Journal probably written by E. Burton. The address given is Gr[ea]t Charles St, Birmingham. The journal records in prose and verse spiritual tribulations and physical decline. It gives a record of Burton's religious struggle, from conversion through self-doubt to acceptance. The journal also contains some 500 lines of verse, with something on nearly every page, in simple quatrains, and dates April 1819-June 1821. The writer makes no reference in the diary to their family or secular life but concentrates almost exclusively on expressing their spiritual and religious feelings and contemplations. As such, this diary represents an interesting insight to the daily spiritual struggles of a Christian dissenter.
E. Burton's journal
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- Dates of Creation1819 - 1821
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 volume
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Administrative / Biographical History
E. Burton was born 1 August 1800 making him eighteen years old when this journal begins and according to which, was baptised 5 April 1818. This would suggest that he belonged to a Non-conformist church of which there were many in Birmingham in the early nineteenth century. It is possible E. Burton was a member of the congregation of Cannon Street Baptist Church in Birmingham where the pastor was Isaiah Birt at the time when Burton was writing his diary. Other than an address of Great Charles Street, Birmingham, his journal gives no further personal information.
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Custodial History
The provenance of this item is unknown. E. Burton has signed the flyleaf in what appears to be the diarist's own hand, but no further information is known at this stage.