| Evidence: | I have to attend to the direction of the House, the table &c, as well as literary studies; to assist in entertaining company in the parlour; and give directions to the servants. I am studying the art of carving, and learning, as far as books will teach me, as well as giving instructions. Mr P. has a most excellent library. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799, 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 28 Dec 1809 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Dove's Nest, home of the Peddar family other location: place of employment |
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| Reader: | Ellen Weeton |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1776 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | [books on carving] |
| Genre: | Crafts |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (private library) |
| Record ID: | 4941 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Ellen Weeton | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Miss Weeton's Journal of a Governess | |
| Place of Publication: | Whitstable | |
| Date of Publication: | 1969 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 218 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Ellen Weeton, Miss Weeton's Journal of a Governess (Whitstable, 1969), 1, p. 218, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4941, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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