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Record ID 63790

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/29 (Type: Town). Page: 93

Borrowed: 1831/1/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1831/2/8 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Burgh of Wigtown

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 64750

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/29 (Type: Town). Page: 111

Tale of a Tub

Borrowed: 1830/6/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/7/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

John Hawthorn
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Lawyer.
Committee: Treasurer, Clerk, Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.


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Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James’s Library.

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Confidence level: Speculative

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James’s Library.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8


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Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub

Borrowed: 1830/6/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/7/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Hawthorn

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 64969

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/29 (Type: Town). Page: 113

Borrowed: 1829/6/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1829/6/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George McHaffie Esq.

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 70993

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/30 (Type: Town). Page: 5l

Tales of a Tub

Borrowed: 1832/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1832/11/24 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mrs Blair
Gender: Female. Address: Wigtown.


Book Holding

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James’s Library.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James’s Library.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8


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Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub

Borrowed: 1832/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1832/11/24 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mrs Blair

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 73511

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/30 (Type: Town). Page: 27l

Borrowed: 1833/1/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1833/2/12 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John McGill [1832-]

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 73553

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/30 (Type: Town). Page: 27l

Borrowed: 1834/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1834/11/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: John McGill [1832-]

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 76625

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/30 (Type: Town). Page: 39r

Tale of a Tub

Borrowed: 1833/5/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1833/5/11 (Saturday).


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James Tweedale/Tweddale Esq.
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Customs.
Committee: President, Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.


Book Holding

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James’s Library.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James’s Library.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8


Book Work

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub

Borrowed: 1833/5/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1833/5/11 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Tweedale/Tweddale Esq.

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub

Record ID 80960

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/30 (Type: Town). Page: 54l

Borrowed: 1834/8/31 (Sunday). Returned: 1834/9/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: Miss Briarcleff

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Tale of a Tub