Autograph letter signed, [n.d.].
Related Entities
There are 1 Entities related to this resource.
Owen, Robert, 1771-1858
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v80959 (person)
Robert Owen (1771-1858) was born at Newtown, Wales to a working family, his father being employed as the local postmaster. From an early age Owen was encouraged to read and debate, and using this knowledge he was able to mentor the younger children at his school. Aged just 10 he left school and was apprenticed to a Mr James McGuffog, a linen draper from Stamford, Lincolnshire, and, according to his Autobiography, he was independent from his parents from this point onwards. ...
