Title
Marriage certificate of Ann Tuke and William Alexander of York, England.
Date
(1 Sept. 1796)
Description
The impetus behind Murray’s 1795 English Grammar—at least the one given publicly—was the urging by Ann Tuke and two other teachers at a Quaker girls’ school in York. One year after the book’s appearance, Ann married William Alexander, who became a major York printer focusing especially on Quaker materials by Tuke family members and Murray himself. This is the Tuke–Alexander marriage certificate, signed prominently by Murray atop the second column.