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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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| Marriages: James King, esq of Bath, to Miss Bulkeley, at Prefadfed, Anglesey (seat of John Bulkeley, esq) on Monday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2264/ article:3 c |
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| Births: to the lady of Paul Cobb Methuen, esq, a son delivered at Corsham House on Monday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2265/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Chichester, wife of Henry Chichester, esq of Belmont Row on Tuesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2266/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Robert Madden, esq, at his lodging [in Bath] on Thursday night, a gentlemen of the most polished manner. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2267/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Barwell, aged 86 (mother of Mrs Wilmont of Lansdown Grove) on Monday . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2268/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mr J. Cogswell, late scrivener of Bath on board the ship "Peggy" when she was lost in Davis's Straights, all on board perished. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2269/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: Kennett & Avon Canal - committee met at York House last Thursday & determined the canal should take 50 ton barges unladed from Bristol to London. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2270/ article:3 c |
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| Crime: ## Sergeant Seagar of Kings Dragoon Guards charged before the Mayor & Major Flood of making seditious expressions against the King & Constitution, await Court Martial. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2271/ article:3 c |
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| Crime: capitally convicted at Wells - James Remnant for picking pocket of Colonel Douglas as he left the [Bath]theatre. Col. Douglas anxious to have the capital sentence changed to transportation for life. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2272/ article:3 e |
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| Crime: sentenced to 2 years hard labour - Charlotte Wilkinson, for stealing ribbon from shop of Mr Green in Milsom St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2273/ article:3 e |
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| Property: ## auction, l/hold estate of John Eveleigh, bankrupt - lot 1/3, mews coach-houses in Cheapside let to Mr Henry Phillott at £140 p.a with stables & 4 houses adjoining. At Ostrich Inn, Cheapside, New Town on 1 Sept by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2274/ article:3 e |
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| Property: ## auction, John Eveleigh, cont - lot 2/3, unfinished house adjoining Ostrich Inn, ground rent £7 p.a. At Ostrich Inn, Cheapside, New Town on 1 Sept by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2275/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction, estate of John Eveleigh, cont - lot 3/3, small dwelling W-side of Cheapside adjoining premises of John Lowther intended for ferry house. Ground rent £5 10s p.a. At Ostrich Inn, Cheapside, New Town on 1 Sept by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2276/ article:3 e |
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| Finance: auction - life interest of Zachary Bayly, jun of £1,400 in trust under marriage settlement of Sarah his wife. At Hetling House on 8 Sept by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2277/ article:3 e |
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| Goods: auction - counter, desk, 8 day dial clock by Evill, & contents of Bank shop of Cross, Bayly & Co. At Hetling House on 8 Sept by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2278/ article:3 e |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - Sarah Armstrong, widow, ironmonger & brazier of Bath (from Sat. London Gazette). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2279/ article:4 c |
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| Military: call for men who understand the dragoon service to act as serjeants and roughriders for yeoman cavalry in Wilts. Apply Mr Wm. Cox, Devizes Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2280/ article:1 b |
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| Military: internal defence of the Country - voluntary subscription in Wiltshire, amount raised to date [latest donations listed] £12,823 12s 6d. W. Hughes, secretary Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2281/ article:1 b |
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| Employment: wanted - female servant without followers, apply Mr Lucas, grocer, cnr of Margaret's Bldgs, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2282/ article:1 c |
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| Property: to let - dwelling house, malthouse, stable in Weston. Apply Joseph Holbrook of Corston; or Mrs Crew of Weston. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2283/ article:1 c |
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| Property: to let - at fair valuation, greater part of Rectorial Tithes in parish of Ditteridge with 20 acr enclosed arable land. [No contact details] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2284/ article:1 c |
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| Property: to let - 22 Belvedere, for 9 months which may be extended, 2 rooms/floor, 20' dining room, 2 stall stable, rent £56 p.a or £42 for 9 months. [No contact details] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2285/ article:1 c |
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| Property: auction, Montague, estate - lot 1/3, desirable residence with garden & grounds near turnpike entrance to Bath. At Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, Cornhill, London on 9 Sept by Messrs Skinner & Dyke. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2286/ article:1 c |
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| Property: auction - lot 2/3, net rent of £168 pa of Tan Yard & Bark Mill, dwelling & small dwelling leased to Wm. Ansell (tanner) & Joseph Burgess (gardener). At Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, Cornhill, London on 9 Sept by Messrs Skinner & Dyke. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2287/ article:1 c |
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| Property: auction - lot 3/3, net rent of £20 secured on a dwelling house, garden & meadow on lease to Mr Young Sturge. At Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, Cornhill, London on 9 Sept by Messrs Skinner & Dyke. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2288/ article:1 c |
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| Finance: persons indebted to estate of Mr Henry Phillott, late of Bear Inn to pay their debts to Mr Thomas Skurray, attorney at St. James's Parade, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2289/ article:1 d |
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| Finance: persons indebted to the estate of Mr Wm Evill of Bath, late goldsmith and jeweller, should pay debts to Mr Robert Carpenter of George St, executor Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2290/ article:1 e |
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| Agriculture: grain etc prices - Devizes 28 Aug, wheat 40-54s; beans 46-50s; rye 42-48s; old hog peas 56-62s; barley 32-30s; oats 25-30s/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2291/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: grain etc prices - Warminster 30 Aug, wheat 41s-55s; barley 27s-36s;rye 42-48s; oats 24s-28s; beans 42s-48s/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2292/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: Mark Lane 1 Sept, scanty supply of wheat. Total 1378 qtrs wheat sold, at av price 54s 9½d, 3s 7¾d higher than last week. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2293/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: average price of grain throughout England 23 Aug - wheat 52s 7d; barley 31s 4d; rye 26s; oats 22s 5d; beans 43s 11d; peas 48s 4d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2294/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: average price of sugar, w-e 27 August, 36s 2¼d/cwt excluding customs duty. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2295/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: common clover 20s; very fine clover 80s; ryegrass 14s-21s; cinquefoil 30s-48s/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2296/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: hay 76s6d - 90s; straw 24-30s; clover 86-98s; tallow 2s 8d/stone. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2297/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 1 Sept, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s 4d-3s 2d; mutton 3s-3s 6d; veal 3s-4s 4d; pork 3s 4d-4s 4d;lamb 3s-4s/stone of 8 lbs. Sold 1,700 beasts, 7,000 sheep, 1,500 lambs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2298/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Newgate/ Leadenhall 1 Sept by carcass, ox beef 2s-2s 8d; mutton 2s 8d-3s 2d; veal 2s 8d-4s; pork 3s 4d-4s 4d; lamb 2s 8d-3s 8d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2299/ article:2 c |
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| Churches: letter from 'Proprietas' complaining about people who take their small children to church merely to show them off, disturbing genuine worshippers Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2300/ article:2c |
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| Finance: bankruptcy of Zachary Bayly, James Cross & Nathaniel Bayly - Commissioners to meet at Hetling House on 22 Sept to make a dividend. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2301/ article:2 d |
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| Goods: auction - all stock in trade & other effects of J.C.B Campbell, bookseller & stationer, bankrupt. Inc library of books, school books, patent medicines, etc. On the premises cnr Burton St , Borough Walls, Bath on 1 Sept by Mr Gwennap. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2302/ article:2 d |
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| Property: auction - lease of J. C.B Campbell's premises (the bookseller, bankrupt) at cnr Burton St, Bath, 16 yrs unexpired, rent 60 guin p.a.On the premises on 17 Sept by Mr Gwennap. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2303/ article:2 d |
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| Finance: persons indebted to estate of J.C. B. Campbell's, bookseller & stationer, bankrupt, to pay A/Cs to Mr James Hodges on the premises [on cnr Burton St, Bath]; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2304/ article:2 d |
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| Notices: call for tenders to clean, scavenge etc the various parishes in Bath, starting 28 Sep; also for pitching and paving. Proposals in writing to the Commissioners at the Guildhall on Thu 11 Sep. Also proposals for lighting & maintaining public lamps (cleaning lamps & burners) 2X week. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2305/ article:2 d |
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| Employment: wanted as a porter a young man who can be recommended for his sobriety & honesty, apply to the printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2306/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Employment: wanted - a middle aged man to teach arithmetic, English grammar & accounts by a gentleman's boarding school. Apply Mr Cox, 8 Broad St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2307/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Livestock: sale of horses at Repository & Livery Stable, Pelican Inn, Walcot St, Bath every Saturday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2308/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: to let or sell - Marlborough House, Weston, drawing room & 3 bedchambers on 1st floor, over which 4 more bedchambers; also 2 smaller houses in grounds, apply Mr Jacob Harrison in residence. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2309/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Finance: Bank Stocks 164; 5% 101¼ a 101; 4% 85 1/8; 3% red 67¾ ½ 5/8; ditto cons. 67 a 66 7/8; long ann 20 1/8; short 9½; India Stock 197¾ ; bonds 16 a 17 pr; Navy Bills 1 3/8 def; Exchange bills 12 a 13; lottery tickets £13 15s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2310/ article:3 c |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Duke of Beaufort; Lady Ely; Lady Tracey; Bishop of Bath & Wells; Lady Napier; Hon Mrs Fielding; Hon Mrs Hill; Sir N Grose; Baron Thompson; Sir John Smyth & lady; Sir Ewen Bayly Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2311/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Mr Mills, apothecary to Miss Sargent, dtr of Mr Sargent, Westgate St, Bath. [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2312/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Mr Stephen Gay to Miss Sarah Antony. [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2313/ article:3 c |