Diary of Elizabeth Bevington, Quaker preacher, mainly a description of six months spent in Ireland as a travelling preacher

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MS. Eng. e. 3766

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(pp. 72-125) are blank. Comprises:

(pp. 6-8) description of her daily life in London, 1 July-19 Aug. 1789
(pp. 9-14) description of her journey from London to Dublin via Worcestershire, Shropshire and North Wales, 20 Aug.-4 Sept. 1789
(pp. 14-71) description of her travels in Ireland, staying with Friends, preaching at meetings and visiting the sick, elderly and imprisoned, 4 Sept. 1789-28 Feb. 1790
(p. 53) loose sheet listing the children of Elizabeth and Samuel Bevington and their dates of birth
(pp. 126-38) description of her travels in Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, staying with friends and attending meetings, 15 Dec. 1791-7 Feb. 1792
(p. 137) list of the places she visited, 15 Dec. 1791 and 7 Feb. 1792
(pp. 140-1) names and addresses of Friends in Ireland

141.0 pages

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MS. Eng. e. 3766

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Diary of Elizabeth Bevington, Quaker preacher, mainly a description of six months spent in Ireland as a travelling preacher

Elizabeth Bevington (fl 1789-1792) was a Quaker preacher.

Bought from John Hart, 21 Oct. 2010.

Sponsored by Ian and Karen Taylor, Martin Colman and Marjorie Boulton, Duke Humfrey's Night, 15 Oct. 2011.

Binding: blind-ruled morocco, gilt lettering, 'E. Bevington', with flap and clasp, marbled endpapers

Title: Diary of Elizabeth Bevington, Quaker preacher, mainly a description of six months spent in Ireland as a travelling preacher
Status: Published
Date: EAD version 2018
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin