ca. 1856-60, [Edward J. Roye, Senator from Montserrado Co., Liberia]
The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to settle black Americans in Liberia, and from 1821 on, thousands made the move. In 1847, Liberia declared itself an independent state when they founded the Republic of Liberia.
via the Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Collection, American Colonization Society