Record Number: 12180

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

St John's Antigua, July 19 1827 Your letter my Dear Fanny which appears to have been written in May I received yesterday..... I have sometimes thought perhaps I might do something in the Auction line , but then on looking over the newspapers it appears almost impossible from the immense number there are in that line. (etc) Believe moreover, affectionately yours, Jn Page

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

19 Jul 1827

Country:

Antigua

Time

n/a

Place:

city: St John's

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:

John Page

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

auctioneer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Antigua

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:

[newspaper]

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Advertisement, Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12180

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Page

Title:

n/a

Location:

Norfolk Record Office

Call No:

MC 235

Page/Folio:

20

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Page, Norfolk Record Office, MC 235, 20, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12180, accessed: 26 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None