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Record ID 43814

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 7b

Gibbons hist.

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/4/4 (Monday). Returned?: 04-Apr.


Borrower

John McGill
Gender: Male. Address: Barr.
Occupation (original): Tailor.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Tailoring/Clothing/Apparel.


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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 8, Volume 9

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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: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/4/4 (Monday).

Borrower: John McGill

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

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9

Record ID 43864

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 18b

Johnson's lives

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/3/24 (Thursday). Returned?: 24-Mar.


Borrower

Robert McKeand
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Lawyer.
Committee: Clerk.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Attorneys/Lawyers/Solicitors. Law > Notaries/Clerks.


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Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Biography.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/3/24 (Thursday).

Borrower: Robert McKeand

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

Lives of the English Poets

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 43494

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 21b

Eloisa

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/5/6 (Friday). Returned?: 06-May.


Borrower

Andrew Douglas
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Accountant.
Committee: Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Accountant.


Book Holding

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction
Eloisa: or, a series of original letters collected and published by J. J. Rousseau. Translated from the French. In four volumes. ...
Language: French. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction
Eloisa: or, a series of original letters collected and published by J. J. Rousseau. Translated from the French. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 15 borrowing records


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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction
Eloisa: or, A Series of Original Letters

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/5/6 (Friday).

Borrower: Andrew Douglas

Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778), Genre: Fiction

Eloisa: or, A Series of Original Letters

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 44086

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 24b

Cooks voy.

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/4/21 (Thursday). Returned?: 21-Apr.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, ... abridgement of the Voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, ... Illustrated with cuts. In four volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
  
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/4/21 (Thursday).

Borrower: Alexander Murray

Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel

Voyage to the Pacific Ocean

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 44114

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 36b

Donquixote

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/4/7 (Thursday). Returned?: 07-Apr.


Borrower

Samuel Shortridge
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original):  Physician/Surgeon.
Committee: Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
  


Book Holding

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Male, born 1547, died 1616)
Genre: Fiction
The history of the renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha. Written in Spanish, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Translated from the original by several hands : and publish’d by Peter Motteux. Adorn’d with sculptures.
Language: Spanish. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Male, born 1547, died 1616)
Genre: Fiction
The history of the renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha. Written in Spanish, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Translated from the original by several hands : and publish’d by Peter Motteux. Adorn’d with sculptures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1705-1706. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Male, born 1547, died 1616)
Genre: Fiction
Don Quixote

Borrowed: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned: 1796/4/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: Samuel Shortridge

Author: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Male, born 1547, died 1616), Genre: Fiction

Don Quixote

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2