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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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| Goods: ## imports at Bristol, b) - liquorice 20 boxes; oil (Newfoundland cod) 212 hhds 108½ hhds (seal) l brl; pork 200 brls; skin (calf) 43 bund, dog 3 bund, seal 155 bund; wool (Spanish) 504 bags. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1364/ article:4 c |
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| Publications: published to-day "The Female Jockey Club" price 4s 6d by author of the "Jockey Club", sold by booksellers of Bath & Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1365/ article:4 e |
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| Politics: Slave Trade - a bill to prohibit the carrying on the slave trade for the USA to any foreign place or country is under consideration of Congress Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1366/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Military: experiment in naval architecture to warp timbers to required shape by boiling oil or water & horizontal timbers lined with broad timbers with inverted arches. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1367/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Leisure: ## new comedy at Drury Lane Theatre, 'The Jew' by Mrs Cumberland, anti-Shylock, does honour to the race, helps cut down that creeper prejudice from the British oak Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1368/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Property: to let - house at Paulton 8 miles from Bath, 2 parlours, 2 kichens, cellars, 4 bedrooms, 2 dressing rooms, 2 garrets, 2 walled gardens, stable, coach-house, 2 sorts of water, 8 acres, etc. Apply to Mr Schmoll, present tenant; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1369/ article:1 b |
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| Notices: Paulton Coalworks - various persons selling inferior coal as alleged from Paulton. No [genuine] coals of Paulton Works delivered without a printed ticket with signature of John Palmer, clerk of works Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1370/ article:1 c |
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| Travel: Warminster, Frome to Bath turnpike road - meeting of Trustees at Black Dog Inn, Standerwick Common on 27 May. James Edgell, clerk. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1371/ article:1 d |
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| Military: Internal Defence - Somerset Committee meeting at Wells 5 May. Resolved at accept list from Robt. Stevens, esq of gentlemen & yeomans willing to serve in troop of cavalry under his command. £4,415 raised to 16 Apl, plus £3,055 14s since. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1372/ article:1 d |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture of person quitting business At his auction rooms in Parsonage Lane on 21 May by Wm Evill. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1373/ article:1 e |
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| Agriculture: monthly report for April - winter crops so much injured by the wet spring are greatly recovered by late dry cool weather. Rapid growth in wheat; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1374/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: grain etc prices - Devizes 8 May, wheat 38s-54s; barley 30s-36s; beans 40s-48s; oats 28s-32s; peas 40s-46s; vetches 56s-74s per quarter Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1375/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: grain etc prices - Warminster 10 May, wheat 36s-50s, av 43s; barley 21s-33s; oats 20s-24s; beans 40s-44s per quarter. Wheat 5s 4½d/Winchester bushel. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1376/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: Mark Lane 12 May - total 1586 qtrs wheat sold, at av price 49s 7¼d, ¼d higher than last week [which should have read 49s 7d, not 47s 5d]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1377/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: average sugar price - w-e 7 May, 45s 7¼d/cwt exclusive of duty Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1378/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: average grain prices England 3 May, wheat 51s 3d, rye 36s 11d, barley 33s 2d, oats 22s 2d, beans 41s 9d, peas 41s 9d, oatmeal 37s 9d Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1379/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield, 12 May, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s 10d-3s 8d; we.mutton 3s-3s 6d; veal 3s-4s 4d; lamb 3s 8d-4s 8d; pork 3s 4d-3s 8d/stone of 8 lbs. Sold 1,600 beasts, 7,000 sheep & 2,000 lambs Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1380/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Newgate/ Leadenhall, 12 Mar, by carcase, ox beef 2s10d-3s8d; We.mutton 2s10d-3s2d; veal 2s6d-4s; pork 3s4d-3s8d; lamb 3s4d-4s4d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1381/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: seed prices - red clover 20-30s/cwt; white clover 20-30s; trefoil 5-10s; ryegrass 14-20s; cinquefoil 20-30s per quarter Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1382/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: average tallow etc prices - 2s 8s/stone; hay 73s-88s: straw 25s-30s; clover 72s-95s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1383/ article:2 c |
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| Finance: creditors of the late Mr Francis Morley, tiler & plasterer to meet & bring A/Cs & sC/A gnirb &at Greyhound Inn, High Street, Bath on 17 May. George Watts, solicitor Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1384/ article:2 c |
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| Finance: all persons indebted to the late Mr Francis Morley, tiler & plasterer, decd, to pay forthwith to John Townsend at Grosvenor Gardens; or Mr Watts, attorney, Cornwell Bldgs, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1385/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction, James Franklin, bankrupt, estate - lot 1/10, dwelling house nr London turnpike at Walcot, late occupied by - Newman, rent 14 guin p.a, 15' 3"in front, 43' deep, 2 rooms on grnd floor, 4 bedchambers, l/hold, 94 yrs unexpired, rent £6 16s 6d. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1386/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 2/10, dwelling house, adj lot 1 nr Walcot Turnpike, late occup by Wm Wilcox at 16 guin p.a, same dimensions as lot 1, l/hold, 94 yrs unexpired, rent £6 16s 6d. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1387/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 3/10, piece of void ground adj lot 2 nr Walcot turnpike, 15'3" in front, 23' deep, . At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1388/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 4/10, dwelling house nearly complete in Albemarle Bldgs, 10' 8" in front, 42' deep with ground, l-hold, 94 yrs unexpired, rent ¼ of £14 8s.At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1389/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 5/10, similar dwelling house nearly complete in Albermarle Bldgs, adj lot 4 & same dimensions. L-hold, 94 yrs unexpired, rent ¼ of £14 8s. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1390/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 6/10, similar dwelling house nearly complete in Albermarle Bldgs, adj lot 5 & same dimensions. L-hold, 94 yrs unexpired, rent¼ of £14 8s. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1391/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 7/10, dwelling house nearby complete in Weymouth St, Bath 18' in front, 56' deep with ground. L-hold 94 yrs unexpired, rent ¼ of £14 8s. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1392/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 8/10, another dwelling house in Weymouth St & adj lot 7 & same dimensions. L-hold 94 yrs unexpired, rent ¼ of £14 8s. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1393/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 9/10, another dwelling house in Weymouth St & adj lot 8 & same dimensions. L-hold 94 yrs unexpired, rent ¼ of £14 8s. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1394/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Franklin estate contd - lot 10/10, another dwelling house in Weymouth St & adj lot 9. L-hold 94 yrs unexpired, rent ¼ of £14 8s. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 4 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1395/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 1/11, f/hold house in New King St, late occup by George Pow. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. To view apply to Mr W. Salmon of Lyncombe & Widcombe. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1396/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 2/11, f/hold house adj lot 1, 66' frontage & f-farm rent 8s/ft . At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1397/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 3/11, similar f/hold house, adj lot 2. Frontage 66' & f-farm rent 8s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1398/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 4/11, similar f/hold house adj lot 3. Frontage 66' & f-farm rent 8s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1399/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 5/11, f/hold, large dwelling house in Grosvenor Place. Frontage 26', f-farm rent 8s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1400/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 6/11, f/hold, large dwelling house in Grosvenor Place. Frontage 26', f-farm rent 8s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1401/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 7/11, f/hold, large house in Larkhall Place, frontage 20', fee farm rent of 4s/ft frontage. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1402/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 8/11, f/hold, large house in Great Stanhope St. Frontage 70', fee farm rent of 6s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1403/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 9/11, f/hold, similar house in Gt Stanhope St with similar frontage, fee farm rent 6s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1404/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 10/11, leasehold, 95yrs unexpired, house in Weymouth St, frontage 17', ground rent 3s/ft. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1405/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Pow contd - lot 11/11, leasehold, 95 yrs unexpired, similar dwelling house [place not stated, ?=Weymouth St]. Frontage c. 17', ground rent 3s/ft p.a. At White Lion Inn, Market Place on 5 June by W. Pollard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1406/ article:2 e |
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| Employment: cook wanted - middle-aged woman, to live in, understanding dressing plain dishes, making pastry, pickling & preserving, apply printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1407/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Military: Internal defence of the Country - Select Committee for Wilts, total subs to 12 May £9,206 1s 6d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1408/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: auction, Thomas Abbott, bankrupt - lot 1/2, newly built Westgate Bldgs, 3 rooms on dining room floor, 3 attcis, 4 garrets, large plot of land, f-farm rent £6 12s 0d; lot 2/2 - now building on S side of Great Pulteney St (under lease of Lady Bath for 99 years). At White Hart Inn on 19 May by C. Trimnell. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1409/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Politics: Citizen Hardy (sec of London Corresponding Soc) & Citizen Adam (sec of the Constitutional Soc) arrested yesterday by special warrant for supposed treason & examined for 2 hours by Privy Council; etc (London, Tue 13 May) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1410/ article:3 b |
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| Finance: Bank Stocks 168¾; 5% 103 7/8; New 4% 84 7/8; 3% red 70 5/8; ditto conf 71 1/8 a 71; scrip 72 1/8; lon ann 20¼; short 9 1/8; India Stock 208½; Navy 1½ dif. Omnium 6pr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1411/ article:3 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - [no titled people] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1412/ article:3 d |
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| Marriages: C Martyn Aylett, esq of Windsor to Mrs Cottrell of New King St, on Tuesday . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1413/ article:3 d |