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Elizabeth Gurney Fry manuscript material : 4 items

Title
Elizabeth Gurney Fry manuscript material : 4 items, 1817-1830.
Author
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Elmes, James, 1782-1862.
  • Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853.
Found In
p1pc Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5
Description
4 items
Summary
  • · To James Elmes, writer on architecture : 1 autograph letter : 13 Aug 1817 : (MISC 2021) : third person acknowledgment for his Hints on the Improvement of Prisons (1817). Mounted in the William Upcott album of letters by Eminent Women. Shelved under "Upcott" with bound manuscript volumes.
  • · To Amelia Opie, novelist and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Dec 1829 : (O'ANA 0019) : returning a borrowed Robert Southey letter (possibly O'ANA 0013) and requesting a copy of it "because I think that there is much truth in its contents." Mounted in the grangerized copy of Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
  • · To a "Dear friend" : 30 Apr 1823 : (MISC 3646) : responding to a request for advice in obtaining positions at Millbank Penitentiary and one other unnamed institution as a consulting surgeon.
  • · To an "Esteemed Friend" : 24 Apr 1830 : (B'ANA 0041) : regarding her request for a sermon of J. Venn's to be printed, and commenting on the slow production of her forthcoming Texts for Every Day in the Year.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Elizabeth Gurney Fry, English penal reformer and philanthropist.
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
226237390
Author
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845.
Title
Elizabeth Gurney Fry manuscript material : 4 items, 1817-1830.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Elizabeth Gurney Fry, English penal reformer and philanthropist.
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Added Author
Elmes, James, 1782-1862. Addressee
Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853. Addressee
Found In:
p1pc Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925 (CStRLIN)NYPW03-A5
Research Call Number
Pforz MS
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