Henry Tuke Explained

Henry Tuke (24 March 1755 – 11 August 1814) co-founded with his father, William Tuke, the Retreat asylum in York, England, a humane alternative to the nineteenth-century network of asyla, based on Quaker principles.^{[1] [2]}

He was the author of several moral and theological treatises which have been translated into German and French.

He was a subscriber to the African Institution, the body which set out to create a viable, civilized refuge for freed slaves in Sierra Leone, Africa.^[3]

Historic ship

The 1824 ship Henry Tuke, 365 tons, was built by Thatcher Magoun in Medford, MA, and owned by Daniel Pinckney Parker and John Chandler, Jr. It was a whaler in Warren, RI in 1846.^[4]

See also

• Tuke family

Notes and References

1. Birth: "England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841"
   Reference: RG6/1120
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   Henry Tuke born 24 Mar 1755, son of William & Elizabeth, in York, Yorkshire, England.
2. Burial: "England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Burials 1578-1841"
   Reference: RG6/882
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   Henry Tuke burial (died on 11 Aug 1814 at age 59) on 16 Aug 1814 in York, Yorkshire, England.
3. Book: Sixth Report of the Committee of the African Institution. 1812. African Institution. London.
4. Book: Gleason , Hall . Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford . J.C. Miller . 1937 . Medford, MA . 57.