompanied with a bill to incorporate the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States. Read twice, and, with the bill, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the bill from the Senate, to continue in force "An Act To Protect the Commerce of the United States, and Punish the Crime of Piracy," &c. &c. | May 8, 1820 | Serial Set Vol. No. 40, Session Vol. No. 1, 16th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 97 | 4 |
| Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of Secretary of State relating to negotiations for the suppression of the slave trade | January 15, 1821 | Serial Set Vol. No. 51, Session Vol. No. 5, 16th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 60 | 13 |
| Report of the committee to which was referred so much of the President's message as relates to the slave trade | February 9, 1821 | Serial Set Vol. No. 57, Session Vol. No. 1, 16th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Rpt. 59 | 88 |
| Report of the Committee on the Suppression of the Slave Trade | April 12, 1822 | Serial Set Vol. No. 71, Session Vol. No. 2, 17th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 92 | 92 |
| Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 27th February last, in relation to the suppression of the African slave trade | March 20, 1824 | Serial Set Vol. No. 98, Session Vol. No. 6, 18th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 119 | 41 |
| Report of the committee to whom was referred so much of the President's message of the 7th of December last as relates to the suppression of the slave trade | February 16, 1825 | Serial Set Vol. No. 122, Session Vol. No. 1, 18th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Rpt. 70 | 25 |
| Appropriation -- slave trade. Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, on the subject of the estimate of appropriations for the service of the year 1826 | February 6, 1826 | Serial Set Vol. No. 141, Session Vol. No. 1, 19th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 65 | 16 |
| Memorial of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States | January 29, 1827 | Serial Set Vol. No. 151, Session Vol. No. 4, 19th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 64 | 17 |
| Colonization of free people of colour | March 3, 1827 | Serial Set Vol. No. 160, Session Vol. No. 2, 19th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Rpt. 101 | 95 |
| In Senate of the United States. Mr. Tazewell made the following report: The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred sundry petitions and memorials, and the resolutions of several legislatures of different states, in relation to the colonization of persons of colour, have had all the said documents under their consideration, and now beg leave to report... | April 28, 1828 | Serial Set Vol. No. 167, Session Vol. No. 5, 20th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 178 | 15 |
| Slave trade. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 412.) | April 7, 1830 | Serial Set Vol. No. 201, Session Vol. No. 3, 21st Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 348 | 293 |
| Spanish slave ship Fenix. Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting documents in relation to certain captives on board the Spanish slave vessel, called the Fenix. | January 18, 1831 | Serial Set Vol. No. 208, Session Vol. No. 3, 21st Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 54 | 12 |
| In Senate of the United States, April 28, 1828. February 7, 1832. | February 7, 1832 | Serial Set Vol. No. 225, Session Vol. No. 2, 22nd Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 277 | 13 |
| In Senate of the United States. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Benton made the following report, (with Senate Bill, No. 41.) The Committee on Military Affairs, to which has been referred the petition of Col. John Eugene Leitensdorfer... | December 16, 1834 | Serial Set Vol. No. 267, Session Vol. No. 2, 23rd Congress, 2nd Session, S. Doc. 14 | 12 |
| Memorial of the Society of Friends, upon the subject of the foreign slave trade. Referred to the Committee on Commerce | May 18, 1840 | Serial Set Vol. No. 368, Session Vol. No. 6, 26th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 211 | 3 |
| Search or seizure of American vessels on coast of Africa, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in relation to seizures or search of American vessels, &c | March 3, 1841 | Serial Set Vol. No. 386, Session Vol. No. 5, 26th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 115 | 766 |
| Seizure of American vessels -- slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State in relation to the seizure of American vessels by British armed cruisers, under the pretence that they were engaged in the slave trade; and also correspondence with Consul Trist, upon the subject of the slave trade, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 21st ultimo | July 14, 1841 | Serial Set Vol. No. 392, Session Vol. No. 1, 27th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 34 | 45 |
| Quintuple Treaty -- African slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives, calling for a copy of the Quintuple Treaty between the five principal powers of Europe, for the suppression of the African slave trade, &c | June 21, 1842 | Serial Set Vol. No. 405, Session Vol. No. 5, 27th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 249 | 1 |
| Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Twenty-seventh Congress | December 7, 1842 | Serial Set Vol. No. 418, Session Vol. No. 1, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, H. Doc. 2 | 767 |
| Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Twenty-seventh Congress. December 7, 1842. Read, and ordered to be printed with the accompanying documents; and that 3,500 additional copies of the message, and 1,500 additional copies of the message and documents, be furnished for the use of the Senate. | December 7, 1842 | Serial Set Vol. No. 413, Session Vol. No. 1, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 1 | 767 |
| Resolution calling for information as to any communication which may have been made to the government of the Quintuple Treaty for the suppression of the slave trade | December 15, 1842 | Serial Set Vol. No. 414, Session Vol. No. 2, 27th Congress, 2rd Session, S. Doc. 9 | 1 |
| Message from the President of the United States, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the strength and expense of the squadron to be employed on the coast of Africa. | December 30, 1842 | Serial Set Vol. No. 414, Session Vol. No. 2, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 20 | 5 |
| Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with resolutions of the Senate, copies of correspondence in relation to the Quintuple Treaty | February 24, 1843 | Serial Set Vol. No. 416, Session Vol. No. 4, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Doc. 223 | 48 |
| African colonization -- slave trade -- commerce. Report of Mr. Kennedy, of Maryland, from the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives of the United States, on the memorial of the Friends of African Colonization, assembled in convention in the City of Washington, May, 1842. To which is appended, collection of the most interesting papers on the subject of African colonization, and the commerce, etc., of western Africa, together with all the diplomatic correspondence between the United States and Great Britain, on the subject of the African slave trade | February 28, 1843 | Serial Set Vol. No. 428, Session Vol. No. 3, 27th Congress, 2rd Session, H. Rpt. 283 | 1102 |
| Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to the abuse of the flag of the United States in subservience to the African slave trade, and the taking away of slaves the property of Portuguese subjects | March 14, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 434, Session Vol. No. 4, 28th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 217 | 51 |
| African slave-trade | May 4, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 446, Session Vol. No. 2, 28th Congress, 2st Session, H. Rpt. 469 | 5 |
| Colonial settlements -- western coast of Africa. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting correspondence from Commodore M.C. Perry, relative to colonial settlements on the western coast of Africa. Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs | May 4, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 443, Session Vol. No. 5, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 244 | 42 |
| Suppression of the slave-trade on the coast of Africa. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for copies of instructions given the commanding officers of the squadron, for the suppression of the slave-trade on the African coast, &c.; and copies of instructions given by the British government to their squadron | May 22, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 444, Session Vol. No. 6, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 263 | 1 |
| Rough rice. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of correspondence between this government and the government of Great Britain, relative to rough rice exported from this country | June 15, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 444, Session Vol. No. 6, 28th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 278 | 48 |
| Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress | December 3, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 463, Session Vol. No. 1, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 2 | 698 |
| Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress. | December 3, 1844 | Serial Set Vol. No. 449, Session Vol. No. 1, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, S. Doc. 1 | 702 |
| Slave trade, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of despatches from the American minister at the court of Brazil, relative to the slave-trade, &c. | February 20, 1845 | Serial Set Vol. No. 466, Session Vol. No. 4, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Doc. 148 | 88 |
| Message from the President of the United States, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) 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. | February 26, 1845 | Serial Set Vol. No. 458, Session Vol. No. 9, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, S. Doc. 150 | 289 |
| African slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, together with the correspondence of George W. Slacum, relative to the African slave trade | December 22, 1845 | Serial Set Vol. No. 482, Session Vol. No. 3, 29th Congress, 1st Session, H. Doc. 43 | 29 |
| Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, communicating information and correspondence relative to the search of American vessels by British cruisers since the treaty of Washington | April 20, 1846 | Serial Set Vol. No. 474, Session Vol. No. 5, 29th Congress, 1st Session, S. Doc. 300 | 48 |
| John Pickett et al. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 462.) | June 17, 1846 | Serial Set Vol. No. 491, Session Vol. No. 4, 29th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 690 | 96 |
| Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of State, with the correspondence of Mr. Wise, late United States minister to Brazil, in relation to the slave trade | March 3, 1848 | Serial Set Vol. No. 506, Session Vol. No. 4, 30th Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 28 | 135 |
| Children of L.A. Wolfley | July 25, 1848 | Serial Set Vol. No. 527, Session Vol. No. 4, 30th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 804 | 1 |
| Correspondence between the consuls of the United States at Rio De Janeiro, &c., with the Secretary of State, on the subject of the African slave trade. Message of the President of the United States transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the House, of 23d of December, 1848, the correspondence between G.W. Gordon and Gorham Parks with the Department of State, on the subject of the African slave trade | March 2, 1849 | Serial Set Vol. No. 543, Session Vol. No. 7, 30th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Exec. 61 | 223 |
| P.J. Farnham and Jed Frye | March 3, 1849 | Serial Set Vol. No. 545, Session Vol. No. 1, 30th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Rpt. 142 | 34 |
| Report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the annual number of deaths in the United States squadron on the coast of Africa, and the annual cost of that squadron | March 18, 1850 | Serial Set Vol. No. 558, Session Vol. No. 10, 31st Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 40 | 3 |
| African Squadron. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in reference to the African Squadron | July 22, 1850 | Serial Set Vol. No. 578, Session Vol. No. 9, 31st Congress, 1st Session, H. Exec. Doc. 73 | 5 |
| Joseph Bryan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 367.) | August 1, 1850 | Serial Set Vol. No. 585, Session Vol. No. 3, 31st Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 438 | 12 |
| Report of the Secretary of State, communicating the report of the Rev. R.R. Gurley, who was recently sent out by the government to obtain information in respect to Liberia. | September 14, 1850 | Serial Set Vol. No. 562, Session Vol. No. 14, 31st Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 75 | 123 |
| Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a report of the Secretary of State, with documents relating to the African slave trade, December 17, 1850 | December 18, 1850 | Serial Set Vol. No. 588, Session Vol. No. 2, 31st Congress, 2nd Session, S. Exec. Doc. 6 | 43 |
| Memorial of members of the Virginia Reform Convention, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamers between the United States and the western coast of Africa | February 11, 1851 | Serial Set Vol. No. 592, Session Vol. No. 1, 31st Congress, 2nd Session, S. Misc. Doc. 19 | 2 |
| Lewis E. Simonds. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 248. | May 5, 1852 | Serial Set Vol. No. 656, Session Vol. No. 1, 32nd Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 138 | 2 |
| Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in favor of the adoption of measures for the suppression of the African slave trade, and the promotion of the colonization of free people of color | May 19, 1852 | Serial Set Vol. No. 629, Session Vol. No. 1, 32nd Congress, 1st Session, S. Misc. Doc. 95 | 2 |
| Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress | December 6, 1853 | Serial Set Vol. No. 692, Session Vol. No. 3, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 1 pt. 3 | 821 |
| Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-third Congress | December 6, 1853 | Serial Set Vol. No. 712, Session Vol. No. 1, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, H. Exec. Doc. 1 pt. 3 | 821 |
| Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the correspondence between Mr. Schenck, United States minister to Brazil, and the Secretary of State, in relation to the African slave trade. | March 13, 1854 | Serial Set Vol. No. 698, Session Vol. No. 8, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 47 | 14 |
| Woodbury and Foster | June 10, 1854 | Serial Set Vol. No. 743, Session Vol. No. 2, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 188 | 3 |
| Lewis E. Simonds. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 434.) | June 23, 1854 | Serial Set Vol. No. 743, Session Vol. No. 2, 33rd Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 228 | 2 |
| Line of steamers to Africa. Joint resolutions of the Legislature of Iowa, asking for the establishment of a line of steamers to trade regularly between the coast of Africa and the United States | February 20, 1855 | Serial Set Vol. No. 807, Session Vol. No. 1, 33rd Congress, 2nd Session, H. Misc. Doc. 34 | 2 |
| Report on the commercial relations of the United States with all foreign nations. Edmund Flagg, superintendent. Prepared and printed under the direction of the Secretary of State, in accordance with resolutions of the House of Representatives. Volume 1 | 1856 | Serial Set Vol. No. 854, Session Vol. No. 10, 34th Congress, 1st Session, H. Exec. Doc. 47, pt. 1 | 846 |
| Slave and coolie trade. Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in regard to the slave and coolie trade | May 19, 1856 | Serial Set Vol. No. 859, Session Vol. No. 12, 34th Congress, 1st Session, H. Exec. Doc. 105 | 159 |
| In executive session, Senate United States. Thursday, June 26, 1856. Resolved, that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the resolution submitted by Mr. Slidell on the 29th May, 1854, requesting the President to signify to the government of Great Britain the wish of this government to terminate the eighth article of the treaty with that government of the 9th August, 1842, relative to the employment of a naval force for the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa, and from the report submitted by Mr. Slidell from the Committee on Foreign Relations on the said resolution | June 26, 1856 | Serial Set Vol. No. 836, Session Vol. No. 1, 34th Congress, 1st Session, S. Rpt. 195 | 4 |
| Slave trade. Letter from the Secretary of State, asking an appropriation for the suppression of the slave trade; also, correspondence with E. Whittlesey and others in regard to an appropriation of $30,000 for the same object. | February 11, 1857 | Serial Set Vol. No. 906, Session Vol. No. 9, 34th Congress, 3rd Session, H. Exec. Doc. 70 | 2 |
| In the Senate of the United States. (To Accompany Bill S. 607.) Letter from T. J. Bowen, Esq., to provide for the exploration of the River Niger, in Africa. | February 18, 1857 | Serial Set Vol. No. 890, Session Vol. No. 1, 34th Congress, 3rd Session, S. Misc. Doc. 46 | 6 |
| Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, reports of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Navy, with accompanying papers, in relation to the African slave trade | April 23, 1858 | Serial Set Vol. No. 929, Session Vol. No. 12, 35th Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 49 | 85 |
| Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, papers in regard to the seizure of the American barque Panchita on the coast of Africa. May 3, 1858 | June 2, 1858 | Serial Set Vol. No. 930, Session Vol. No. 13, 35th Congress, 1st Session, S. Exec. Doc. 61 | 36 |
| Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to American vessels engaged in the palm oil trade on the coast of Africa. January 31, 1859. | February 18, 1859 | Serial Set Vol. No. 984, Session Vol. No. 10, 35th Congress, 2nd Session, S. Exec. Doc. 31 | 8 |
| Instructions to African Squadron. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for a copy of all instructions given to the commanders of our African Squadron since the ratification of the treaty of 1842, &c | March 1, 1859 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1008, Session Vol. No. 9, 35th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Exec. Doc. 104 | 32 |
| Memorial of the American Missionary Association, praying the rigorous enforcement of the laws for the suppression of the African slave-trade, and the enactment of such additional laws as may be necessary to put an end to that traffic | January 25, 1860 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1038, Session Vol. No. 1, 36th Congress, 1st Session, S. Misc. Doc. 8 | 3 |
| Elliott Woodbury and Ezra Foster | February 11, 1860 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1073, Session Vol. No. 2, 36th Congress, 1st Session, C. C. Rpt. 215 | 8 |
| African slave trade | March 26, 1860 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1065, Session Vol. No. 6, 36th Congress, 1st Session, H. Misc. Doc. 52 | 1 |
| The slave trade. (To accompany Bill S. No. 464. | March 31, 1860 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1070, Session Vol. No. 4, 36th Congress, 1st Session, H. Rpt. 602 | 5 |
| Recaptured Africans. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, on the subject of the return to Africa of recaptured Africans, &c | June 16, 1860 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1066, Session Vol. No. 7, 36th Congress, 1st Session, H. Misc. Doc. 96 | 1 |
| African slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, a report from the Secretary of State in reference to the African slave trade | December 6, 1860 | Serial Set Vol. No. 1095, Session Vol. No. 4, 36th Congress, 2nd Session, H. Exec. Doc. 7 | 648 |