10. To aid in establishing civilized centers on the frontiers and hinterland in order to accelerate the uplifting and improvement of the natives and perpetuate the object of the American founders of Liberia. 11. To supervise the organization of a police and frontier force under American officers. 12. To request the United States war ships to visit Liberia annually, or oftener. 13. It is the anxious desire of Liberia that closer business relations and a substantial sail or steam service be established between the mother country and ours, and to this end we earnestly ask that the United States will encourage and foster a regular line of steamers (by an American company) to carry mails and passengers to and from Liberia as well as African produce to the American markets. 14. The Government of Liberia here express its willingness to concede to the Government of the United States any rights and privileges for the construction of coaling stations or any other enterprises which she may deem necessary to enter upon that would be beneficial to the people and Government of the United States, the same not being inconsistent with existing treaty stipulations with other foreign powers. LIBERIAN OFFICIALS AGENTS AND GOVERNORS Eli Ayres[D] 1822 Frederick James 1822 Elijah Johnson 1822 Jehudi Ashmun[E] 1822 Lott Carey 1828 Richard Randall[F] 1828 William Mechlin[G] 1829 John B. Pinney[H] 1834 Ezekiel Skinner[I] 1835 A. D. Williams 1836 Thomas Buchanan[J] 1839 Joseph J. Roberts 1841 [D-J] Indicates white men. GOVERNORS OF MARYLAND James Hall[K] 1834 J. B. Russwurm 1836 S. F. McGill 1851 William A. Prout 1854 B. J. Drayton 1856 [K] Indicates white men. PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC Joseph J. Roberts, Monrovia 1848 Nathaniel Brandes A. D. Williams Stephen A. Benson Stephen A. Benson, Buchanan 1856 Benjamin Y. Yates Daniel B. Warner Daniel B. Warner, Monrovia 1864 James Priest James S. Payne, Monrovia 1868 Joseph Gibson Edward J. Roye, Monrovia 1870 James S. Smith Joseph J. Roberts, Monrovia 1872 Anthony W. Gardner James S. Payne, Monrovia 1876 Charles Harmon Anthony W. Gardner, Monrovia 1878 (Alfred F. Russell) 1883 Alfred F. Russell Hilary Richard Wright Johnson, Monrovia 1884 James Thompson Joseph J. Cheeseman, Edina 1892 William D. Coleman William D. Coleman, Clay-Ashland 1896 Joseph J. Ross Garretson W. Gibson, Monrovia 1902 Joseph Summerville Arthur Barclay, Monrovia 1904 Joseph Summerville 1908 James J. Dossen Daniel E. Howard, Monrovia 1912 Samuel G. Harmon