Record Number: 10850
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'When I brought the "Spirit of the Journals", I did not think that it would have contributed anything towards the account of Sheffield but I have extracted from it an account of a letter supposed to have been sent from "Yorke, General of the armed citizens of Sheffield", to the British National Convention, & the debate upon it from "The Times".'
Century:1700-1799
Date:27 Sep 1798
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Sheffield
location in dwelling: home
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:6 Feb 1783
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Apprentice working at a Sheffield warehouse. Son of a Sheffield Manufacturer.
Religion:Presbyterian
Country of Origin:England
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:The Spirit of the Public Journals for 1797 [series
Genre:Fiction, Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:10850
Source:Manuscript
Author:Joseph Hunter
Title:Journal
Location:British Library
Call No:Add 24, 879
Page/Folio:34
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Joseph Hunter, Journal, British Library, Add 24, 879, 34, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10850, accessed: 19 April 2025
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