Record Number: 6314

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'About 5.40 I set out to the house from which John Carter was this day buried in order to read the will of the deceased (by desire of Mr Burges) to his relations, they being all met to hear the same.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

5 Nov 1757

Country:

England

Time

afternoon
evening: after 5.40

Place:

city: East Hoathly
county: Sussex
other location: home of John Carter

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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

relatives of the deceased John Carter

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Carter

Title:

[will]

Genre:

Law

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

reading group

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6314

Source:

Print

Author:

Thomas Turner

Editor:

David Vaisey

Title:

The Dairy of Thomas Turner

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

n/a

Page:

121

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Thomas Turner, David Vaisey (ed.), The Dairy of Thomas Turner, (Oxford, 1984), p. 121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6314, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None