Evidence: | Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form)
Reg. no. 87: 'An uncle died insane. Could read perfectly on committal. Learnt portions of the Old Testament, and the whole of the New Testament as far as the Epistle to the Romans. 12 months' imprisonment.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Oct 1844 and 12 Oct 1845 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Reading Gaol 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: | anon [87] |
Age | Unknown |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | prisoner |
Religion: | n/a |
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) prison issue |
Record ID: | 15343 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | John Field | |
Title: | Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845 | |
Location: | Berkshire Record Office | |
Call no: | Q/ SO 20 | |
Page/folio: | ff.260-261 |
Citation: | John Field, Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845 Berkshire Record Office, p. Q/ SO 20, p. ff.260-261, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15343, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)