Photo: Extract from Harriet Skelton’s letter

‘I am not guilty to that extent which is supposed.’ Harriet Skelton’s letter to the Bank of England.

Historic letter to Elizabeth Fry discovered

‘I am not guilty to that extent which is supposed.’ Harriet Skelton’s letter to the Bank of England.

by Rebecca Hardy 12th June 2026

A letter written by a condemned prisoner to Elizabeth Fry has been found in a Quaker archive.