| Evidence: | ?I made very little progress in learning until the year 1794 only my mother borrowed the pilgrim?s progress and Doctor Watts hymns for me and told me the meaning of them as well as she Could which kept me from going back but I Could not advance because I had no one to teach me.? |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1790 and 31 Dec 1794 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Quainton county: Buckinghamshire location in dwelling: home |
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| Reader: | Joseph Mayett |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Mar 1783 |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | Set to lace-making |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
His mother (probably) |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Dr Watts |
| Title: | Hymns |
| Genre: | Other religious, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 7375 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Mayett | |
| Editor: | Ann Kussmaul | |
| Title: | The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton | |
| Place of Publication: | Buckinghamshire | |
| Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 2 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Joseph Mayett, Ann Kussmaul (ed.), The autobiography of Joseph Mayett of Quainton (Buckinghamshire, 1986), p. 2, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7375, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
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