Letter, 1841 Sept. 23.

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Letter, 1841 Sept. 23.

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To an unidentified Quaker acquaintance describing a German prison. The author focused on women prisoners, crowded prison hospitals, and the use of iron restraints. Fry requested that the recipient intercede with the king to improve conditions.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845

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Elizabeth Fry was a philanthropist and prison reformer. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1838. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225718240 Elizabeth Gurney Fry, English penal reformer and philanthropist. From the description of Elizabeth Gurney Fry manuscript material : 4 items, 1817-1830 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 226237390 Fry was a prison reformer in England. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Ha...