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MS16481, page 66v

Record ID 42145

Smollets Continuation Vol 4

Borrowed: 1812/7/15 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 1812 July 15. Original Borrower: T Fairbairn.


Borrower

Thomas Fairbairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
History of England from the Revolution to the death of George the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
The history of England from the Revolution to the death of George the Second.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803-1804. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Borrowed: 1812/7/15 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Thomas Fairbairn

Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History

History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 42147

Police of London

Borrowed: 1812/7/18 (Saturday). Original Borrower: John Ross.


Borrower

John Ross
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Patrick Colquhoun (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Treatise on the police of the Metropolis [Colquhoun]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Colquhoun (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A treatise on the police of the Metropolis.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

Patrick Colquhoun (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Record ID 42148

Borrowed: 1812/7/18 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Kemp

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 42151

Smollets continuation vol 5

Borrowed: 1812/7/27 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 27. Original Borrower: T Fairbairn.


Borrower

Thomas Fairbairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
History of England from the Revolution to the death of George the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
The history of England from the Revolution to the death of George the Second.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803-1804. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Borrowed: 1812/7/27 (Monday).

Borrower: Thomas Fairbairn

Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History

History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 42152

Locke Essay  Vol 1

Borrowed: 1812/7/28 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28. Original Borrower: Robert Fogo.


Borrower

Robert Fogo
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay on Human Understanding [Locke]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay concerning human understanding : with thoughts on the conduct of the understanding.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Borrowed: 1812/7/28 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Fogo

Author: John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 42153

Gillies's History of Greece Vo:l 1st

Borrowed: 1812/7/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29. Original Borrower: TFairbairn.


Borrower

Thomas Fairbairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the East
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the East [Gillies 1801]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Borrowed: 1812/7/29 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Thomas Fairbairn

Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History

History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 42154

the first Volume of Life of Washington

Borrowed: 1812/7/30 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30th. Original Borrower: J Brown.


Borrower

J Brown
Gender: Unknown.


Book Holding

John Marshall (Male, born 1755, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the war which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States [Marshall]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

John Marshall (Male, born 1755, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
The Life of George Washington [Marshall London 1804]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: 57


Book Work

John Marshall (Male, born 1755, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of George Washington [John Marshall]

Borrowed: 1812/7/30 (Thursday).

Borrower: J Brown

Author: John Marshall (Male, born 1755, died 1835), Genre: Lives

Life of George Washington [John Marshall]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 42155

Rollins Ancient History 2 Vol.

Borrowed: 1812/7/30 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30.. Original Borrower: Jas Brown.


Borrower

James Brown
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1315 times in 857 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 42156

Spectacles of Nature 4 vol

Borrowed: 1812/7/30 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 30. Original Borrower: Thomas Hardie.


Borrower

Thomas Hardie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Mason.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Mason/Miller.


Book Holding

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records


Book Work

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d

Borrowed: 1812/7/30 (Thursday).

Borrower: Thomas Hardie

Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy

Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 42157

Josephus's works

Borrowed: 1812/8/3 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Augt. 3. Original Borrower: Geo: Purves.


Borrower

George Purves
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Flavius Josephus (Male, born 37, died 100)
Genre: History
Works of Josephus. With great diligence revised and amended, according to the excellent French translation of Monsieur Arnauld D’Andilly. Also the embassy of Philo Judæus, to the emperor Caius Caligula.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1291.

Borrowed: 1812/8/3 (Monday).

Borrower: George Purves

Author: Flavius Josephus (Male, born 37, died 100), Genre: History

Works of Flavius Josephus

Record ID 42158

Bakers Chronicle

Borrowed: 1812/8/3 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Augt. 3. Original Borrower: Geo: Purves.


Borrower

George Purves
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Richard Baker (Male, born 1568, died 1645)
Genre: History
A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Romans government unto the death of King James
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.995.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Richard Baker (Male, born 1568, died 1645)
Genre: History
A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Romans government unto the death of King James
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1670. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Sir Richard Baker (Male, born 1568, died 1645)
Genre: History
Chronicle of the Kings of England

Borrowed: 1812/8/3 (Monday).

Borrower: George Purves

Author: Sir Richard Baker (Male, born 1568, died 1645), Genre: History

Chronicle of the Kings of England

Record ID 42159

Rollins Roman History Vol 11

Borrowed: 1812/8/3 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Augt.. 3. Original Borrower: Alex. Whitelaw.


Borrower

Alexander Whitelaw
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History (original title)
Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome till the Battle of Actium, 16 vols (standardised title)

Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1336 (vol. 4 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11