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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.135 |
| From Archive Folder | Undated Documents Relating to the Post-Revolutionary Era |
| Title | Elihu Burritt to Edmund Fry on special hotel rates |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Burritt, Elihu (1810-1879) |
| Recipient | Fry, Edmund |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Burritt offers special hotel rates for unspecified delegates. |
| Subjects | Religion Government and Civics |
| People | Burritt, Elihu (1810-1879) Fry, Edmund (1811-1866) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Burritt worked as blacksmith in Worcester, Massachusetts 1828-1839, published numerous periodicals, formed the League of Universal Brotherhood to further world peace, organized the Brussels Peace Congress of 1848, and served as U.S. consul at Birmingham, England (Library of Congress). Edmund Fry (1811-1866) appears to have been a leading member of the Peace Society in England during the 1840s and 1850s. As a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Edmund Fry was a pacifist and an opponent of aggressive military action. Fry was a friend and associate of Elihu Burritt (Sussex PhotoHistory). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |