Papers, 1821-1842.

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Papers, 1821-1842.

ALS. A joint letter from Fry and her brother, Joseph, thanks James Williams, sheriff of London and Middlesex, for his interest in and support of the work of their organization for the improvement of female prisoners at Newgate. In the other letters, Fry briefly refers to her opinion on separate confinement and the new colony at Australsund in West Australia.

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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...

Gurney, Joseph-John, 1788-1847

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Quaker philanthropist, writer, and minister. From the description of Letter : Charleston, to Samuel Bettle, 1840 May 3. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28886177 An English Quaker reformer and writer, Gurney traveled widely in the U.S., Canada and West Indies. From the description of ALS, 1841 February 1 : Earlham, [Eng.] to Cecilia Baring / J.J. Gurney. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44996509 ...