Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859

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Sturge was very involved in the anti-slavery movement. An account of his trip in the United States in 1841 has been published.

From the description of ALS, 1841 September 4 : Birmingham [Eng.] to "My dear Friend." (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 25638406

Sturge, an English Quaker, was involved in the anti-slavery movement.

From the description of ALS, 1844 February, [Eng.] to [George Armstrong]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44929918

British Quaker and philanthropist of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

From the description of Letter, 1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39208664

Joseph Sturge was an English Friend and avid abolitionist who helped to found the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839.

From the description of Joseph Sturge Papers: Correspondence with Joseph & Lydia Sturge, circa 1841-1855. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 554912439

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creatorOf Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. John Greenleaf Whittier Papers, 1808-1940. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873. Papers, 1809-1903, (bulk 1809-1872) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn William Tallack Correspondence, 1830-1907 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859. Letter, 1838. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859. Joseph Sturge Papers: Correspondence with Joseph & Lydia Sturge, circa 1841-1855. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859. ALS, 1844 February, [Eng.] to [George Armstrong]. Haverford College Library
creatorOf Alexander, Samuel, 1749-1824. British Friends' letters, 1650-1985. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873. Papers, 1809-1903, (bulk 1809-1872) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873. Lewis Tappan papers, 1809-1903 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859. ALS, 1841 September 4 : Birmingham [Eng.] to "My dear Friend." Haverford College Library
creatorOf Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859. Joseph Sturge Letter, 1841. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Pickard-Whittier papers, 1815-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Barrows family papers, 1861-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. ALsS, 1841 April 6 and [April ?] : New York and [?] to Caspar Wistar, Philadelphia. Haverford College Library
creatorOf Cleveland, Charles Dexter, 1802-1869. A plea for funds to free some slaves / C.D. Cleveland and Caspar Wistar. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Sturge,. Miscellaneous press cuttings, compiled by the Sturge Family. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
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associatedWith Armstrong, George. person
correspondedWith Barrows family. family
associatedWith Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846. person
associatedWith Cleveland, Charles Dexter, 1802-1869. person
associatedWith Negro Emancipation Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). corporateBody
associatedWith Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. person
associatedWith Sturge, family
associatedWith Tallack, William, 1831-1908 person
associatedWith Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873. person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. person
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Great Britain
United States
United States
Cambridge (Mass.)
Subject
Slavery
Antislavery movements
Export controls
Quaker abolitionists
Slavery in Great Britain
Slaves
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Birth 1793-08-02

Death 1859-05-14

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