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 : Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society, 1852


Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society, 1852

Mrs Chisholm set up the Family Colonisation Loan Society to enable poor families to save regularly to cover the cost of emigration. Donations were also made by the wealthy. This engraving shows a meeting of the Society, with hundreds of interested spectators

Picture No
10219524
Media ID
46010751
Size
6204px x 3904px (4.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 1852. p176
Date
1852

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1852 Chisholm Colonisation Cost Donations Emigration Enable Hundreds Interested Loan Regularly Save Wealthy


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