William Wilberforce to Unknown, 1789
Scope and Contents
Wilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton’s, sends a list of “unhappy people” who he wants to “secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.” This letter is in response to the recipient’s earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient’s cooperation by stating “I trust & believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.” The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.
Dates
- Creation: 1789
Creator
- From the Collection: Joynt, Richard G. (Person)
Language of Materials
English French Latin
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Extent
From the Collection: 4.25 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository