Record Number: 1105
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for theft: Rebecca Johnson: "I began to wash a few things after dinner, and soon after she came -we dine at one o'clock; we have a newspaper, which comes at one, and goes at three -my husband goes to work about five minutes past two; the newspaper had been about three-quarters of an hour when she came ...Mr Whitewood let her in; he was reading the newspaper when she knocked." Anthony Whitehead: "I am a sail-maker and lodge at Johnson's... [I] let the prisoner is from half-past two to three o'clock -I was reading the paper when she knocked..."
Century:1800-1849
Date:20 Mar 1832
Country:England
Timedaytime: between 2pm and 3pm
Place:city: London
specific address: Samuel-place, Rose-lane, Ratcliffe
location in dwelling: in lodgings
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:sail-maker
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Ephemera, Y
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenancereading group
circulates among a reading group in the neighbourhood?
Source Information:
Record ID:1105
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 5 April 1832, Trial of Abigail Moss (t18320405-61),
Citation:Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 5 April 1832, Trial of Abigail Moss (t18320405-61), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1105, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
