| Evidence: | P.C., transport convict, writing to Rev Joseph from Dartmoor prison, Devon: 'When I read over the Book of Joshua, I often think of the lectures we received from your lips, and particularly when I come to the seventh chapter where we find poor Achan had an evil eye; he coveted that cursed thing that caused the destruction of all that was with him.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | county: Devon specific address: Dartmoor Prison other location: in his cell |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | P.C. |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | convict |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) probably prison issue |
| Record ID: | 15093 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Rev H.S. Joseph | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Memoirs of Convicted Prisoners, accompanied by remarks on the causes and prevention of crime | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1853 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 88-89 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Rev H.S. Joseph, Memoirs of Convicted Prisoners, accompanied by remarks on the causes and prevention of crime (London, 1853), p. 88-89, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15093, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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