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Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, Crosmer, to Fraser, Catherine, 1842-08-27

 File — Box: 26

Scope and Contents

Elizabeth Gurney Fry (1780-1845) prominent English prison reformer. In this autograph letter, she wrote about the spiritual benefit of having female matrons on ships carrying female convicts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1842-08-27

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, FHL 2019.019

Existence and Location of Copies

Published in "A Memoir of Elizabeth Fry," Frances Cresswell, 1854.

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