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Georgian Newspaper Project
Find out about life in Georgian Bath.
This database contains brief summaries of articles, advertisements and notices in the Bath Chronicle newspaper, for selected years between 1770 and 1800.
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| Deaths: Mr Edward Tiley, a weaver of Bradford, cut his throat last Sunday, in consequence of having enlisted as a soldier & through fear of going with his party. Coroner's jury verdict "felo de se", he was buried in the highway on Tuesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3114/ article:3 c |
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| Charity: the debtors in Bath Prison return sincere thanks for the ½ guinea from Mrs Bunney, Crescent, by hand of Rev Mr Griggs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3115/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - Thur, "The Jew" with "The Prize"; Sat, "Surrender of Calais" & "Flitch of Bacon" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3116/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: for sale - handsome post-chaise with plate glass, Venetian blinds, plated mouldings at Phillips & Thornthwaite's, Monmouth St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3117/ article:3 c |
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| Property: to let - house for small genteel family 10 minutes walk from the Market. Furniture to be taken at valuation, enquire the Printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3118/ article:3 d |
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| Charity: Casualty Hospital, 38 Kingsmead Street subscription account for current year will close on 31 Dec. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3119/ article:3 d |
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| Property: wanted - for a term of years small house in vicinity of Bath, Bristol or Clifton. Reply to the Printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3120/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: E. Orchard, perfumer, has moved from her shop in Abbey Green to next door to Mr Hazard's library. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3121/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: sale of millinery, haberdashery & hosiery by [Mrs/Miss] M. Carpenter, 5 George Street on quitting the trade. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3122/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: auction - stock in trade of Mr Francis Kilvert (bankrupt) coachmaker at his shops in Westgate Bldgs & Monmouth St on 15 Dec et seq. by Mr Spackman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3123/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: ##auction - Mr Francis Kilvert (bankrupt), coachmaker. Interest in coach built 1791, engaged for hire at 30 guin p.a from 4 July 1794; chariot & horses built Mar 1791, engaged for 4 yrs certain at £32 11s p.a with hire from Sept 1794. At his shops in Westgate Bldgs & Monmouth St on 17 Dec. by Mr Spackman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3124/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: ## auction - Mr Francis Kilvert (bankrupt), coachmaker. Interest in chariot & harness built Jan 1794 engaged for 4yrs certain at £34 13s p.a with hire from June 1795. At his shops in Westgate Bldgs & Monmouth St on 17 Dec. by Mr Spackman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3125/ article:3 d |
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| Notices: Bath & Somerset Royal Military warrants now being issued. Insurance, a sub of 5s entitles to £10 or a substitute at the option of the Insurers on producing a cert of having been drawn etc. At Mr W Gye's, printer & stationer, Market Place. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3126/ article:3 d |
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| Music: New Assembly Rooms - 4th Subscription Concert on 3 Dec. Principal vocal performers Mr Braham & Miss Parke. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3127/ article:3 e |
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| Property: to let on lease - 44 St James's Square with some furniture, excellent soft water. Mr Cocknell, grocer St James's Street.. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3128/ article:3 e |
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| Goods: auction - collection of fossils, marble chimney pieces at Somerset Marble Yard nr Walcot Church on 11 Dec. [no name] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3129/ article:3 e |
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| Crime: John Baylis, servant to Mrs Needes, baker, absconded from her service taking money. 5 guin reward for apprehension from Bath Guardian Society. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3130/ article:3 e |
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| Livestock: original Bath repository moved from Pelican Inn, Walcot Street to Bear Inn Yard. Auction of horses 6 Dec by C. Demander. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3131/ article:3 e |
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| Livestock: Bath Repository, sale of horses every Saturday at the Three Tuns Inn, Stall Street, Bath by Thomas Bird. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3132/ article:3 e |
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| Goods: h/hold furniture, china, glass, linen, & single horse-chair with harness, 3 good saddle draught horses, etc, of Mr John Pile, quitting the business. At Glocester & Oxford Inn & Coffee House on 16 & 17 Dec by Mr Gwennap Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3133/ article:3 e |
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| Leisure: more on scoring at Cribbage. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3134/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Agriculture: Glocester fair on Friday, pigs 8s/score; very well fatted pigs 8s 4d Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3135/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol - battens 250c 2 qrs 22; beef 196 tierces 20 brls 20 ½-brls; deals 27c 3qrs 25; deal ends 6c 2qrs 20; firewood 4 fathoms; hams 1 hhd 1 basket; lathwood 2 fathoms; linen (Irish) 13 packs 7 boxes; masts 2; pork 35 brls; spars ¾ c; tallow (Russia) 31 casks. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3136/ article:4 b |
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| Finance: mortgage - £6,000 ready to advance on a property at Lansdown. Partcrs from Mr Scudamore, attorney at law, Harington Place, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3137/ article:1 b |
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| Music: Bath Catch Club - 3rd Gentleman's night at White Hart Inn on 12 Dec. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3138/ article:1 b |
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| Travel: canal linking Bristol, Bath, Salisbury, interior parts of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Southampton & London - general meeting of subscribers to form such canal at White Hart, Bath on 6 Feb. Wm Hughes secretary. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3139/ article:1 b |
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| Military: Internal defence of country - meeting of Wiltshire committee at Black Bear Devizes on 1st Dec. Amount raised to date £13,120 15s 6d. Sum not exceeding £6,000 to be applied to augment militia & provision of field pieces (resolved 11 July 1894) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3140/ article:1 b |
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| Military: Internal defence of country - Wilts cmmttee meeting, contd. Each capt of Yeomany to be allowed £8 for arms, total cost £5,120 (resolved 23 June 1794); each Capt to be allowed additional £50, cost £500 (resolved 18 Aug 1794). Cmmtee meet by adjournmnt at Black Bear Inn Devizes on 13 Jan 1795 Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3141/ article:1 b |
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| Politics: gentry, clergy & freeholders of Wilts to meet at Town Hall Devizes on 19 Dec to nominate person to succeed late Sir James Tylney Long as County MP. Richard Long, Sheriff. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3142/ article:1 c |
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| Art: W. Brown has finished some engravings in cameo & intaglio at his house 10 Charles Street, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3143/ article:1 c |
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| Employment: wanted - for private family thoroughly good cook, apply Mrs Woodroffe, greengrocer, St. James's Square, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3144/ article:1 c |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - John Ford, victualler, dealer & chapman of Frome-Selwood. Commsnrs to meet at Crown Inn Frome-Selwood on 2 Jan 1795 to make a dividend Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3145/ article:1 c |
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| Travel: Somerset Coal Canal - general meeting at White Hart Inn, Bath on 3 Dec. Resolved to proceed with plan for canal with inclined planes, or railroads. Interest to be paid to subscribers from 3 Dec at £5% p.a Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3146/ article:1 c |
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| Leisure: The Miss Flemings Winter Ball for her Scholars at Lower Assembly Rooms 20 Dec, tickets 5s from the Miss Flemings, John Street, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3147/ article:1 d |
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| News: heavy rain - Serpentine in London overflowed on Sun, Mon & tue (London 8 Dec). Bridge across canal at Uxbridge entirely washed away by floods. At Ware Herts, the greatest inundation ever in memory of the oldest inhabitant. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3148/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol - anchovies 200 ½-brls; beef 6 ½-brls; bladders 1brls; brandy 91 pipes; butter 222 firkins 20 tubs 7 kegs; capers 5 pipes; cork 5½ tons; codfish 86c; cochineal 8 seroons [sic]; currants 92 butts 40 caroteels; chestnuts 9 bags; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3149/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: Bristol imports, contd - deals 58c 3qrs 21 deal ends 4c; fir timber 4 pieces; flax feed 7 hhds; fustick 7000 lbs; glue (Irish) 2 hhds; hides (ox & cow) 304; honey 1 box 2 pots; kelp 56 tons; linen (Irish) 1 bale; nuts small 20 bags; oil (Newfoundland cod) 117 punch 28 hhds 32 brls; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3150/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: Bristol imports, contd - pork 87 brls; raisins 660 baskets; skins (calf) 5 bundles; succus liquoritiae 50 boxes; tallow (Irish) 10 hhds; tongues 2½ brls; valonia 4 hhds; wine (Spanish) 106 butts, 183 pipes 33 pieces 38 hhds; wool (Spanish) 662 bags; tongues & sounds 6 kegs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3151/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: grain prices - Devizes 4 Dec, wheat 50-58s; beans 48-54s; hog peas 56-60s; barley 34-39s; oats 27-30s per qr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3152/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: grain prices - Warminster, wheat 49-55s; barley 33-40s; oats 24s-27s; beans 48s-56s [per quarter]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3153/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: Mark Lane 8 Dec - wheat prices 1s/qtr higher [today] and must increase unless better supplies. Total 4471 qtrs sold at av 56s 3d, 4¼d higher than last week. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3154/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: average price of grain throughout England 29 Nov - wheat 54s; barley 33s 10d; rye 38s 5d; oats 21s 9d; beans 45s 9d; peas 53s 3d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3155/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: average price of sugar, w-e 3 Dec, 42s 8d per cwt, excluding customs duty. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3156/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: average price of seeds - clover 35-98s; trefoil 5-31s per cwt; turnips 8-18s per bushel; ryegrass 15-24s; cinquefoil 35-42s per qr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3157/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: bread prices - peck loaf to weigh 17lbs 6ozs & cost 2s 7d; ½ peck 8lbs 11ozs cost 15½d; quartern loaf 4 lbs 3ozs 8dr, cost 7¾d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3158/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 8 Dec, to sink the offal, beef 2s6d-3s2d; mutton 3s2d-3s1d [sic]; veal 3s-5s; pork 3s-4s per stone of 8 lbs. Sold 1,300 beasts 7,500 sheep. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3159/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: meat prices - Newgate/ Leadenhall 8 Dec, by carcass, ox beef 2s-2s 8d; mutton 2s 8d-3s 2d; veal 2s-4s8d; pork 3s-4s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3160/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: average price tallow 3s 1d per stone; skins (sheep) 2s6d - 4s9d; lambs 2s-3s; hay 80-88s; straw 24-25s6d; clover 88-96s Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3161/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: price of bark £16 - £16 16s per load Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3162/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: leather prices - butts 50-60lbs 14-14½d per lb, 60-70lbs 14½-15d; merchants backs 13½-13¾d; dressing hides 13-13½d; fine coach 13-13½d; crop hides for cutting 12½-14d; flat ordinary 12-12½d; calf skins 40-50lbs per doz 21-23d,; ditto 60-80lbs 20-22½d, ditto 100-120 17-19d; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 3163/ article:2 b |