Evidence: | 'I ventured to communicate to him [Dr Turnbull] Mr [italics] Walsh[end italics]'s Letter; the Doctor lifted up his Hands and Eyes to Heaven, and seem'd as much shocked by the Perfidiousness of the Wretch, as I had been; for whoever wrote the Letter, it was certainly done by Mr [italics] Pilkington[end italics]'s direction.'
[a letter signed J. Walsh making false accusations about LP, such as that she had murdered her father] |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1748 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | George Turnbull |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 11 Jul 1698 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | Scotland |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | J. Walsh |
Title: | [letter professing to be from Matthew Pilkington's lawyer] |
Genre: | Unknown |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ shown by L. Pilkington |
Record ID: | 19906 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Laetitia Pilkington | |
Editor: | A.C. Elias | |
Title: | Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington | |
Place of Publication: | Athens GA | |
Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
Vol: | I | |
Page: | 161 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 161, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19906, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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