| Evidence: | ?during this winter I practised rather more than I had done before for the last two years for my master used to Read himself and make all as Could in the family on a Sabath [sic] evening and sometimes we were permitted to read Books of a religious nature as we sat by the fire side in the week day evenings but not always?. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1799 and 31 Mar 1799 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | location in dwelling: home of master, by the fireplace | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Joseph Mayett |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Mar 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Servant / gardner |
| 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: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [religious books] |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 7376 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Mayett | |
| Editor: | Ann Kussmaul | |
| Title: | The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton | |
| Place of Publication: | Buckinghamshire | |
| Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 7 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Joseph Mayett, Ann Kussmaul (ed.), The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton (Buckinghamshire, 1986), p. 7, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7376, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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