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3 unusual facts about Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck


Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck

When about eighteen Mary Anne visited her cousins, the Gurneys of Earlham, and Catherine Gurney, the eldest daughter, remained her friend through life.

In 1818 she joined the Moravian Church; and although towards the end of her life she was attracted to the Roman Catholic church, she remained a Moravian until her death.

Schimmelpenninck

Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (1778–1856), British writer in the anti-slavery movement



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