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Record ID 43517

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 12b

Gibbon's

Borrowed: 1796/10/13 (Thursday).


Borrower

Alexander Drew
Gender: Male. Address: Newton Douglas.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


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Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...
Language: English. Genre: History.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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Confidence level: Speculative

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 123 times in 83 borrowing records


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Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1796/10/13 (Thursday).

Borrower: Alexander Drew

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 43642

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 17b

An.l Register 

Borrowed: 1796/10/13 (Thursday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
The annual register, or A view of the history, politics, and literature for the year [x].
Language: English. Genre: Review.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1791

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The annual register, or A view of the history, politics, and literature for the year 1790
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature