Papers of Zachary Maucaulay, 1793-1888.

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Papers of Zachary Maucaulay, 1793-1888.

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Letters, manuscripts, and documents relating to the affairs of Zachary Macaulay and his family; Hannah More, Clapham Sect, especially Henry Thornton and his family; the antislavery movement, including the affairs of the Sierra Leone Colony, Anti-Slavery society, and activities of William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and other abolitionists.

1,014 pieces.22 boxes.3 bound volumes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Madras (India: Presidency). Governor (Trevelyan: 1859-1860)

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Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

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Philanthropist. Entered St John's 1780. B.A. 1783. Clarkson won the members prize for Latin essay in 1785, the subject being a question 'anne liceat invitos in servitutem dare?' ('is it lawful to make slaves of others against their will?') This contest determined the course of the rest of his life. The essay was read in the Senate House to much applause in June 1785, and published by James Phillips in June 1786. He met William Wilberforce in 1786 and co-founded a committee for the suppr...

More, Hannah, 1745-1833

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...

Maucaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838.

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Zachary Maucalay (1768-1838), English philanthropist and abolitionist, member of the Clapham Sect; governor of the Freedom Province, a colony established in Sierra Leone for the freed slaves (1793-99); secretary of the Sierra Leone Company (1799-1808); editor of the Christian observer (1802-1823); and one of the founders of the Anti-Slavery society. From the description of Papers of Zachary Maucaulay, 1793-1888. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat ...

Macaulay family.

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Trevelyan, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1807-1886

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Charles E. Trevelyan was Governor of Madras. From the description of The natural process by which a conquered people in an inferior grade of civilization adopt the language and system of learning of their more civilized conquerors, 1832. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523578 From the guide to the The natural process by which a conquered people in an inferior grade of civilization adopt the language and system of learning of their more civili...

Trevelyan, Hannah More Macaulay, Lady, 1810-1873

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Sierra Leone Company

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Anti-slavery Society (Great Britain)

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Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838

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Zachary Macaulay, Scots-born slavery abolitionist. From the description of Zachary Macaulay manuscript material : 1 item, 1828 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 726861988 From the guide to the Zachary Macaulay manuscript material : 1 item, 1828, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: of Add MS 38270 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/8105...

Trevelyan family.

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