Daniel Parke Jr. in St. Johns, Antigua, Leeward Islands - 18 September, 1708, at night

from 'America and West Indies: October 1708' in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 24, 1708-1709, pages 104-123:

[Original spelling retained. Daniel Parke Jr. was an unpopular governor of the Leeward islands. He was lynched there by a mob in 1710]

 

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Cecil Headlam (ed.), 'America and West Indies: October 1708' in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 24, 1708-1709, volume 24 (London, 1922), p. 104-123. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547136427748 accessed: 4 October, 2024

location of experience: St. Johns, Antigua, Leeward Islands

Listeners

Daniel Parke Jr.
Army officer, English colonial government official
1664-1710

Listening to

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boisterous singing performed by Bastian Otto Byar, Edward Chester Jr., Edward Chester Snr., Joseph Adams

Experience Information

Date/Time 18 September, 1708, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Notes

British History Online, a digital library created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, includes calendars of state papers in which the listening experience was identified. Calendars are very detailed summaries of documents arranged chronologically, intended as a finding aid. Original documents are often held at the National Archives at Kew.


Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:07:09 +0000
Approved on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:06:42 +0100