American Colonization Society: Growth of Auxiliaries, 1823-1828

Though I’m still gathering data, I figured I would go ahead and give something to consider, at least up to a point. As readers may recall, I presented some raw numbers on life members (as of 1847), and the places that these people represented doesn’t even begin to show how many places had active auxiliaries.

Annual reports of the ACS began enumerating auxiliaries in its Sixth Annual Report (1823). What follows below is the count up through the Eleventh Annual Report (1828). Before that list, however, I thought I’d share a few details.

As of 1823: there were forty (40) auxiliaries.

1824: no change.

1825: Thirty-eight (38). Loss of one each in Georgia and one in Connecticut.

1826: Fifty-seven (57) auxiliaries. Gains being as follows: Virginia – 13; Georgia – 1; Maine – 1; New Hampshire – 1; North Carolina – 3.

1827: Seventy-nine (79) auxiliaries. Gains being as follows: Ohio – 7; Pennsylvania – 7; Virginia – 4; One each for District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey. Loss of one (1) – Georgia.

1828: Ninety-nine (99) auxiliaries. Gains being as follows: Ohio – 8; Virginia – 4; North Carolina – 3; One each for Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania.

 

List of auxiliaries by state (from 1823 – 1828):

Connecticut
– Connecticut Colonization Soc.
– Hartford

Delaware
– Wilmington (Del.) Aux. Soc.
– Wilmington Female Aux. Soc.

District of Columbia
– Georgetown

Georgia
– Augusta
– Jackson Co.
– Milledgeville
– Putnam Co.

Kentucky
– Elkton
– Maysville
– Russelville

Maine
– Aux. Soc. of the State of Maine

Maryland
– Md. Aux. Soc. (Baltimore)
– Annapolis
– Dorchester Co.
– Frederick County
– Hagerstown
– Kent Co.
– Montgomery Co.
– Prince Georges Co.
– Queen Anne’s Co.
– Talbot Co.

Massachusetts
– Hampden Co.

Missouri
– St. Louis

New Hampshire
– Aux. Colonization Soc. of the State of N.H.

New Jersey
– Aux. Soc. of New Jersey

New York
– Albany
– Catskill
– Dutchess Co.
– Hillsdale
– Hudson
– Nassau and Schodac
– NY Aux. Soc.
– New York City
– Troy
– Waterford

North Carolina
– North Carolina Soc.
– Chapel Hill
– Edenton
– Fayetteville
– Greensborough
– Guilford Co.
– Hartford Co.
– Pasquotank Co.
– Raleigh
– Randolph Co.
– Rowan Co.

Ohio
– Aux. Soc. of Ohio
– Bainbridge
– Belbrook
– Camfield
– Chillicothe
– Cincinnati
– Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co.
– Fall Creek, Highland Co.
– Lancaster
– Piqua, Miami Co.
– Portage Co.
– Springfield
– Stark Co.
– Steubenville
– Warren Co.

Pennsylvania
– Aux. Soc. of Pennsylvania
– Brownsville and Bridgeport, Fayette Co.
– Chester Co.
– Connelsville
– Meadville, Crawford Co.
– Pittsburg
– Washington Co.
– Waynesburgh, Green Co.
– York

Tennessee
– Aux. Soc. of Tennessee

Vermont
– Aux. Soc. of Vermont

Virginia
– Colonization Soc. of Virginia
– Albemarle Co.
– Alexandria (while considered part of DC)
– Amherst Co.
– Augusta Co.
– Berkeley Co.
– Buckingham Co.
– Charles Town
– Dinwiddie Co.
– Fluvanna Co.
– Frederick Co.
– Fredericksburg
– Greenbriar Co.
– Hampden Sidney College
– Hampton
– Harper’s Ferry
– Isle of Wight Co. (Smithfield)
– Kanawha Co.
– King William Co.
– Loudoun Co.
– Lynchburg/Cambpell Co.
– Nanesmond Co.
– Nelson Co.
– New London
– Norfolk
– Petersburg
– Portsmouth
– Powhatan Co.
– Richmond
– Rockingham Co.
– Shepherdstown
– Sussex Co.
– Wheeling

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