| Description | Tracks 1 - 15:
These are a continuation of recordings made by Charles Parker of a number of people talking, reciting and being coached in how to recite passages for the tape recorder.
Track 1 is Q 57B and Parker continues to coach Hannah Wears in reading out quotations for Gem and Jane Powell, formerly Chartists. This considers the difference between between 'The Land of Plenty' (the New World?'} and England with its 'hereditary titles ...... and the fag end of nobility'.
Tracks 2 - 5 feature John Hardcastle, who Parker coaches in reading out extracts of a letter from Titus Crowshaw of Huddersfield and written at Philadelphia on 18 December 1853. Extract 44B (Tracks 2 -3) describes Crowshaw's sea crossing to America and his advice to potetnial immigrants to the USA to avoid sailing ships wherever possible. Q45C (Tracks 4 -5) describe Crowshaw's loss of leaving friends and family behind and his experience of being despised as an immigrant in America.
Tracks 6 - 8 feature Derek Tiptrot being coached by Parker in reading out extracts from William Morris, dated 14 December 1832. Tracks 6 - 7 (23E/F) concern 'the Lancashire Weaver' which considers the adverse circumstances which make people become power loom workers. Tracks 7 - 8 concern descriptions of life in (?) America for weavers, which is described as being 'free from the oppressive tyranny of King. priests and lords'.
Tracks 9 & 11 - 15 are a continuation (carried over from the previous tape) of Parker's coaching for the reading of extracts from the Liverpool Mercury and George Martin's letter. Tracks 9 & 11 -12 concern the Mercury's article dated 04 December 1849, which considers the work of the Potters Emigration Society, and which contains a reference to Mr Twigg.
Tracks 13 -15 concern Martin's letter of 14 May 1849 which considers the rising tide of immigration into New York State and the plight of Irish migrants sent by Lord Besborough to Albany, New York.
Track 10 is silent.
Total: 33:20 minutes
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF573E0662280 |