George Fox

Initials from a letter to Friends (1676)

Closing words and initials from a letter sent to Thomas Curtis and other Friends in prison at Reading (undated)

George Fox is probably the most influential early Quaker, both in his time and for later generations, even though the conventional wisdom that he is the founder of Quakerism is now believed to be an overstatement.

He eventually married Margaret Fell, probably the most influential early female Quaker.

He produced a very large number of writings. An 8 volume set was published in 1831 (today available from the New Foundation Fellowship), including his most well-read book, the Journal. That set is fairly heavily edited, and doesn't include many of his letters or some books, notably A New-England Fire-Brand Quenched.

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