William Thornton and Negro Colonization.

The article presents correspondence and writings by U.S. doctor and architect William Thornton on the emancipation and resettlement of Black slaves in Africa. It includes an introduction describing Thornton's birth and childhood in Tortola, British West Indies, and his medical and architectural training. Topics discussed in the writings include agricultural development in Africa, a proposal to purchase Puerto Rico for freed slaves, his Quaker faith, and the development of trade and law in Africa.