Evidence: | Witness statements in trial for tax offences:
Jane Fuller: "I can neither read nor write; I had occasion to send a letter, and told Griffiths of it, he offered to write, and took pen and paper -I told him the persons name and my business, and he completed the letter and read it to me, it contained what I wanted, and answered my purpose very well, it was sent, and I received a very satisfactory answer. I have known him nine years -I have heard him read a story book, which was very entertaining, there was the names of fishes of the sea, and animals on the earth; I do not recollect the name of anything but the rattle snake."
Q: "How long ago was this?"
Fuller: "About nine years; it was at his house in Green parish -Ann Siders, his present wife was with him -I frequently called there, as I knew the people; it was one o'clock in the afternoon; he read an hour, or perhaps more, and told me the meanings of the things he read, about beasts, fishes and creeping things on earth..." |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 6 Jun 1821 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Green parish, Kent | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | George Griffiths |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
Occupation: | farmer's labourer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | n/a |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
June Fuller, wife of labourer, who asked him to compose letter for her |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | n/a |
Genre: | Ephemera |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ after composing for Fuller |
Record ID: | 1916 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 6 June 1821, Trial of James West, William Beer, John Richardson, Thomas Richardson, William Williams and Thomas Webster (t18210606-54), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 6 June 1821, Trial of James West, William Beer, John Richardson, Thomas Richardson, William Williams and Thomas Webster (t18210606-54), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1916, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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