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EDWARD CAPERN, DEVON'S POSTMAN - POET

Catalogue reference: B160

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This record is about the EDWARD CAPERN, DEVON'S POSTMAN - POET dating from 1911 - 1988.

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Reference
B160
Title
EDWARD CAPERN, DEVON'S POSTMAN - POET
Date
1911 - 1988
Description

Documents and deeds relating to Edward Capern

Held by
North Devon Record Office (South West Heritage Trust)
Language
English
Physical description
16 files
Immediate source of acquisition

The collection listed here was given to the Record Office by Mr F Haggerty on 3 May 1990

Administrative / biographical background

Edward Capern became a post messenger in Bideford in 1848, retiring due to ill health 15 years later in 1866. He wrote verse for the North Devon Journal's 'Poet's Corner' and his poems were first published in a volume in 1856. He lived in Harborne, near Birmingham for 18 years before returning to North Devon to live in Braunton for the remainder of his life.

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