Record Number: 20083

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I wrote, in order to gain Relief, to a Prelate of [italics] Ireland [end italics], then resident in [italics] London [end italics]; I sent the letter by the Daughter of a Dissenting Clergyman, of whose Honour and Virtue I was confident. He received her civilly, read over my Letter, and declared he did not know me; but as he had some slight Knowledge of my Father, there was a Guinea for me'..

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 1 Jan 1748

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Robert Clayton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

prelate

Religion:

Anglican

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 asking for financial assistance]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20083

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:

321

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 321, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20083, accessed: 13 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Editors think this is most likely reader