Record Number: 27338
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
William Gifford to John Murray, 29 April 1826 [sic]: 'I see with regret in the papers of this morning that my poor friend [William] Moorcroft is dead.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:29 Apr 1826
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:report of death of William Moorcroft in India
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
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Source Information:
Record ID:27338
Source:Samuel Smiles
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Title:A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1891
Vol:2
Page:173
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 2, p. 173, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27338, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Note to p.173 in source states that William Moorcroft died at Bokhara in 1808; not clear whether there is error in source, or if this was first intelligence that Gifford had received of the death. Gifford goes on, in letter quoted: 'It is mentioned in the Asiatic Journal. I shall be obliged to you if you can spare it to me for an hour or two, and I will return it' -- but it is not clear that Gifford had already seen a copy of this paper, or whether he was following up a reference obtained elsewhere.
