Record Number: 28266
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 24 September 1766:] 'Pray ask Mrs Montagu if she hears any thing in Newcastleshire of the charming Mrs Wilson of 104 [?years old], who has taken a trip to New York to visit her grandchildren there. I fell in love with her in yesterday's paper, and want to know if it is true.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 23 Sep 1766 and 24 Sep 1766
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1721
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Account of 'Mrs Wilson's' visit to New York
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details23 September 1766
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28266
Source:n/a
Editor:Montagu Pennington
Title:A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1809
Vol:3
Page:145
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Montagu Pennington (ed.), A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787 (London, 1809), 3, p. 145, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28266, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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