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Record ID 43518

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 12b

Knoxs Essay

Borrowed: 1796/4/25 (Monday). Returned: 1796/5/16 (Monday). Returned?: 16-May.


Borrower

Alexander Drew
Gender: Male. Address: Newton Douglas.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


Book Holding

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays moral and literary. By Vicesimus Knox, A.M. Master of Tunbridge school, and late fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford.
Language: English. Genre: Belles Lettres.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays moral and literary. By Vicesimus Knox, A.M. Master of Tunbridge school, and late fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 11 borrowing records


Book Work

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays Moral and Literary

Borrowed: 1796/4/25 (Monday). Returned: 1796/5/16 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Drew

Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays Moral and Literary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 43368

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Eloisa

Borrowed: 1796/10/10 (Monday).


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction
Eloisa: or, a series of original letters collected and published by J. J. Rousseau. Translated from the French. In four volumes. ...
Language: French. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

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


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1796/10/10 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

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

Eloisa: or, A Series of Original Letters

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 43377

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Zeluco

Borrowed: 1796/3/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1796/4/25 (Monday). Returned?: 25-Apr.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Fiction
Zeluco. Various views of human nature, taken from life and manners, foreign and domestic. In two volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Fiction
Zeluco. Various views of human nature, taken from life and manners, foreign and domestic. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 310 times in 194 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Fiction
Zeluco

Borrowed: 1796/3/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1796/4/25 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Fiction

Zeluco

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 43369

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Borrowed: 1796/10/10 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History

History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 43371

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Fielding's Works

Borrowed: 1796/1/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1796/1/8 (Friday). Returned?: 08-Jan.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works [Fielding]
Language: English. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 224 times in 109 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding

Borrowed: 1796/1/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1796/1/8 (Friday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction

Works of Henry Fielding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 43360

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Brit. Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/1/8 (Friday). Returned: 1796/2/11 (Thursday). Returned?: 11-Feb.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English. Genre: Plays.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 180 times in 110 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/1/8 (Friday). Returned: 1796/2/11 (Thursday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Genre: Drama

Bell's British Theatre

Volumes borrowed: Volume 20

Record ID 43376

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Zeluco

Borrowed: 1796/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1796/3/14 (Monday). Returned?: 14-Mar.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Fiction
Zeluco. Various views of human nature, taken from life and manners, foreign and domestic. In two volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Fiction
Zeluco. Various views of human nature, taken from life and manners, foreign and domestic. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 310 times in 194 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Fiction
Zeluco

Borrowed: 1796/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1796/3/14 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Fiction

Zeluco

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 43373

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Fielding's Works

Borrowed: 1796/4/25 (Monday). Returned: 1796/5/2 (Monday). Returned?: 02-May.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works [Fielding]
Language: English. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 224 times in 109 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding

Borrowed: 1796/4/25 (Monday). Returned: 1796/5/2 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction

Works of Henry Fielding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 43363

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Brit Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/3/14 (Monday). Returned: 1796/3/24 (Thursday). Returned?: 24-Mar.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English. Genre: Plays.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 21

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 180 times in 110 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/3/14 (Monday). Returned: 1796/3/24 (Thursday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Genre: Drama

Bell's British Theatre

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 21

Record ID 43365

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Brit. Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/3/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1796/4/25 (Monday). Returned?: 25-Apr.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English. Genre: Plays.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 180 times in 110 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/3/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1796/4/25 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Genre: Drama

Bell's British Theatre

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 43361

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Brit Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1796/3/14 (Monday). Returned?: 14-Mar.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English. Genre: Plays.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 17

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 180 times in 110 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1796/3/14 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Genre: Drama

Bell's British Theatre

Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 17

Record ID 43375

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Fieldings

Borrowed: 1796/5/2 (Monday). Returned: 1796/8/10 (Wednesday). Returned?: 10-Aug.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works [Fielding]
Language: English. Genre: Novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 224 times in 109 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding

Borrowed: 1796/5/2 (Monday). Returned: 1796/8/10 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction

Works of Henry Fielding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Record ID 43366

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 14b

Brit Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/5/2 (Monday). Returned: 1796/8/10 (Wednesday). Returned?: 10-Aug.


Borrower

Alexander Burton
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English. Genre: Plays.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 180 times in 110 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Bell's British Theatre

Borrowed: 1796/5/2 (Monday). Returned: 1796/8/10 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Alexander Burton

Genre: Drama

Bell's British Theatre

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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