Excerpt from Maryland Colonization Journal, Vol. 4: November, 1847 It will be perceived on inspection Of the balance sheet appended hereto, that the Operations of the Company have thus far been Of a two-fold charac ter: viz. Trading or shipping merchandise for sale on its own account, and freighting. This course, 'your Agent deemed absolutely necessary in order to insure the success of the enterprise, the main object Of the formation of the Company being, to maintain free and constant intercourse between this country and the Colonies. The experience Of the two first voyages proves that, at present, your Agent cannot depend upon the two Societies and all other sources for a full freight; consequently, a loss must be incurred, un less he fills up the vessel on account Of the Company. This state of things must necessarily continue to exist: for, the number of emigrants and the quantity of freight Offered by the Societies, is liable to continual variation, consequently, the vessel cannot be adapted to their wants at each voyage, but she must be of sufficient capacity to carry all, that it may reasonably be supposed, they will ever have occasion to send at any one time. Your Agent has, therefore, made permanent arrangements for the shipment and sale of merchandise at each voyage, and for the receipt and disposal Of African produce received in return for the same. He has Offered to fill all orders received from responsible Colonists, and to receive produce for sale on commission for the benefit of the Company. This branch of the business of the Company, your Agent believes to be not the least important of its objects; he therefore proposes, in all cases, to make the shipment of goods, ordered by the Colonists, second only to the freight required by the Societies. In cases where the capacity of the vessel is not wanted by the latter, or for merchandise ordered by the Colonists, it then remains optional with the Agent to take any other freight that may be offered, or to ship merchandise on account of the Company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.