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Record ID 218750

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 23

Langhorne's Plutarch vol 1st

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records


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Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: Luke Fraser

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 149820

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3) (1776-1779, Type: Student). Page: 189

Hawkesworth'sCook 's  Voyages Vol 1 & 2 d

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Classmark: P 4.23. Original Returned Text: Cookes 1 2d V ..


Borrower

John Braid
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1745-1785. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1368432444.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world : in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Classmark: P.4.23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Braid

Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel

Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 157008

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3) (1776-1779, Type: Student). Page: 268

German & Italian Grammar

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Original Returned Text: German & Ital. Grammar.


Borrower

Patrick Murray
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1837. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1401321828.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Gebhard Friedrich August Wendeborn (Male, born 1742, died 1811), Francesco Sastres (Male)
Genre: Education
The elements of German grammar, by the Rev. Mr. Wendeborn, minister of the German chapel, on Ludgate-Hill. Dedicated, by permission, to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. + An introduction to the Italian grammar; with examples taken from the best authors, and copious notes: together with the definition and etymology of the grammatical terms, to which are added, a vocabulary of words, divided according to the several parts of speech; a collection of phrases; and a few miscellaneous remarks of the best authors on translation in general, and on pronunciation. The whole on a plan quite familiar and new, adapted to every capacity. By Francesco Sastres.
Classmark: C.5.25.

Record ID 156999

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3) (1776-1779, Type: Student). Page: 268

Anecdotes of a Convent Vol. 3.d

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Classmark: -----. Original Returned Text: Anecdotes of a Convent Vol 3d .


Borrower

Patrick Murray
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1837. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1401321828.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Helen Williams (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Anecdotes of a convent. By the author of Memoirs of Mrs. Williams. In three volumes. ...
Classmark: G.3.32, L.8.17.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Helen Williams (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Anecdotes of a convent. By the author of Memoirs of Mrs. Williams. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 93 times in 39 borrowing records


Book Work

Helen Williams (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Anecdotes of a Convent

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: Patrick Murray

Author: Helen Williams (Female), Genre: Fiction

Anecdotes of a Convent

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 157005

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3) (1776-1779, Type: Student). Page: 268

Amelia --- Vol. 1st 2 . 3 - 4

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Original Returned Text: Amelia 1 . 2. 3 . 4.


Borrower

Patrick Murray
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1837. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1401321828.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Amelia. By Henry Fielding, Esq; In four volumes. ...
Classmark: M.7.8, R.7.2, B.6.9?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Amelia. By Henry Fielding, Esq; In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 272 times in 128 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Amelia

Borrowed: 1779/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/5/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: Patrick Murray

Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction

Amelia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4