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Record ID 410465
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 24
3 Travels of Zoroaster
Borrowed: 1821/8/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/8/8 (Wednesday).
Mr John Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Laurence
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: 1821/8/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/8/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Lawrence
The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 410447
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 24
1 Watson's Apology of Bible
Borrowed: 1821/7/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/11/2 (Friday).
Reverend Mr James Duguid
Gender: Male.
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: 1821/7/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/11/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr James Duguid
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 410477
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 24
2 Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1821/8/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/9/29 (Saturday).
Mrs [J.] Erskine
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: 1821/8/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1821/9/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs [J.] Erskine
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 410561
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 25
8,9,10 Swift's Works
Borrowed: 1821/9/5 (Wednesday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, 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: 1821/9/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 410669
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 26
3 vols Kame's Sketches
Borrowed: 1821/9/17 (Monday). Returned: 1821/10/26 (Friday).
Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Physician.
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: 1821/9/17 (Monday). Returned: 1821/10/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
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 410729
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 27
2vols. Osbecks China
Borrowed: 1821/9/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/11/26 (Monday).
Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1821/9/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1821/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
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 410810
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 28
1 Old English Barons
Borrowed: 1821/9/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1821/10/9 (Tuesday).
Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, 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: 1821/9/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1821/10/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 410969
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 29
1 Tillotson 8.vo
Borrowed: 1821/10/8 (Monday). Returned: 1821/12/14 (Friday).
Mr P. Jolly
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Jollie
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 1
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: 1821/10/8 (Monday). Returned: 1821/12/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr P. Jolly
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 410927
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 29
2vols Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1821/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1821/10/9 (Tuesday).
Mr John Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Laurence
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: 1821/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1821/10/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Lawrence
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 410972
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 29
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1821/10/8 (Monday). Returned: 1821/10/12 (Friday).
Mr John Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Laurence
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: 1821/10/8 (Monday). Returned: 1821/10/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Lawrence
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 411278
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 32
vol.1 Tillotson's Works
Borrowed: 1821/11/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1821/12/14 (Friday).
Mr P. Jolly
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Jollie
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 1
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: 1821/11/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1821/12/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr P. Jolly
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 411452
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 34
2Vols Osbeck's Travels
Borrowed: 1821/11/26 (Monday). Returned: 1821/12/14 (Friday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1821/11/26 (Monday). Returned: 1821/12/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
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 411596
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 35
4vols Johnson's Lives
Borrowed: 1821/12/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/1/4 (Friday).
Captain William Richan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works; by Samuel Johnson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T4514
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Borrowed: 1821/12/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/1/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Richan
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 411623
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 36
3 Quaker
Borrowed: 1821/12/14 (Friday). Returned: 1822/1/4 (Friday).
Dr Grant
Gender: Male.
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T75764
Genre: Fiction
The Quaker
Borrowed: 1821/12/14 (Friday). Returned: 1822/1/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr Grant
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 411692
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 36
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1821/12/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1821/12/25 (Tuesday).
Mr John Rae
Gender: Male. Address: Clestrain, Orphir.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alternative spelling: Ray
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: 1821/12/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1821/12/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Rae
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 411731
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 37
1. Tillotson's Works
Borrowed: 1821/12/21 (Friday). Returned: 1822/1/19 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.
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 1
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: 1821/12/21 (Friday). Returned: 1822/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 411812
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 37
8 Turkish Spy
Borrowed: 1822/1/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/1/25 (Friday).
Dr Grant
Gender: Male.
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: 1822/1/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/1/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr Grant
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 411830
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 38
2V Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1822/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1822/1/22 (Tuesday).
Captain William Richan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. 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: 1822/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1822/1/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain William Richan
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 411959
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 39
1v Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1822/1/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/2/1 (Friday).
Captain William Richan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
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: 1822/1/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/2/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain William Richan
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 412307
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 42
12 vols Swift's Works
Borrowed: 1822/2/15 (Friday). Returned: 1822/4/2 (Tuesday).
Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Physician.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
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: 1822/2/15 (Friday). Returned: 1822/4/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 412391
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 43
3Vols The Quaker
Borrowed: 1822/2/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1822/3/22 (Friday).
Mr John Rae
Gender: Male. Address: Clestrain, Orphir.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alternative spelling: Ray
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T75764
Genre: Fiction
The Quaker
Borrowed: 1822/2/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1822/3/22 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Rae
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 412427
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 43
2 vols Osbeck Travels
Borrowed: 1822/2/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1822/3/5 (Tuesday).
Mr John Rae
Gender: Male. Address: Clestrain, Orphir.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alternative spelling: Ray
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1822/2/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1822/3/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Rae
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 412784
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 45
1 De Foe's History
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
The history of the union between England and Scotland, by Daniel de-Foe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
The history of the union between England and Scotland, by Daniel de-Foe
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T71932
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
History of the Union of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Genre: History
History of the Union of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 412862
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 46
2Vols Osbeck's Travels
Borrowed: 1822/3/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1822/4/17 (Wednesday).
Dr Grant
Gender: Male.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1822/3/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1822/4/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Grant
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 412829
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 46
5Vols Macauley's History
Borrowed: 1822/3/26 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/5/3 (Friday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The history of England from the accession of Iames I to the elevation of the House of Hanover. By Catharine Macaulay
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The history of England from the accession of Iames I to the elevation of the House of Hanover.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769-1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T106229
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
History of England [Catherine Macaulay]
Borrowed: 1822/3/26 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/5/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Author: Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791), Genre: History
History of England [Catherine Macaulay]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 413057
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 48
1 Nimmo's Stirlingshire
Borrowed: 1822/4/19 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/3 (Friday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
William Nimmo (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A general history of Stirlingshire; containing an account of the ancient monuments, and most Important and Curious Transactions in that Shire, from the Roman Invasion of Scotland, to the Present Times; with the natural history of the shire. By William Nimmo, Minister of Bothkennar.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Nimmo (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
A general history of Stirlingshire; containing an account of the ancient monuments, and most Important and Curious Transactions in that Shire, from the Roman Invasion of Scotland, to the Present Times; with the natural history of the shire.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 32
ESTC: T135383
William Nimmo (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
General History of Stirlingshire
Borrowed: 1822/4/19 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: William Nimmo (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
General History of Stirlingshire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 413327
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 50
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1822/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/24 (Friday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
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: 1822/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 413309
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 50
1 Urquharts Tracts
Borrowed: 1822/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the learned and celebrated antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the learned and celebrated antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty. Videlizet, I. A peculiar promptuary of time; wherein is displayed a most exact Directory for all particular Chronologies in any Family whatsoever. II. The true pedigree and lineal Descent of the most antient and honourable Family of the Urquharts, in the house of Cromarty, from the creation of the World until the year of God 1652: with a Continuation of said Genealogy down to the present Time, extracted from the Records of the Lyon-Office. III. A curious dissertation on the universal language. IV. A vindication of the honour of Scotland, in the Characters of several hundreds of Scotsmen, his contemporaries, celebrated both at home and abroad for their Wit, Learning, or Military Prowess; in which is contained an Account (much more complete than any hitherto published) of the Life and Death of the admirable Crichton of Clunie: The whole interspersed with many curious and interesting Particulars relative to Scotland, the Clans, and other renowned Scotsmen, not taken notice of by any other Writer; and tending to illustrate many Passages in our History, hitherto very obscure.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T138234
Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the Learned and Celebrated Antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
Borrowed: 1822/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Author: Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the Learned and Celebrated Antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 413303
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 50
3V. Johnson's Lives
Borrowed: 1822/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1822/6/28 (Friday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works; by Samuel Johnson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T4514
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Borrowed: 1822/5/17 (Friday). Returned: 1822/6/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 413468
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 52
1. Review 1755
Borrowed: 1822/6/7 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/5 (Friday).
Mr David Patterson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Schoolmaster.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Alternative spelling: Paterson
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755-1756.
Number of borrowings: 5
Borrowed: 1822/6/7 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr David Patterson
Genre: Periodicals
Record ID 413546
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 52
1 Letters fm Scotland
Borrowed: 1822/6/17 (Monday).
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 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: 1822/6/17 (Monday).
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 1
Record ID 413501
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 52
2 vols Osbeck's Travels
Borrowed: 1822/6/14 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/3 (Wednesday).
Dr Grant
Gender: Male.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1822/6/14 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Grant
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 413444
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 52
3 vols The Cry
Borrowed: 1822/5/31 (Friday). Returned: 1822/6/11 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
The cry: a new dramatic fable
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
The cry: a new dramatic fable
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T141110
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
The Cry
Borrowed: 1822/5/31 (Friday). Returned: 1822/6/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 413696
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 54
vol 1st.Swift's Wks
Borrowed: 1822/7/2 (Tuesday).
Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Physician.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1822/7/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 413744
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 54
1 Edin. Review for 1755
Borrowed: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755-1756.
Number of borrowings: 5
Borrowed: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Genre: Periodicals
Record ID 413678
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 54
1&2 Kame's Sketches
Borrowed: 1822/7/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/7/12 (Friday).
Mr John Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Laurence
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
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: 1822/7/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/7/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Lawrence
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
Record ID 413753
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 55
1 Life of Hume
Borrowed: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
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: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 413759
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 55
2 vols Sailor's Letters
Borrowed: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/15 (Monday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
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: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 413756
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 55
3vol Kame's Sketches
Borrowed: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/26 (Friday).
Mr John Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Laurence
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: 1822/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/7/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Lawrence
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 414086
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 58
2 Vols Montesquieu &c
Borrowed: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/10 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
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: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
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 414077
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 58
Review for 1755
Borrowed: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/9/24 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755-1756.
Number of borrowings: 5
Borrowed: 1822/9/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/9/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Record ID 414257
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 59
2Vols Osbeck's Travels
Borrowed: 1822/10/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/4/15 (Monday).
Mr Keir
Gender: Male.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1822/10/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/4/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Keir
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 414203
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 59
1 The Jewel
Borrowed: 1822/10/4 (Friday). Returned: 1822/12/24 (Tuesday).
Mr William Matheson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Surveyor.
Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the learned and celebrated antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the learned and celebrated antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty. Videlizet, I. A peculiar promptuary of time; wherein is displayed a most exact Directory for all particular Chronologies in any Family whatsoever. II. The true pedigree and lineal Descent of the most antient and honourable Family of the Urquharts, in the house of Cromarty, from the creation of the World until the year of God 1652: with a Continuation of said Genealogy down to the present Time, extracted from the Records of the Lyon-Office. III. A curious dissertation on the universal language. IV. A vindication of the honour of Scotland, in the Characters of several hundreds of Scotsmen, his contemporaries, celebrated both at home and abroad for their Wit, Learning, or Military Prowess; in which is contained an Account (much more complete than any hitherto published) of the Life and Death of the admirable Crichton of Clunie: The whole interspersed with many curious and interesting Particulars relative to Scotland, the Clans, and other renowned Scotsmen, not taken notice of by any other Writer; and tending to illustrate many Passages in our History, hitherto very obscure.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T138234
Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the Learned and Celebrated Antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
Borrowed: 1822/10/4 (Friday). Returned: 1822/12/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Matheson
Author: Sir Thomas Urquhart (Male, born 1611, died 1660), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Tracts of the Learned and Celebrated Antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 414458
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 61
1 Night Thoughts
Borrowed: 1822/11/1 (Friday). Returned: 1822/11/29 (Friday).
Mr J. Flett
Gender: Male.
Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765)
Genre: Poetry
The complaint: or, night-thoughts on life, death, and immortality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765)
Genre: Poetry
The complaint: or, night-thoughts on life, death, and immortality
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T27223
Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765)
Genre: Poetry
Complaint: or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality
Borrowed: 1822/11/1 (Friday). Returned: 1822/11/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr J. Flett
Author: Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765), Genre: Poetry
Complaint: or, Night-thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 414431
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 61
3 Vols The Quakers
Borrowed: 1822/11/1 (Friday). Returned: 1822/12/10 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T75764
Genre: Fiction
The Quaker
Borrowed: 1822/11/1 (Friday). Returned: 1822/12/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 414512
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 62
1755 Ed. Review
Borrowed: 1822/11/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/3 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755-1756.
Number of borrowings: 5
Borrowed: 1822/11/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Genre: Periodicals
Record ID 414539
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 62
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1822/11/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/3 (Tuesday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (original): Land surveyor.
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: 1822/11/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 414794
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 64
1755 Ed. Review
Borrowed: 1822/12/9 (Monday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review [1755]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755-1756.
Number of borrowings: 5
Record ID 414764
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 64
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1822/12/6 (Friday). Returned: 1822/12/17 (Tuesday).
Mr Peter Lendrum Scarth
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: 1822/12/6 (Friday). Returned: 1822/12/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Peter Lendrum Scarth
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415367
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/21 (Friday).
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: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/21 (Friday).
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 415346
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
Johnsons Collection
Borrowed: 1823/2. Returned: 1823/2/14 (Friday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works; by Samuel Johnson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T4514
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Borrowed: 1823/2. Returned: 1823/2/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 415349
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
The Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1823/2. Returned: 1823/2/14 (Friday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
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: 1823/2. Returned: 1823/2/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415616
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 72
vol34 Univerrsal History
Borrowed: 1823/3/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/14 (Friday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 34
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: 1823/3/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/14 (Friday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 34
Record ID 415712
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 73
2 Tillotns. Sermons
Borrowed: 1823/3/21 (Friday). Returned: 1823/9/12 (Friday).
Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
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 unspecified
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: 1823/3/21 (Friday). Returned: 1823/9/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 415763
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 74
1 Watson on Christianity
Borrowed: 1823/3/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1823/4/25 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
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: 1823/3/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1823/4/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Taylor
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415877
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 75
1 vol. Universal Hist.y
Borrowed: 1823/4/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/4/11 (Friday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
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: 1823/4/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/4/11 (Friday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 416090
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 77
1 Smith's Theory,
Borrowed: 1823/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/9/12 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Gavin Hamilton
Gender: Male. Address: Hoy.
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: 1823/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/9/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Gavin Hamilton
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416060
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 77
1 Old Eng: Baron
Borrowed: 1823/5/2 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/16 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Mackenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alternative spelling: McKenzie
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: 1823/5/2 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Mackenzie
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416096
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 77
1 Swift's works vol 2nd
Borrowed: 1823/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/5/23 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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: 1823/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/5/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 416150
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 78
1 Universal History vol24th
Borrowed: 1823/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/13 (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 24
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: 1823/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Record ID 416156
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 78
4 Swift's works 6,7,10,12
Borrowed: 1823/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/15 (Thursday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 10, Volume 12
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: 1823/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 10, Volume 12
Record ID 416207
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 78
1 Universal History vol6
Borrowed: 1823/5/16 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/30 (Friday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
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: 1823/5/16 (Friday). Returned: 1823/5/30 (Friday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 416318
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 79
1 universal History vol 15th.
Borrowed: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/6/20 (Friday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
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: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/6/20 (Friday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
Record ID 416270
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 79
1 universal History vol17
Borrowed: 1823/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
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: 1823/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Record ID 416300
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 79
4 Johnstones Lives
Borrowed: 1823/5/30 (Friday). Returned: 1823/7/15 (Tuesday).
Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works; by Samuel Johnson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T4514
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Borrowed: 1823/5/30 (Friday). Returned: 1823/7/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 416231
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 79
2 Sailors letters
Borrowed: 1823/5/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/7/4 (Friday).
Reverend Mr William Grant
Gender: Male. Address: Cross, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
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: 1823/5/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/7/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Grant
Author: Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 416744
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 84
3 universal History 8,9,20
Borrowed: 1823/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1823/9/9 (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 8, Volume 9, Volume 20
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: 1823/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1823/9/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 20
Record ID 416777
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 84
3 Travels of Zoroaster
Borrowed: 1823/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (original): Land surveyor.
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: 1823/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
The Travels of Zoroaster, King of the Bactrians
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 416861
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 85
1 universal Historyvol33
Borrowed: 1823/9/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1823/9/30 (Tuesday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33
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: 1823/9/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1823/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33
Record ID 417122
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Old Eng: Baron
Borrowed: 1823/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
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: 1823/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Borrower: John Taylor
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 417071
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Osbeck's China vol1st.
Borrowed: 1823/9/26 (Friday). Returned: 1823/9/30 (Tuesday).
John Taylor
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Librarian.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1823/9/26 (Friday). Returned: 1823/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Taylor
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 417416
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 88
1. Universal History
Borrowed: 1823/10/10 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
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: 1823/10/10 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 417704
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 90
1 Letters from Scotlandvol2nd.
Borrowed: 1823/10/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
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: 1823/10/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
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 418130
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 93
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1823/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/5 (Friday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
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: 1823/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 418226
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94
Swifts work vol 1st
Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/1/20 (Tuesday).
Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/1/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr John Bremner
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 418196
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94
2 Robertson's Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/13 (Friday).
Reverend Mr J. Duguid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
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: 1823/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr J. Duguid
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 418302
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 95
2 universal History vol 1 & 2nd.
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Scarth
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Scarth
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 418368
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 96
1 Smiths Theory
Borrowed: 1823/12/26 (Friday). Returned: 1824/1/9 (Friday).
Mr William Sinclair
Gender: Male. Address: Breckness, Sandwick.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.
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: 1823/12/26 (Friday). Returned: 1824/1/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Sinclair
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 418476
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 97
1 The life of Hume
Borrowed: 1824/1/9 (Friday). Returned: 1824/3/12 (Friday).
Mr Robert Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
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: 1824/1/9 (Friday). Returned: 1824/3/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Smith
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 418767
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 99
1 Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/2/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 89 borrowing records
ESTC: T146188
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/2/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 419016
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 102
2 universal History 33&34
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1824/3/2 (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 33, Volume 34
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: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1824/3/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33, Volume 34
Record ID 419034
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 102
1 Carstare's Letters
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1824/3/26 (Friday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715)
Genre: Lives
State-papers and letters addressed to William Carstares
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715)
Genre: Lives
State-papers and letters addressed to William Carstares, confidential secretary to K. William during the whole of his reign; afterwards principal of the University of Edinburgh. Relating to public affairs in Great-Britain, but more particularly in Scotland, during the reigns of K. William and Q. Anne. To which is prefixed the life of Mr Carstares.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Editors: Maccormick, Joseph, 1733-1799.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T101386
William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715)
Genre: Lives
State-papers and Letters Addressed to William Carstares
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1824/3/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Author: William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715), Genre: Lives
State-papers and Letters Addressed to William Carstares
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 419058
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 102
4 Johnson's lives of the Poets
Borrowed: 1824/2/27 (Friday). Returned: 1824/3/16 (Tuesday).
Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works; by Samuel Johnson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T4514
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Borrowed: 1824/2/27 (Friday). Returned: 1824/3/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Mitchell
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 419322
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 104
1 Letters from Scotland vol 2nd.
Borrowed: 1824/3/19 (Friday). Returned: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Mr Charles Shirreff
Gender: Male. Address: High Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
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: 1824/3/19 (Friday). Returned: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Charles Shirreff
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 419328
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 104
2 Montesquieu's Laws
Borrowed: 1824/3/19 (Friday). Returned: 1824/9/28 (Tuesday).
Mr Charles Shirreff
Gender: Male. Address: High Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
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: 1824/3/19 (Friday). Returned: 1824/9/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Charles Shirreff
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 419304
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 104
5 Universal History, 2 N16,17,18,19
Borrowed: 1824/3/19 (Friday). Returned: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Lieutenant John Malcolm
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Poet. Military > Army.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19
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: 1824/3/19 (Friday). Returned: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Malcolm
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19
Record ID 420558
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 4
1 Universal History 9.
Borrowed: 1830/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1830/2/12 (Friday).
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 9
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: 1830/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1830/2/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 420501
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 4
2 Osbeck's China
Borrowed: 1830/1/26 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/5 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Ebenezer Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
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 57 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1830/1/26 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Ebenezer Ritchie
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 420666
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 5
1 Kames' Sketches 3.
Borrowed: 1830/2/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/26 (Friday).
Mr P. Copland
Gender: Male.
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: 1830/2/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr P. Copland
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 420636
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 5
1 Kames' Sletches 2
Borrowed: 1830/2/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/26 (Friday).
Mr P. Copland
Gender: Male.
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 2
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: 1830/2/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr P. Copland
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 2
Record ID 420609
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 5
3 Quaker
Borrowed: 1830/2/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/12 (Friday).
Mr Robert Patton
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Fiction
The quaker. A novel, in a series of letters, by a lady. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T75764
Genre: Fiction
The Quaker
Borrowed: 1830/2/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/2/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Patton
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 420585
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 5
2 Switfts Works. 1. 12.
Borrowed: 1830/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1830/2/5 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 12
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: 1830/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1830/2/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 12
Record ID 420699
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 6
8 Turkish Spy
Borrowed: 1830/2/5 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/19 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
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: 1830/2/5 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/19 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
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 420750
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 6
2 Montes. Sp. Laws
Borrowed: 1830/2/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/3/5 (Friday).
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: 1830/2/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/3/5 (Friday).
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 420795
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 7
1 Universal Hit. Mod. 16
Borrowed: 1830/2/12 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/5 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: History
The Modern part of an universal history : from the earliest accounts to the present time
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 44 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: N472050
Borrowed: 1830/2/12 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16
Record ID 421038
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 9
1 Swifts' Works 1.
Borrowed: 1830/2/26 (Friday). Returned: 1830/4/20 (Tuesday).
Mr P. Copland
Gender: Male.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1830/2/26 (Friday). Returned: 1830/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr P. Copland
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 421104
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 10
2 Swift's Works. 2.3.
Borrowed: 1830/3/5 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/9 (Tuesday).
Mr P. Copland
Gender: Male.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
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: 1830/3/5 (Friday). Returned: 1830/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr P. Copland
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 421551
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 14
1 Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1830/3/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/25 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Scarth
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield: a tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 89 borrowing records
ESTC: T146188
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1830/3/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Scarth
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 423465
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 17
4 Jonston's Lives of the Poets.
Borrowed: 1830/4/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/28 (Friday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets with critical observations on their works; by Samuel Johnson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T4514
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Borrowed: 1830/4/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 424440
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 23
1 Smiths Theory
Borrowed: 1830/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/7/13 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Borwick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Service Provision and Hospitality > Distiller.
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: 1830/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/7/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Borwick
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1