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Record 19906

Reading Experience:

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]
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Until: 31 Dec 1748
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: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

 

Text Being Read:

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

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 19906  
Source - Print  
  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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