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Record 12180

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
St John's Antigua, July 19 1827 Your letter my Dear Fanny which appears to have been written in May I received yesterday..... I have sometimes thought perhaps I might do something in the Auction line , but then on looking over the newspapers it appears almost impossible from the immense number there are in that line. (etc) Believe moreover, affectionately yours, Jn Page
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 19 Jul 1827
Country: Antigua
Time: n/a
Place: city: St John's
   
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:John Page
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: auctioneer
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: Antigua
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: [n/a]
Title: [newspaper]
Genre: Ephemera
Form of Text: Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 12180  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: John Page
  Title: n/a
  Location: Norfolk Record Office
  Call no: MC 235
  Page/folio: 20

Citation: John Page, Norfolk Record Office, p. MC 235, p. 20, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12180, accessed: 19 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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