An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1799/9/21
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Record ID 43505
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 36
Bruce's Travels
Borrowed: 1799/9/21 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/10/8 (Tuesday). Returned?: 08-Oct.
Andrew Douglas
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Accountant.
Committee: Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Accountant.
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.
Confidence level: Speculative
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 . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T223024
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1799/9/21 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/10/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Douglas
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 44139
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 142
Smellie's Philosy
Borrowed: 1799/9/21 (Saturday).
Samuel Shortridge
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Physician/Surgeon.
Committee: Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The philosophy of natural history. By William Smellie, Member of the Antiquarian and Royal Societies of Edinburgh.
Language: English. Genre: Natural History.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The philosophy of natural history. By William Smellie, Member of the Antiquarian and Royal Societies of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1790-1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 84 times in 71 borrowing records
ESTC: T106302
William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophy of Natural History
Borrowed: 1799/9/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Samuel Shortridge
Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2