Farmer Ashford et al. in Lea, nr Gainsborough, Lincolnshire - 1814

from The Life of Thomas Cooper, Written by Himself, pages 23–24:

The next day [after Gainsborough’s celebration of the Treaty of Paris of 1814] [Thomas] Miller and I laid our young heads together, and enlisted […] lads we knew, to accompany us on an adventurous expedition to Lea.  Papers were coloured and inscribed, and ribbons procured, and flags formed; and away we went to Lea, to try our fortunes.…   more >>

cite as

Thomas Cooper, The Life of Thomas Cooper, Written by Himself (London, 1873), p. 23–24. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1659522564268 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Lea, nr Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Listeners

Farmer Swift
Farmer
8th Baronet Anderson
Clergyman, Landowner
1767-1846

Listening to

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'Awake my soul and with the sun'
written by François H. Barthélemon
performed by Bob Mason, Jack Barton, Joe Cawthrey, Thomas Cooper, Thomas Miller, Tom Aram
'Glory to Thee, my God, this night'
written by Thomas Tallis
performed by Bob Mason, Jack Barton, Joe Cawthrey, Thomas Cooper, Thomas Miller, Tom Aram
unspecified hymns performed by Bob Mason, Jack Barton, Joe Cawthrey, Thomas Cooper, Thomas Miller, Tom Aram

Experience Information

Date/Time 1814
Medium live

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:29:24 +0100
Approved on Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:25:42 +0100