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Record ID 42674

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 82r

Ossians

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: August 30th. Original Borrower: Geo. Cunningham.


Borrower

George Cunningham
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed, dissertations on the Era and Poems of Ossian ... Embellished with engravings.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

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James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
The Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed, dissertations on the Era and Poems of Ossian ... Embellished with engravings.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Poems of Ossian

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George Cunningham

Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry

Poems of Ossian

Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Record ID 42675

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 82r

Plutarchs Lifes

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: August 30th. Original Borrower: H. Laidlaw.


Borrower

Henry Laidlaw
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1801. Death date: 1871.
Occupation (normalised): Service Provision and Hospitality > Innkeeper/Tavernkeeper.


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Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, in six volumes. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefixed The life of Plutarch, written by Mr. Dryden.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, in six volumes. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefixed The life of Plutarch, written by Mr. Dryden.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 116 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Henry Laidlaw

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

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Record ID 342353

Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 249

First Volume of Boswell's Life of J

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned..


Borrower

Mr W. Dawson
Gender: Male. Address: Whitestoun.
Occupation (original): Student in Divinity.
Subs Date: 1811. Subs: Student.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English. Publication Place: London. Publication Year: 1799. Format: 8vo (octavo). Modern shelfmark: Leighton 7-E-3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records


Book Work

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr W. Dawson

Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives

Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 342356

Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 249

------ Embassy to China

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned..


Borrower

Mr W. Dawson
Gender: Male. Address: Whitestoun.
Occupation (original): Student in Divinity.
Subs Date: 1811. Subs: Student.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Travel
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China.
Language: English. Publication Place: London. Publication Year: 1797. Format: 8vo (octavo).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Travel
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; including cursory observations made, and Information Obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 68 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China

Record ID 35725

Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010525

Owens Travels

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Whitslade.


Book Holding

John Owen (Male, born 1766, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Owen's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Owen (Male, born 1766, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels into different parts of Europe, in the years 1791 and 1792. With familiar remarks on places-men-and manners.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 15 borrowing records


Book Work

John Owen (Male, born 1766, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Different Parts of Europe, in the Years 1791 and 1792

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Anderson

Author: John Owen (Male, born 1766, died 1822), Genre: Travel

Travels into Different Parts of Europe, in the Years 1791 and 1792

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 35726

Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010525

Ramsay's poems.

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Whitslade.


Book Holding

Allan Ramsay the Younger (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Ramsay's Poems

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Anderson

Author: Allan Ramsay the Younger (Male, born 1713, died 1784)

Ramsay's Poems

Record ID 35727

Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010525

Neibuhr's Travels 2

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Whitslade.


Book Holding

Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Neibuhr's Travels through Arabia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Arabia, and other countries in the East.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 15 borrowing records


Book Work

Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Arabia

Borrowed: 1814/8/30 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Anderson

Author: Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815), Genre: Travel

Travels through Arabia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2