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Record ID 401403
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 58
12th&13th Universal History
Borrowed: 1819/10/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/10/20 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1819/10/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/10/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 13
Record ID 401409
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 58
1st Sir Wm Temples Works
Borrowed: 1819/10/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/3/25 (Saturday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Navy.
Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Sir William Temple Bart
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Sir William Temple Bart, complete in four volumes octavo. To which is prefixed, The life and character of the author
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T136594
Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Sir William Temple
Borrowed: 1819/10/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/3/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699), Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 401361
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 58
1st Universal History
Borrowed: 1819/10/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/10/16 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1819/10/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/10/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 401358
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 58
1 Lives ofthe Admirals
Borrowed: 1819/10/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/10/16 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1819/10/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/10/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 401496
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 59
2 Osbecks Travels
Borrowed: 1819/10/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1819/10/30 (Saturday).
Mr George Traill of Hobbister
Gender: Male. Address: Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1819/10/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1819/10/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Traill of Hobbister
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 401850
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 63
7 Universal History
Borrowed: 1819/12/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/12/18 (Saturday).
Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1819/12/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/12/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Mitchell
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 401925
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 63
4 Universal History
Borrowed: 1819/12/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/1 (Saturday).
Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1819/12/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Mitchell
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 401919
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 63
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1819/12/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/12/25 (Saturday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1819/12/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1819/12/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 401991
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 64
2 Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1819/12/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/12 (Saturday).
Mr J. Flett
Gender: Male.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1819/12/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr J. Flett
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 402234
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 66
1. Old Eng. Baron
Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).
Mrs Stewart
Gender: Female. Address: Burness, Sanday.
Alternative spelling: Stuart
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Stewart
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 402174
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 66
2 Fordyce's Sermons
Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday).
Mr P. Jolly
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Jollie
James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to young women, by James Fordyce
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to young women, by James Fordyce
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: N69570
James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to Young Women [James Fordyce]
Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr P. Jolly
Author: James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796), Genre: Education
Sermons to Young Women [James Fordyce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 402252
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 66
1 Watson on Christianity
Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).
Dr Bullion
Gender: Male.
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T75721
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Bullion
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 402156
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 66
1 Old Eng. Baron
Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/15 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 402342
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 67
3.d Kame's Sketches
Borrowed: 1820/2/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/25 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man [Kames]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of history of man. In four volumes. By Henry Home, Lord Kaims, author of elements of criticism
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T160085
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Borrowed: 1820/2/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 402789
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 72
3 Zoroaster
Borrowed: 1820/3/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/5/7 (Sunday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Navy.
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The travels of Zoroaster, king of the Bactrians. Composed chiefly for the instruction of a young prince
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The travels of Zoroaster, king of the Bactrians. Composed chiefly for the instruction of a young prince
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians
Borrowed: 1820/3/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/5/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 403371
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 77
3 Zoroaster's Travels
Borrowed: 1820/6/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/6/7 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The travels of Zoroaster, king of the Bactrians. Composed chiefly for the instruction of a young prince
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The travels of Zoroaster, king of the Bactrians. Composed chiefly for the instruction of a young prince
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Travel
The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians
Borrowed: 1820/6/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/6/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 403365
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 77
2 Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1820/6/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/7/11 (Tuesday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (original): Land surveyor.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1820/6/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/7/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 403416
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 78
XV Universal History
Borrowed: 1820/6/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/6/10 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1820/6/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/6/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
Record ID 403422
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 78
3 Kame's Sketches
Borrowed: 1820/6/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/6/28 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr William Logie
Gender: Male. Address: Lady, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man [Kames]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of history of man. In four volumes. By Henry Home, Lord Kaims, author of elements of criticism
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T160085
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Borrowed: 1820/6/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/6/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Logie
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 406000
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 80
IIIrdvol Universal History
Borrowed: 1820/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/7/11 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1820/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/7/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 406021
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 80
30 Universal History
Borrowed: 1820/7/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/7/22 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 30
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1820/7/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/7/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 30
Record ID 406294
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 83
2 Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1820/9/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/11/15 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Barry
Gender: Male. Address: Shapinsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Alternative spelling: Barrie
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1820/9/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/11/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Barry
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 407252
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 90
2 Vols Sailors Letters
Borrowed: 1820/11/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/12/2 (Saturday).
Mr J. Baikie
Gender: Male.
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1820/11/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/12/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr J. Baikie
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 407264
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 91
10thVol Universal History
Borrowed: 1820/11/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/12/2 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1820/11/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/12/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 407303
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 91
1 Whistons Memoirs
Borrowed: 1820/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/3/17 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. William Whiston
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. William Whiston [T145654]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T145654
William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. William Whiston
Borrowed: 1820/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/3/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Author: William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. William Whiston
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 407453
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-04 (1817-1820, Type: Town). Page: 92
2 Sailors Letters
Borrowed: 1820/12/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/12/20 (Wednesday).
Mr J. Baikie
Gender: Male.
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1820/12/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/12/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr J. Baikie
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 422208
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-02 (1824-1832, Type: Town). Page: 18
Letters from Scotland vol. 2d.
Borrowed: 1826/2.
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1826/2.
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 389905
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 2
Letters from Scotland 1st
Borrowed: 1816/7/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/9/4 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/7/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/9/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 389932
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 2
Letters from Scotland 2nd
Borrowed: 1816/8/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/9/4 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/8/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/9/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 389893
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 2
Tillotson's Sermons 3&5
Borrowed: 1816/6/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/9/28 (Saturday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male. Address: Strenzie, Stronsay.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Tillotson 8vo (original title)
The works of the most Reverend Dr John Tillotson late lord archbishop of Canterbury. In ten volumes. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the most Reverend Dr John Tillotson late lord archbishop of Canterbury. In ten volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T179732
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of John Tillotson
Borrowed: 1816/6/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/9/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 5
Record ID 389968
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 3
Osbecks Voyages 2.
Borrowed: 1816/8/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/2 (Wednesday).
Miss Helena Fea
Gender: Female.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1816/8/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/2 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Miss Helena Fea
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390004
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 3
Letters from Scotland 2
Borrowed: 1816/9/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/7 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Birsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/9/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390061
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 4
Old English Baron 1
Borrowed: 1816/9/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/9/14 (Saturday).
Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Mariner > Ships Owner. Military > Navy.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1816/9/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/9/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390235
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 7
Smiths Theory &c 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/10/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/23 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr A. Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments, or, An essay towards an analysis of the principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is added, a dissertation on the origin of languages. By Adam Smith, LL. D
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments, or, An essay towards an analysis of the principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is added, a dissertation on the origin of languages. By Adam Smith, LL. D
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T95116
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1816/10/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/23 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr A. Willison
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390304
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 8
Watson on Christianity 1Vol
Borrowed: 1816/10/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/16 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T75721
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1816/10/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/16 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390376
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 10
Osbecks Travels 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/10/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/30 (Wednesday).
Mr James Baikie of Tankerness
Gender: Male. Address: Tankerness House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1816/10/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/10/30 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Baikie of Tankerness
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390604
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 13
Dean of Coleraine 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1816/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 390568
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 13
Steuart of Pardovan's Collections 1 Vol.
Borrowed: 1816/10/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/2 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721)
Genre: Theology
Collections and observations concerning the worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland [Pardovan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721)
Genre: Theology
Collections and observations concerning the worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland [T101349]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T101349
Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721)
Genre: Theology
Collections and observations concerning the worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1816/10/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390751
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 16
Osbecks Travels 2
Borrowed: 1816/11/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/23 (Saturday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1816/11/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/11/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390787
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 16
Turkish Spy 8
Borrowed: 1816/11/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/30 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Giovanni Paolo Marana (Male, born 1642, died 1693)
Genre: Lives
Letters writ by a Turkish spy, who lived five and forty years undiscovered at Paris
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
Giovanni Paolo Marana (Male, born 1642, died 1693)
Genre: Lives
Letters writ by a Turkish spy, who lived five and forty years undiscovered at Paris: giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople, of the most remarkable transactions of Europe: and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France).
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 164 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T91577
Giovanni Paolo Marana (Male, born 1642, died 1693)
Genre: Lives
Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy
Borrowed: 1816/11/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Author: Giovanni Paolo Marana (Male, born 1642, died 1693), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 390853
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 17
Osbeck's Travels 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/11/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1816/11/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 390817
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 17
Old English Baron 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/11/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/27 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1816/11/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/11/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390910
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 18
Old English Baron 1 Vol.
Borrowed: 1816/11/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/25 (Wednesday).
Mr James Baikie of Tankerness
Gender: Male. Address: Tankerness House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1816/11/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1816/12/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Baikie of Tankerness
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390946
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 18
Stuart of Pardovan 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Gerard (senior)
Gender: Male. Address: South Ronaldsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721)
Genre: Theology
Collections and observations concerning the worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland [Pardovan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721)
Genre: Theology
Collections and observations concerning the worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland [T101349]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T101349
Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721)
Genre: Theology
Collections and observations concerning the worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1816/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Gerard (senior)
Author: Walter Steuart of Pardovan (Male, died 1721), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 390997
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 19
Letters from Scotland 2stVols
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/21 (Saturday).
Mr J. Spence
Gender: Male.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr J. Spence
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391198
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 22
Letters from Scotland 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1816/12/21 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/28 (Saturday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/12/21 (Saturday). Returned: 1816/12/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391312
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 24
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1816/12/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday).
Mrs Margaret Laing
Gender: Female.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1816/12/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Margaret Laing
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391441
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 26
Letters from Scotland 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/18 (Saturday).
Reverend William Broadfoot
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend William Broadfoot
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391516
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 27
Robison Historyof Scotland 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/22 (Wednesday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the throne of England [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary, and of King James VI
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T65396
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/1/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 391483
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 27
Old English Baron 1 vol
Borrowed: 1817/1/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/2/15 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/1/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/2/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 391504
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 27
Osbeck's Travels Vol 1
Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).
Miss Eliza [Elizabeth] Traill
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Miss Eliza [Elizabeth] Traill
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 391579
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 28
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/1/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/25 (Saturday).
Mr James Baikie of Tankerness
Gender: Male. Address: Tankerness House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/1/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/1/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Baikie of Tankerness
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391660
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 30
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/1 (Saturday).
Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Mariner > Ships Owner. Military > Navy.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/1/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 391792
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 32
Letters from Scotland 1stVol
Borrowed: 1817/2/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/15 (Saturday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/2/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392169
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 33
Letters from Scot. 1stVol
Borrowed: 1817/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Pringle
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Pringle
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392148
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 33
Smiths Theory &c 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Ramage
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments, or, An essay towards an analysis of the principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is added, a dissertation on the origin of languages. By Adam Smith, LL. D
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments, or, An essay towards an analysis of the principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is added, a dissertation on the origin of languages. By Adam Smith, LL. D
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T95116
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1817/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Ramage
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392163
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 33
Letters from Scot. 2ndVol
Borrowed: 1817/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/19 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 392277
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 35
Watson on Christianity 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Simpson
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T75721
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Simpson
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392313
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 36
Old English Baron 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Mrs Riddoch
Gender: Female.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Riddoch
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392337
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 36
Letters from Scotland 2nVol
Borrowed: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Traill Urquhart of Elsness
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 392379
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 37
Letters from Scotland 1stVol
Borrowed: 1817/3/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/3/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392406
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 38
Life of Hume 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/3/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Lives
The life of David Hume, Esq
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Lives
The life of David Hume, Esq. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T5349
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Lives
Life of David Hume
Borrowed: 1817/3/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392529
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 39
Old English Baron 1 Vol.
Borrowed: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/22 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston; Broad Street, Stromness; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392499
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 39
Letters from Scotland 2ndVol.
Borrowed: 1817/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/15 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 392655
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 41
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/3/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/28 (Friday).
Mrs Craigie of Elwickbank
Gender: Female. Address: Elwick-Bank, Shapinsay.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/3/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Mrs Craigie of Elwickbank
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 392796
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 44
British Admirals 1stVol
Borrowed: 1817/4/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).
Lieutenant Skelton
Gender: Male.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1817/4/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lieutenant Skelton
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 392925
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 46
Dean of Coleraine 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/4/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1817/4/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 393111
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 48
Osbeck's Travels 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/4/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr James Smellie
Gender: Male. Address: St Andrews.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1817/4/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr James Smellie
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 393249
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 49
Old English Baron 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393375
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 51
Old English Baron 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393366
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 51
British Admirals 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 393642
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 54
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/6/14 (Saturday).
Mr James Riddoch of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston, Stromness.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/6/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Riddoch of Cairston
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 394095
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 56
Swifts Works 5.6.7&10Vols
Borrowed: 1817/5/31 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/6/7 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 10
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 14 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T218737
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1817/5/31 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/6/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 10
Record ID 394182
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 57
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/6/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/7/2 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/6/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/7/2 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 394455
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 62
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/7/30 (Wednesday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male. Address: Strenzie, Stronsay.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/7/30 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 394437
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 62
Robertson's Scotland 1&2dVols
Borrowed: 1817/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Mrs Armit
Gender: Female.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the throne of England [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary, and of King James VI
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T65396
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1817/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mrs Armit
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 394776
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 67
Montes. Spirit of Laws 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1817/9/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 394830
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 68
Letters from Scotland 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/9/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 394887
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 69
Life of Hume 1Vo
Borrowed: 1817/9/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Lives
The life of David Hume, Esq
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Lives
The life of David Hume, Esq. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T5349
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Lives
Life of David Hume
Borrowed: 1817/9/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 394899
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 70
Letters from Scotland 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Mr George Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Gordon
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 394932
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 70
Old English Baron 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/20 (Saturday).
Mr J. Flett
Gender: Male.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr J. Flett
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395007
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 72
Dean of Coleraine 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395043
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 73
Letters from Scotland 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395133
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Ferguson's Essays 1 Vol.
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/13 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An Essay on the History of Civil Society [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 97
ESTC: T75304
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Taylor
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395181
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 75
Hume's History Vol 1st
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr Ferguson
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume History of England 4to
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In six volumes. By David Hume, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T98604
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Ferguson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395241
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 77
Montesqueieus Laws 1stVol.
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395466
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 81
Naval Admirals 1 Vo
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr J. Flett
Gender: Male.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr J. Flett
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395535
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Montesquieu Laws 1stVol
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston; Broad Street, Stromness; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen of Cairston
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395571
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Letters from Scotland 2 Vo
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395667
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Carr's Sermons Vol1st
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395658
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Hume's England Vol 2d
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/3 (Saturday).
Mr Ferguson
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume History of England 4to
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In six volumes. By David Hume, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T98604
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Ferguson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395751
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Baillie's Letters 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Birsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters and journals, containing an impartial account of public transactions, civil, ecclesiastical, and military, in England and Scotland, from the beginning of the civil wars, in 1637, to the year 1662 [Baillie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters and journals, containing an impartial account of public transactions, civil, ecclesiastical, and military, in England and Scotland, from the beginning of the civil wars, in 1637, to the year 1662 [Baillie] (T88281)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T88281
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters, and Journals, containing an Impartial Account of Public Transactions, Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Military
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Author: Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395799
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Dean of Coleraine 3 Vols
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/22 (Saturday).
Mr Watt
Gender: Male.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Watt
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395874
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Carr's Sermons 2d Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Scapa, Holm and Paplay.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395856
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Universal History 39th
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr George Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Gordon
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Record ID 395892
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 90
Watson on Christianity 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T75721
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 407561
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 1
1s Universal Histy
Borrowed: 1820/12/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/1/3 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1820/12/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/1/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 407570
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 2
2 Montesquieu Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1820/12/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/12/23 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1820/12/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/12/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 407594
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 2
2 Sailor's letters
Borrowed: 1820/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1820/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 407921
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 5
2 Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/3/4 (Sunday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T175717
Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1821/1/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/3/4 (Sunday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2