COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL030574tr
Reference Number:
PLP/90/38
Parent Work Title:
Letter to Nehemiah Curnock
Creator:
Prince, W.G.
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Robinson, John
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1844
Description:
Letter to Nehemiah Curnock by John Robinson and W.G. Prince from their Condemned Cell at York Castle. Some of the first open-air sermons were preached at public hangings, and the Methodist mission to condemned prisoners remained very important until the abolition of the death penalty in the late 20th century.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Methodist Church
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: York
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Methodist Church
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2006-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Methodist
