Evidence: | 'In the even read the extraordinary "Gazette" for Wednesday, which gives an account of our army in America, under the command of General Wolfe, beating the French army under General Montcalm (near the city of Quebec) wherein both generals were killed, as also two more of the French generals, and the English general Monckton, who took command after General Wolfe was killed, was shot through the body, but is like to do very well; as also the surrender of the city of Quebec, with the articles of capitulation. Oh, what a pleasure it is to every true Briton to see with what success it pleases Almighty God... |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | 20 Oct 1759 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening: 'even' | ||||||||||
Place: | city: East Hoathly county: Sussex |
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Reader: | Thomas Turner |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 9 Jun 1729 |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | shopkeeper |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | The London Gazette |
Genre: | Politics |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | 20 October 1759 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 6501 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Thomas Turner | |
Editor: | David Vaisey | |
Title: | The Dairy of Thomas Turner | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 191 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Dairy of Thomas Turner (Oxford, 1984), p. 191, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6501, accessed: 02 June 2023 |
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