| Evidence: | 'Eliza Cooper was first visited in Newgate in the summer of 1849. She was committed for unlawfully deserting her infant ... From this time the poor prisoner earnestly longed for salvation, and received with joy the glad tidings of a Savior's love. The little tract, entitled "Come to Jesus", was blessed to her, and she read it frequently with much delight' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1849 and 31 Dec 1849 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Newgate Gaol other location: prison |
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| Reader: | Eliza Cooper |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| 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: | [unknown] |
| Title: | Come to Jesus |
| Genre: | Other religious |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book, Pamphlet, tract |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 23158 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Matilda Wrench | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Visits to female prisoners at home and abroad | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1852 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 23 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Matilda Wrench, Visits to female prisoners at home and abroad (London, 1852), p. 23, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23158, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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