Record Number: 19922

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[Sir Hans Sloane] considered my Letter over, and finding, by the contents, Doctor [italics] Mead [end italics] recommended me to him, said "Poor Creature! I suppose you want Charity; there's Half a Crown for you".'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 31 Dec 1741

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: Chelsea

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:

Hans Sloane

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Apr 1660

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

doctor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Ireland

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:

Laetitia Pilkington

Title:

[Letter]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
brought to him by L. Pilkington

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Source Information:

Record ID:

19922

Source:

Print

Author:

Laetitia Pilkington

Editor:

A.C. Elias

Title:

Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington

Place of Publication:

Athens GA

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

I

Page:

197

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 197, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19922, accessed: 13 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None