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Sarah Martin, prison visitor
Catalogue reference: MC 528
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This record is about the Sarah Martin, prison visitor dating from 1841-1843.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MC 528
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sarah Martin, prison visitor
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1841-1843
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of and about Sarah Martin.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Norfolk Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Martin, Sarah, 1791-1843, dressmaker and prison reformer, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 15 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Received by Norfolk Record Office on 21 January 1994
(MS 33430)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Sarah Martin (1791-1843), a dressmaker in humble circumstances at Great Yarmouth, made it her life's work from 1819 onwards to visit the then notorious jail and improve physical and spiritual conditions there. Her journals and account books 1823-1843 are preserved in the Tolhouse Museum at Yarmouth.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/291668c9-6f09-4478-8aeb-da32545ccb28/
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Sarah Martin, prison visitor