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Book Holding: Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.

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Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.

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Record ID 15777

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 38

Howstons Memoirs

Borrowed: 1749/1/10 (Friday). Returned: 1749/2/3 (Monday). Classmark: J.6.2. Original Returned Text: Howstons Memoirs.


Borrower

Professor Henry Rymer
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1684-1758. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1408529436.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.


Book Holding

James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.
Classmark: J.6.2, Q.5.23.

Borrowed: 1749/1/10 (Friday). Returned: 1749/2/3 (Monday).

Borrower: Professor Henry Rymer

Author: James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel

Dr Houstoun’s Memoirs of His Own Life-Time

Record ID 15860

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 42

Dr Houstons Memoirs

Borrowed: 1749/5/5 (Monday). Returned: 1749/5/22 (Thursday). Classmark: J.6.2. Original Returned Text: D<sup>r</sup> Houstons Memoirs.


Borrower

Professor Andrew Shaw
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1700-1779. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1409683484.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.


Book Holding

James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.
Classmark: J.6.2, Q.5.23.

Borrowed: 1749/5/5 (Monday). Returned: 1749/5/22 (Thursday).

Borrower: Professor Andrew Shaw

Author: James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel

Dr Houstoun’s Memoirs of His Own Life-Time

Record ID 16120

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 53

Dr Howston′s Memoirs

Borrowed: 1749/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1749/3/9 (Sunday). Classmark: J.6.2. Original Returned Text: D<sup>r</sup> Howstons Memoirs. Professor: James Murison.


Borrower

Philip Morrison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.
Classmark: J.6.2, Q.5.23.

Borrowed: 1749/2/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1749/3/9 (Sunday).

Borrower: Philip Morrison

Author: James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel

Dr Houstoun’s Memoirs of His Own Life-Time

Record ID 16598

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 75

Dr Houston's Memoirs

Borrowed: 1749/6/1 (Sunday). Returned: 1749/6/9 (Monday). Classmark: J.6.2. Original Returned Text: D<sup>r</sup> Houstons Memoirs. Professor: David Gregory.


Borrower

Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1733-1799. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377717276.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.
Classmark: J.6.2, Q.5.23.

Borrowed: 1749/6/1 (Sunday). Returned: 1749/6/9 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Duncan

Author: James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel

Dr Houstoun’s Memoirs of His Own Life-Time

Record ID 98627

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 78-79

Houston's Memoirs

Borrowed: 1773/9/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/9/29 (Wednesday). Classmark: Q5 .23. Original Returned Text: Houston's Memoirs.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book Holding

James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.
Classmark: J.6.2, Q.5.23.

Borrowed: 1773/9/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/9/29 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Andrew Duncan

Author: James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel

Dr Houstoun’s Memoirs of His Own Life-Time