Evidence: | W.B., transport convict writing to Rev Joseph from Portland Prison: 'by the blessing of God, after coming to this place, and receiving instruction from my dear chaplains here, and by prayer and reading the Bible, the Lord has been pleased to hear and pour his spirit upon me ... I take great delight in reading the Scripture and praying.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | specific address: Portland 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: | W.B. |
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: | 15095 | |
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: | 107 | |
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. 107, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15095, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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