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Record ID 44079

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 84

Bruce's Trav.-

Borrowed: 1798/10/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1798/10/21 (Sunday). Returned?: 21-Oct.


Borrower

Alexander Murray
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original):  Vintner.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Retailer/Shopkeeper.
  


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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: 1798/10/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1798/10/21 (Sunday).

Borrower: Alexander Murray

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

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

Record ID 43713

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 90

Volneys Trav

Borrowed: 1798/10/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1798/12/22 (Saturday). Returned?: 22-Dec.


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Sir William Maxwell
Gender: Male. Address: Monreith.
Occupation (original): Baronet.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


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Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the years 1783, 1784, and 1785. Containing the present natural and political state of those countries, their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs. Illustrated with copper plates. By M. C-F. Volney. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1798/10/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1798/12/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Sir William Maxwell

Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel

Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2