Fonds GB 0096 AL286 - Morgan, John Minter: letter, 24 Jun 1845

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GB 0096 AL286 1845 fonds 2 leaves (1 blank) Morgan , John Minter , 1782-1854 , educationist and socialist

John Minter Morgan was born in Westminster in 1782. Little is known about his early life until aged 25 he inherited a fortune in land, business and investments; thereafter he devoted his life and much of his wealth to the cause of co-operativism and Christian socialism. His London salon became a leading intellectual centre and, with his diplomatic skills, he succeeded in forging working alliances with both religious-minded and secular socialists. He also campaigned for free universal education.

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Found enclosed in a presentation copy to Sedgwick of J M Morgan The Christian Commonwealth (1845) - classmark: [G.L.] A.845 fol.

Letter from John Minter Morgan of 8 Pembroke Street, Cambridge to Rev Professor Adam Sedgwick, 24 Jun 1845. Covering letter (on mourning paper) to a copy of Morgan's The Christian Commonwealth. Recalling a meeting of the British Association [for the Advancement of Science] at which Sedgwick 'expressed a hope that we should not confine our attention to the advancement of science but also direct its most beneficial application'.

Autograph, with signature.

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English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Virginia.

Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
July 2008 Morgan , John Minter , 1782-1854 , educationist and socialist Science British Association for the Advancement of Science

Found enclosed in a presentation copy to Sedgwick of J M Morgan The Christian Commonwealth (1845) - classmark: [G.L.] A.845 fol.

Letter from John Minter Morgan of 8 Pembroke Street, Cambridge to Rev Professor Adam Sedgwick, 24 Jun 1845. Covering letter (on mourning paper) to a copy of Morgan's The Christian Commonwealth. Recalling a meeting of the British Association [for the Advancement of Science] at which Sedgwick 'expressed a hope that we should not confine our attention to the advancement of science but also direct its most beneficial application'.

Autograph, with signature.

See hard copy catalogue.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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• Latin

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Virginia.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English