Beaufoy, Henry

Henry Beaufoy was one of the founders and first secretary of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa. Founded in 1788, the Association sponsored several expeditions to the Western Sudan and North Africa during the late 1780s and 1790s including the famous Mungo Park expedition of 1795-97. Beaufoy, as a member of parliament, was a key figure in the nonconformist movement as well as an ardent supporter of abolition. His work in recruiting and directing the association's explorers helped set the stage for nineteenth century British involvement in Africa.

From the description of Letter, 1788 July 14, Goreland, near Beaconsfield, [England], to My Lord. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 242982060