 Some of the people who read the advice column in "The Athenian Mercury", and sometimes submitted questions and comments of their own, according to Dunton, were Sir William Temple (pertaining to Talismans, amongst other things), Jonathan Swift, Marquess of Halifax, Sir Thomas Pope Blount, Sir William Hedges, and Sir Peter Pett.Dunton was surprised one day early on into his "question project" with a letter that came from a "gentle-woman" who wish to know if ladies could submit inquiries also.He assured them that their questions would be seriously considered, as on 23 May 1691 "The Athenian Mercury" printed the "gentle-woman's" questions.