Select Family Memoirs (1831)

Select Family Memoirs is a book written by James Backhouse and published in 1831. The book is a collection of memoirs of the Backhouse family, a prominent Quaker family from England. The memoirs cover several generations of the family and provide an insight into their lives, beliefs, and experiences. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different member of the family. The chapters cover topics such as the family's involvement in the abolition of slavery, their travels around the world, their work in the Quaker community, and their personal relationships. The book also contains illustrations and photographs of the family and their homes. Select Family Memoirs is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of the Quaker movement, the abolition of slavery, or the lives of prominent families in 19th-century England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.