Record Number: 11112

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'god was Merciful & spoke Peace to my Soul, & now I found that with god which Passeth all understanding, & rejoiced all the day long, & saw everything in a new light ... I now read the Scriptures with great delight, & recomended them to my wife , & my father, who was my constant companion &c ...'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1799 and 31 Dec 1799

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Preston
location in dwelling: home

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:

Benjamin Shaw

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

Dec 1772

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Apprentice Mechanic in a Lancashire Mill

Religion:

C of E? Converted to Baptism 1800, Methodism 1802.

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Bible ['the scriptures']

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11112

Source:

Print

Author:

Benjamin Shaw

Editor:

A. G. Crosby

Title:

The Family Records of Benjamin Shaw Mechanic ... 1772-1841

Place of Publication:

Stroud

Date of Publication:

1991

Vol:

n/a

Page:

39-40

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Benjamin Shaw, A. G. Crosby (ed.), The Family Records of Benjamin Shaw Mechanic ... 1772-1841, (Stroud, 1991), p. 39-40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11112, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None