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Record ID 394989
Spectator Vol 7th
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists (1807-8)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 276 times in 129 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 394992
British Theatre 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 394995
Do Vol 4th
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Mr Archibald Petrie
Gender: Male.
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Petrie
Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 394998
Robertson's Works Vol 5th
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 242 times in 153 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 395001
Brown on RuralAffairs 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr Watt
Gender: Male.
Robert Brown (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Rural Affairs; being the substance of the article Agriculture, originally published in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia. [Brown]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Brown (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Rural Affairs; being the substance of the article Agriculture, originally published in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 22 borrowing records
Robert Brown (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Rural Affairs; Being the Substance of the Article Agriculture, Originally Published in the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Watt
Author: Robert Brown (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395004
British Theatre 30th & 31st
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr Watt
Gender: Male.
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 30, Volume 31
Confidence level: Speculative
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Watt
Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 30, Volume 31
Record ID 395007
Dean of Coleraine 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395010
British Plutarch 3&4th
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Mr J. Flett
Gender: Male.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch [1808-10]
Language: English . Published: Belfast. Date of publication: 1808-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 79 times in 36 borrowing records
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr J. Flett
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 395013
Tales of My Landlord 1stVol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Calman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
1817: 'stranger per Mrs Thuring'
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 566 times in 256 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Calman
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395016
White Cottage 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Calman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
1817: 'stranger per Mrs Thuring'
Arthur Mower (Male)
Genre: Fiction
The White Cottage, A Tale [Arthur Mower]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Mower (Male)
Genre: Fiction
The White Cottage, A Tale [Arthur Mower, 1817]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 66
Arthur Mower (Male)
Genre: Fiction
White Cottage. A Tale
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Calman
Author: Arthur Mower (Male), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395019
Bell's Travels 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston; Broad Street, Stromness; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia. By John Bell, of Antermony.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395022
Historical Sketchs 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men, for the year 1812-[1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 9 borrowing records
Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395025
Statistical Magazine 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests [Gillies]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests [Gillies, 1809]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 37 borrowing records
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395028
Louisa 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Dr Robert Groat
Gender: Male. Address: Newhall, Deerness.
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor. In two volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor. In two volumes. [T73523]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T73523
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr Robert Groat
Author: Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395031
Valentine's Eve 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Dr Robert Groat
Gender: Male. Address: Newhall, Deerness.
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Valentine's Eve [Opie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Valentine's Eve [Opie, 1816]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 54 borrowing records
Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Valentine's Eve
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Dr Robert Groat
Author: Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395034
Thomson's Lectures 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr Christie
Gender: Male.
Reverend Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Alternative spelling: Tate
Andrew Thomson (Male)
Genre: Theology
Lectures, expository and practical, on select portions of Scripture [Thomson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Andrew Thomson (Male)
Genre: Theology
Lectures, expository and practical, on select portions of Scripture
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 34 borrowing records
Andrew Thomson (Male)
Genre: Theology
Lectures, expository and practical, on select portions of Scripture
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Mr Christie , Reverend Mr Tait
Author: Andrew Thomson (Male), Genre: Theology
Lectures, expository and practical, on select portions of Scripture
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395037
Johnson's Journey 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr Christie
Gender: Male.
Reverend Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Alternative spelling: Tate
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 32
ESTC: N2632
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Mr Christie , Reverend Mr Tait
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395040
Me. of Laroch 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
Mr Walker
Gender: Male.
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein. ... Translated from the French. [1816]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 34
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de la Rochejaquelein
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Mr John Mitchell , Mr Walker
Author: Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de la Rochejaquelein
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1