| Evidence: | 'my Curiosity led me to read the Letter before I examined the Contents of the Paper [plum cake from Jonathan Swift], which, to the best of my Knowledge, was this:
Madam,
I send you a Piece of Plumb-cake, which I did intend should be spent at your Christening [LP's baby had just died]; if you have any Objection to the Plumbs, or do not like to eat them, you may return them to,
Madam,
your sincere Friend and Servant,
J. Swift' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 28 Aug 1731 and 20 Sep 1731 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Dublin | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Laetitia Pilkington |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1708 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | clergyman's wife; poet |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Jonathan Swift |
| Title: | [a letter] |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 20076 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Laetitia Pilkington | |
| Editor: | A.C. Elias | |
| Title: | Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington | |
| Place of Publication: | Athens GA | |
| Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 315 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 315, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20076, accessed: 21 March 2023 | |
| Date of birth 1708 or 1709 |
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