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Charitable offer.

--The Kentucky Colonization Society, in order to relieve the free people of color in that State from the embarrassing position in which they have been placed by its free negro law, which went into operation on January 1st, 1861, offer to such of them as are willing to emigrate to Liberia, a free passage thither, and support for six months after their arrival. Those having families are offered in addition ten acres of land as a free gift, upon condition that they will settle on it. Five acres are offered upon the same terms to every unmarried adult, male and female.

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