Record Number: 19922
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Sir Hans Sloane] considered my Letter over, and finding, by the contents, Doctor [italics] Mead [end italics] recommended me to him, said "Poor Creature! I suppose you want Charity; there's Half a Crown for you".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 31 Dec 1741
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Chelsea
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Apr 1660
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:doctor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Letter]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
brought to him by L. Pilkington
Source Information:
Record ID:19922
Source:Laetitia Pilkington
Editor:A.C. Elias
Title:Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington
Place of Publication:Athens GA
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:I
Page:197
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 197, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19922, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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