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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Chapter lutlj. 1818--1823. Engagements in the Prison--Convict ships--The Maria --Visitors to Newgate--Letter from Lady Mackintosh--Lord Lansdowne's speech--Scotch journey--Letter from the Countess Harcourt --Takes her sons to school--Illness--Journey inconsequence--Letterto prisoners--Letters to hersonsandPriscilla II. Gurney--Affliction in her family--Scripture readings in Newgate--Female convicts in New South Wales--Journey into the North of England--Letters to her daughter, Walter Venning, 4c.--Foreign Prisons--Death of her sister Priscilla Gurney--Capital punishments--Mackintosh's Motion--Buxton's speech--Prison Discipline Meeting--Marriage of a daughter--Visits to several Meetings--Death of a sister-in-law-- Letter to the Princess Royal of Denmark--To J. J. Gurney--Sale of prisoners' work--Convict ships--Interesting visit to one of them --Letter from the Duchess of Attends Bristol Quarterly Meeting, &c.--Reflections. After the arduous exertions and interests of the winter of 1817-18, it was no small relief to Elizabeth Fry and her family, to return to Plashct: and she writes-- Plashet, Fourth Month, 29fA.--May we more evidently live in the best sense, even unto God. Since I last wrote, I have led rather a remarkable life; so surprisingly followed after by the great, and others in my Newgate concerns; in short, the prison and myself are become quite a show, which is a very serious thing, in many points. I believe, that it certainly does much good to the cause, in spreading amongst all ranks of society a considerable interest in the subject; also a knowledge of Friends, and of their principles: but my own standing appears critical in many ways. In the first place, the extreme importance of my walking strictly, and circumspectly, amongst all men, in a...
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