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Record 1142

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for robbery: Jane Toosey swore to the court that she read about this crime in the newspaper -The Daily Advertiser
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Between 25 Jan 1789 and 5 Feb 1789
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: London
   
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:Jane Toosey
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation: lets out rooms in Norfolk-street
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: n/a
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: Daily Advertiser
Genre: Ephemera
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 1142  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 25 February 1789, Trial of William Butcher (t17890225-99),

Citation: Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 25 February 1789, Trial of William Butcher (t17890225-99), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1142, accessed: 29 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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