Item 126 - Letter from Zachary Macaulay to his brother-in-law Thomas Babington

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BABN/27/126

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Letter from Zachary Macaulay to his brother-in-law Thomas Babington

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  • 29 Jul 1825 (Creation)

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Babington, Matthew (1792-1836), banker
(1792-1836)

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Macaulay, Zachary (1768-1838), philanthropist
(1768-1838)

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Son of John Macaulay and Margaret Campbell. His career was a varied one, managing an estate in Jamaica; being Governor of Sierra Leone, 1793-1709; editing the Christian Observer which was concerned with the slave trade, 1802-1816; and holding the post of secretary to the African Institute, 1807-1812. He helped form the Anti-Slavery Society in 1823. He married Selina Mills in 1799 and died in 1838.

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Includes additional note from Matthew Babington to his father Thomas.

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