1079064 Colonization Society Certificate for Simeon P. Smith, 1837 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: New York City Colonization Society, chapter of Society founded in 1817 by Robert Finley to support the return of free Africans Americans to what was thought to be greater freedom in Africa. Founding of the colony of Liberia was part of its endeavor. Purcell and Gimber); 穢 New York Historical Society ; American, out of copyright.