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Record Number: 2437


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

When I was at any time from home, she would not pray in the Family, though she could not endure to be without it. She would privately talk to the servants, and read good books to them.

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

Until: 14 Jun 1681

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Margaret Baxter

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

wife of minister

Religion:

Protestant

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

servants


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[unknown]

Genre:

n/a

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

2437

Source:

Print

Author:

Richard Baxter

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton ... and wife of Richard Baxter ... : there is also published the character of her mother, truly described in her published funeral sermon, reprinted at her daughters request

Place of Publication:

n/a

Date of Publication:

1681

Vol:

n/a

Page:

[79]

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Richard Baxter, A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton ... and wife of Richard Baxter ... : there is also published the character of her mother, truly described in her published funeral sermon, reprinted at her daughters request (1681), p. [79], http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2437, accessed: 28 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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