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Record Number: 10799


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the 9th mo. [1800] died Thos Rutter, of Bristol ... His amiable character is so ably pourtrayed [sic] in 142 & c of the 1oth part of "Piety Promoted", 43 that it is needless for me to attempt any farther delineation.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1811 and 31 Dec 1823

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

James Jenkins

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Aug 1753

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Grocer / Stockbroker

Religion:

Quaker

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Tomkins

Title:

Piety Promoted in Brief Memorials ... Society of F

Genre:

Other religious, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10799

Source:

Print

Author:

James Jenkins

Editor:

J. William Frost

Title:

The Records and Recollections of James Jenkins

Place of Publication:

New York

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

n/a

Page:

331

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Jenkins, J. William Frost (ed.), The Records and Recollections of James Jenkins (New York, 1984), p. 331, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10799, accessed: 23 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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