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Clarkson | Thomas | 1760-1846 | Philanthropist

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Correspondence of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet

Letters from Buxton's papers, ca.1807-1845; correspondents include Elizabeth Fry (27 letters), William Wilberforce (ca. 21 letters) and Thomas Clarkson (3 letters and a fragment), with about 80 other letters of the Buxton family and their circle.
Extents: 2 boxes
Dates: [c. 1807]-1845
Single Item

Papers of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet (2)

22 ff., 1 volume Letters and papers of or relating to Buxton, including one letter from Thomas Clarkson and two (one a contemporary copy) from William Wilberforce, 1805-1903; also including an account of Mrs. Fry's visit to Glasgow Prison in 1818, written in 1834 by Anna Gurney.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 559
Extents: 1 volume
Dates: 1805-1903