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Record Number: 10864


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Saw ... in the possession of one of our men the "Spy", a periodical printed by Crome in the year 1795, in which were some veery keen things against the Ministry.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

22 Oct 1798

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Sheffield
other location: At the warehouse?

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:

Joseph Hunter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

6 Feb 1783

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Apprentice working at a Sheffield warehouse. Son of a Sheffield Manufacturer.

Religion:

Presbyterian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

The Spy

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

10864

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Joseph Hunter

Title:

Journal

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add 24, 879

Page/Folio:

38

Citation:

Joseph Hunter, Journal British Library, p. Add 24, 879, p. 38, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10864, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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