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Record ID 208145

Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 91

Robison's Proofs - One Volume

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned 'in a Week'.


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Kinross
Gender: Male. Address: Lecropt.
Occupation (original): Minister of Lecropt, 1780-1803.
Subs Date: 12 January 1788. Subs: 10.6. Life dates: d.1803.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


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John Robison (Male, born 1739, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Proofs of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe, carried on in the secret meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati, and Reading Societies. Collected from good authorities.
Language: English. Publication Place: Edinburgh. Publication Year: 1797. Format: 8vo (octavo). Modern shelfmark: Leighton 14-C-14.

Record ID 43562

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 28

Hen:

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/27 (Wednesday). Returned?: 27-Dec.


Borrower

Ebenezer Drew
Gender: Male. Address: Craigencallie.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


Book Holding

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, From the first invasion of it by the Romans under Julius Cæsar. Written on a new plan. by Robert Henry, D.D. one of the ministers of Edinburgh, member of the Society of Antiquarians of Scotland, and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The second edition.
Language: English. Genre: History.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, From the first invasion of it by the Romans under Julius Cæsar. Written on a new plan. by Robert Henry, D.D. one of the ministers of Edinburgh, member of the Society of Antiquarians of Scotland, and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The second edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 320 times in 232 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/27 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Ebenezer Drew

Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History

History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 43592

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 28

Prince of aby:

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/27 (Wednesday). Returned?: 27-Dec.


Borrower

Ebenezer Drew
Gender: Male. Address: Craigencallie.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


Book Holding

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Fiction
The prince of Abissinia. A tale.
Language: English. Genre: Novel.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Fiction
The prince of Abissinia. A tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Fiction
Prince of Abissinia. A Tale

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/27 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Ebenezer Drew

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Fiction

Prince of Abissinia. A Tale

Record ID 43640

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 52

Fielding-

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/21 (Thursday). Returned?: 21-Dec.


Borrower

John Graham
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkinner.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Committee: President, Chair of Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works [Fielding]
Language: English. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 311 times in 173 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/21 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Graham

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

Works of Henry Fielding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Record ID 43631

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 52

Bruces Travels

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/21 (Thursday). Returned?: 21-Dec.


Borrower

John Graham
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkinner.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Committee: President, Chair of Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
An interesting narrative of the travels of James Bruce, Esq. into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Abridged from the original work. The second edition. By Samuel Shaw, Esq.
Language: English. Genre: Travels.

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1797/12/21 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Graham

Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Record ID 44212

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 156

Sav: Egypt 1&2d

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1798/1/8 (Monday). Returned?: 08-Jan.


Borrower

Alexander Vans
Gender: Male. Address: Barrachan.
Occupation (original): Laird.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.


Book Holding

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Egypt, with a parallel between the manners of its ancient and modern inhabitants, the present State, the Commerce, the Agriculture, and Government of that Country; and an account of the descent of St. Lewis at Damietta: extracted from Joinville, and Arabian authors. Illustrated with maps. By Mr. Savary, Author of the Life of Mahomet, and Translator of the Coran. In two volumes. ...
Language: French. Genre: Travels.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1797/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1798/1/8 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Vans

Author: Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788), Genre: Travel

Letters on Egypt [Claude Étienne Savary]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2