Josephine Butler to members of the Executive of the Federation

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  • Reference
      GB 106 3JBL/36/06
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 4404
  • Dates of Creation
      27 Jul 1896
  • Physical Description
      1 item

Scope and Content

Typed copy of a note

She says that 'at the approaching Conference of the Federation to be held at Berne there will be some discussion of a very important subject, ie the new Federal Penal Code of Switzerland now in course of preparation. They are asked to consider the two articles and send any remarks they have to make to Professor Stuart.

Administrative / Biographical History

For letters dealing with this subject of the Revised Penal Federal Code of Switzerland 11 Feb 1891, 19 Feb 1891 and 12 Jul 1894 and with biographies of Louis Ruchonmet, Louis Budel, Stoss

Also letter dated 27 May 1896 Josephine Butler to Miss Forsaith from Paris on her return journey home from Switzerland after her strenuous campaign in Geneva from Jan-Mar 1896 to win the Abolitionist victory. This is letter VIII of the Collection describing the struggle.

Biog: M Stoss