Author: STONE, MICHAEL.
Title: The Diary of John Longe. Vicar of Coddenham, 1765-1834.
Description: Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2008. 9781843833574. 1st edition. "John Longe, an affluent and clubbable gentleman-parson of the Georgian age, contributed extensively to society in rural mid-Suffolk for forty years, heading a household which included ten domestic servants, as well as farm staff..Besides preaching and leading worship, Longe trained young curates; marshalled his parishioners under threat of Napoleon's invastion; and fulfilled the onerous responsibilities of a magistrate, including supervision of the local House of Industry and turnpike trust. Longe recorded his activities, relationships and possessions in picket-books and inventories, leaving a rich archive for posterity." Pp.lxviii/314, silhouette portrait fronispece + 8 plates (including 3 maps). Green boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Keywords: Stone Diary John Longe Vicar Coddenham Suffolk Records Ward Family Tree Diary Documents Inventory Coddenham Vicarage Stable Cellar Dussebters Poverty 51664 East Anglia: : Suffolk


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