13. It is the anxious desire of Liberia that closer business relations and a substantial sail or steam service be established between the mother country and ours, and to this end we earnestly ask that the United States will encourage and foster a regular line of steamers (by an American company) to carry mails and passengers to and from Liberia as well as African produce to the American markets.
14. The Government of Liberia here express its willingness to concede to the Government of the United States any rights and privileges for the construction of coaling stations or any other enterprises which she may deem necessary to enter upon that would be beneficial to the people and Government of the United States, the same not being inconsistent with existing treaty stipulations with other foreign powers.
LIBERIAN OFFICIALS
AGENTS AND GOVERNORS
- Eli Ayres[D] 1822
- Frederick James 1822
- Elijah Johnson 1822
- Jehudi Ashmun[E] 1822
- Lott Carey 1828
- Richard Randall[F] 1828
- William Mechlin[G] 1829
- John B. Pinney[H] 1834
- Ezekiel Skinner[I] 1835
- A. D. Williams 1836
- Thomas Buchanan[J] 1839
- Joseph J. Roberts 1841
[D-J] Indicates white men.