In 1869, the local Ladies First Mutual Relief Society of Cape Palmas was incorporated. Named as officers were Ann E. Dennis, president; Maria Dent, vice president; Mary A. Fletcher, treasurer; Sarah J. Simpson, secretary; Harriet E. Lee, assistant secretary; Charlotte F. Donaldson, chief manager; and managers: Mary A. Simpson, Julia A. Hance, Cecelia A. Hamilton, Mary A. Harris, Sarah Scotland, J.M. Thompson and Catherine Cooper.
The legislature in 1893 authorized the secretary of the treasury to negotiate for a loan of $30,000 to fund the South East expedition of Cape Palmas against the Half Cavallians.
Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1869, pp. 17-18.Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1893, p. 10.
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