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OF
ELIZABETH FRY,
WITH
EXTRACTS FROM HER JOURNAL AND LETTERS.
EDITED BY TWO OF HER DAUGHTERS.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
Second Edition.
REVISED AND ENLARGED.
LONDON:
JOHN HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY; CHARLES GILPIN, 5, BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHOUT.
Nursing Library
HV 8978 .F95 1848 V.2
PRINTED BY G. J. PALMER, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.
1827-1829. Illness of her sister Rachel Gurney, gradual decline and
death-Birth of a grandson and nephew-Estimate of infant life—
Foreign correspondence-Dr. Julius, Madame Potemkin, &c., &c.-
Public engagements-Journey into Norfolk and Derbyshire-Ladies'
British Society Meeting-Marriage of a daughter-Journey into the
north of England-Heavy sorrows--Leaves Plashet-Letter to a
daughter-Letter to a sister-Many letters of condolence-Winter in
London-Settlement at Upton Lane-Yearly Meeting
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CHAPTER XVI.
1829, 1830. Foreign Correspondence-Dr. Julius, Madame de Pastoret,
Madame de Barol-Letter to a daughter-Summons to the sick-bed
of a niece-Poor man by the road-side-Prepares her Text-Book--
Anecdote-Letter-Attends Suffolk Quarterly Meeting-Visits Pake-
field and Earlham-Letter to her children at home-- Foreign prisons
-Death of a connexion-Illness of a nephew-Visit to Brighton-
Death of her uncle Robert Barclay, Esquire Of a little grandchild-
Of a nephew-of her uncle, Joseph Gurney, Esquire-Attends his
funeral at Norwich-Letter to her family from Earlham-Interest in
prisons unabated-Capital punishment-Prison reform
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CHAPTER XVII.
1831-1833. Journey to Lynn-Letter from Ely-Attends the Kent
Quarterly Meeting-Interview with the Duchess of Kent and the
Princess Victoria-Yearly Meeting-Interview with Queen Adelaide,
and some of the Royal Family-Leave-taking on board the Mary
Female Convict Ship-Dagenham-Public Meeting in that neighbour-
hood-Journey with her husband-Ilfracombe-History of Samuel
Marshall-Death-bed of a converted Jew Death of Mrs. Sarah
Fry-Opinions on choice in Marriage-Cholera-Examination before
Committee of House of Commons- Yearly Meeting-Ladies' British
Society Meeting-Attends Half-Yearly Meeting in Wales-Crosses to
Ireland-Marriage of a Son-Marriage of a Daughter-Visit to Nor-
folk-Yearly Meeting-Family assembled at Upton.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
1833, 1834. Sojourn in Jersey-Visits to Guernsey, Sark and Herm—
Objects in these Islands-Recall to England-Death of a nephew-
Nurses one of her daughters in severe illness-Letters to three of her
daughters-Return to Upton Lane-Marriage of a son-Attends the
Meetings in Dorset and Hants-Crosses to the Isle of Wight-Fresh
Water-Coast-Guard Stations there-Visit to a Convict Ship-A walk
in the Plashet grounds-Intercourse with Members of Government—
Coast-Guard Libraries-Convict Ships Journey into Scotland—
Prisons there-Brighton District Society.
1834-36.
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CHAPTER XIX.
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Death of the Duke of Gloucester-Letter to the Princess
Sophia of Gloucester-Coast Guard Libraries-Examination before
Committee of the House of Lords-Goes to Lynn-Marriage of her
youngest daughter-Journey along the southern coast of England—
Crosses to Jersey and Guernsey-Libraries for packets at Falmouth-
Libraries for Shepherds of Salisbury Plain-Death of a sister-in-law—
Accounts of Jersey prison-Goes to Earlham-Religious visit to Sussex,
Kent, &c., Hastings, Sheerness-Marriage of a niece-Visit to Dublin
-Female prison, &c.-National schools-Conclusion of seamen's libra-
ries-Jersey prison-Illness of a sister-Hesitation-Unpleasant voyage
to Guernsey.
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