Falconbridge, Anna Maria et al. “Two Voyages to Sierra Leone”. Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies, edited by Deirdre Coleman, Leicester University Press, 1999, pp. 45-168.
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Henry Thornton
Standard Name: Thornton, Henry
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Anne Brontë | Patrick Brontë
was an Irish protestant from a large, respectable farming family of limited means. He took to books from an early age, opened a school for the gentry at the age of sixteen, became... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Charlotte Brontë | Patrick Brontë
was an Irish protestant from a large respectable farming family of limited means. He took to books from an early age, opened a school for the gentry at the age of sixteen, became... |
| Friends, Associates | Anna Maria Falconbridge | It seems that on her first return to England AMF
thought philanthropist Henry Thorntonone of the worthiest men I ever met. He promised her that the Sierra Leone Company
would provide generously for her... |
| Friends, Associates | Hannah More | Many of her later friends were at least a generation younger than she was. She met many members of the Clapham Sect
in the 1790s, of whom Henry Thornton
and his daughter Marianne
became particularly... |
| Textual Production | Anna Maria Falconbridge | She wrote her dedication (to the inhabitants of her native town of Bristol) in June. |
| Wealth and Poverty | Anna Maria Falconbridge | AMF
relates in detail in her book her unsuccessful attempts to extract from the Sierra Leone Company
the sums she claimed it owed her as the representative of her late first husband; instead the company... |
Timeline
January 1780: Evangelicalism received a boost when the...
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January 1780
Evangelicalism
received a boost when the Rev. John Newton
moved from Olney in Buckinghamshire to London at the invitation of businessman John Thornton
.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Autumn 1791: Anti-slavery campaigners William Wilberforce...
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Autumn 1791
Anti-slavery campaigners William Wilberforce
and Henry Thornton
launched the Sierra Leone Company
, which sought to resettle former slaves on the west coast of Africa, and to promote legitimate trade with the region.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Wilberforce
1792: The Evangelical Henry Thornton bought a house...
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1792
The EvangelicalHenry Thornton
bought a house on Battersea Rise, Clapham, South London: from this came the name of the Clapham Sect
.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
mid 1792-1815: These were the active years of the informal...
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mid 1792-1815
These were the active years of the informal evangelical Anglican group later called the Clapham Sect
(then known as the Saints
).
Hennell, Michael. John Venn and the Clapham Sect. Lutterworth Press, 1958.
107
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
ODNB
mid 1792-1815: These were the active years of the informal...
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mid 1792-1815
These were the active years of the informal evangelical Anglican group later called the Clapham Sect
(then known as the Saints
).
Hennell, Michael. John Venn and the Clapham Sect. Lutterworth Press, 1958.
107
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
ODNB
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