| Evidence: | 'New Years Day - fourteen children to dine with us - had meant to read them my concentrated journal of the year; but courage failed me ... Since, I have read my journal to almost all of them who are round us' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1836 and 5 Jan 1836 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London, West Ham specific address: The Cedars, Upton Lane location in dwelling |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Fry |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 21 May 1780 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | wife of merchant |
| Religion: | Quaker |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
children |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Elizabeth Fry |
| Title: | Journal |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Codex |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 22447 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Elizabeth Fry | |
| Title: | Journal | |
| Location: | British Library | |
| Call no: | Add Mss 47457 | |
| Page/folio: | ff. 166 |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Fry, Journal British Library, p. Add Mss 47457, p. ff. 166, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22447, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
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