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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: meat prices - Smithfield, 3 Feb,, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s 8d-3s 6d/; we. mutton 3s-3s 8d/; veal 3s -4s 8d/; pork 3s 4d-4s/stone of 8 pounds. Sold this day 1800 beasts, 7000 sheep. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 401/ article:2,b |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - Thomas Crosby of Saltford, vintner, dealer & chapman. Required to surrender himself at Lamb Inn, Stall St, Bath on 3 & 4 Feb & 8th March at 11 o/c. Debtors to give notice to Mr Clarke, attorney at Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 402/ article:2,c |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - Robert Giles of Lyncombe & Widcombe, vintner & builder. Required to surrender himself at house of Mr Bell, Saracen's Head, Bath on 13, 14th Feb & 11 Mar. Debtors to give notice to Mr Clarke, attorney at Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 403/ article:2,c |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - John Baker, tailor, dealer & chapman of Bath. Required to surrender himself at house of John Stockwell, the Greyhound Inn, Bath on 17 & 18th Feb & 18 Mar. Debtors to give notice to Mr Clarke, attorney at Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 404/ article:2,c |
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| Churches: Free Church - 2415 persons have actually subscribed [pledges]. Organisers proceeding to collect, only £600 needed to complete Church to the original design. From Revs Sibley, Dr Sumner, Daubeny & Leigh; & G Ramsay, esq Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 405/ article:2 d |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - John Anstie of Devizes required (under enlargement order from Lord High Chancellor) to surrender himself at Black Bear Inn Devizes on 4 Mar between 11 and 1. Creditors should also attend Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 406/ article:2 d |
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| Travel: sale - horses & phaeton (being little used), with harness for two, etc at Pelican Inn, Walcot, Bath, on Saturday & every Sat at 10 o'clock Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 407/ article:2,e |
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| Property: auction, estate of Isaac Bennet [sic], bankrupt - lot 1/5, fee farm rents from several properties in Walcot, Bath belonging to Messrs Broome & Sartin, producing £35 14s 6d p.a. At Bear Inn, Cheap Street, Bath on 14 Feb by Mr English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 408/ article:2,e |
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| Property: auction, Isaac Bennett's estate contd - lot 2/5, dwelling house nr London Rd, Bath, let to Henry Pococke, baker, from year to year. Rent £26 5s p.a. At Bear Inn, Cheap Street, Bath on 14 Feb by Mr English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 409/ article:2,e |
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| Property: auction, Isaac Bennett's estate contd - lot 3/5, another house adjoining above, let to Edgar Blake & others, clear rent of £35 p.a. At Bear Inn, Cheap Street, Bath on 14 Feb by Mr English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 410/ article:2,e |
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| Property: auction, Isaac Bennett's estate contd - lot 4/5, stable, workshop & 3 unfinished tenements, in occup of said bankrupt. At Bear Inn, Cheap Street, Bath on 14 Feb by Mr English. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 411/ article:2,e |
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| Property: auction, Isaac Bennett's estate contd - lot 5/5, well furnished house, Walcot Terrace, Bath, running down to river, in occup of said bankrupt. Held under lease Sir Peter Rivers Gay, remainder of 99 years. Ground rent £5. At Bear Inn, Cheap Street, Bath on 14 Feb by Mr English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 412/ article:2,e |
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| Finance: meeting of money-men with Mr Pitt in Downing St - Messrs Augerstein, Johnston & Morgan lowest bidder for loan stock. £100 of 3% Consols taken at 67½, cost £67 10s; £25 of 11%, £21 2s 6d; 11s 5d per long annuities at 20 years, £11 8s 4d - total £100, with 2½% discount for prompt payment Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 413/ article:3,a |
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| Military: augmentation of army - Sec at War proposed 60,244 men inc 3,882 invalids be granted to the King - upwards 10,000 men more than raised last year. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 414/ article:3,a |
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| Politics: ## tax burden on RCs - Mr Milford obtained leave in House of Commons, to bring in bill to free Roman Catholics from double land tax. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 415/ article:3,a |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - John Baker, tailor of Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 416/ article:3,a |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - Robert Tanner, victualler of Lyncombe, certificate 25 Feb. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 417/ article:3,a |
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| Finance: Bank Stocks - 156, 5% 100¾; 4% 8¼; 3% red. 68¾; ditto Con. 67¾ a 68; Long ann 20¼; short ann 9¼; Navy Bills 7¼. Lot. ticket £16 7s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 418/ article:3,a |
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| Music: New Assembly Rooms - Mr Yaniewicz's concert on 5 Feb. Tickets 5s, from Mr Yaniewicz, 16 Queen St; New Rooms; Libraries; Lintern's Music shop Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 419/ article:3 b |
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| Music: New Assembly Rooms - Mr Ashe's benefit concert on Wed 12 Feb. Tickets 5s each, from Mr Ashe, 6 Princes St; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 420/ article:3 b |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Viscountess Dowager Ashbrook; Hon. Miss Flower; Sir Brookes Boothby; Sir Horace Mann, Sir Richard Meredyth & Lady, Sir John Dalling & Lady; Sir Capel Molyneux & Lady [no other titled people], Adm Stewart & lady, Gen Tottenham, major-Gen Sherriff. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 421/ article:3,b |
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| Goods: patent shoe latchets from Mr Evill, jeweller in the Market Pl, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 422/ article:3,b |
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| Travel: ## posting charges - Mr Lucas, York House, Bath; & Mr Pickwick, White Hart - posting business 1s/mile chaise & pair; 1s 9d for chaise & 4; 4½d/mile for saddle horses Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 423/ article:3,b |
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| Marriages: Mr John Bastin to Miss Charlotte Russel, milliner, at the Square Chapel, [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 424/ article:3,b |
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| Marriages: Mr R. Marshall, harness maker of Honiton to Miss Sarah Smyth of Coleford [at the Square Chapel], [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 425/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: Rev. Samuel Carr DD, Prebendary of St Paul's, Rector of St. Andrews under Shaft & Finchly, age 58, at his lodgings [in Bath], [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 426/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: Mrs Lewis, in the prime of life, wife of Mr Charles Lewis, wheelwright. [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 427/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: Mrs Frappel, wife of Mr Frappel at the Grove Coffee House. [no date] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 428/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: William Bowden, age 21, nephew of Mrs Faulkner in Bond Street, Bath & late of Mr Shaw's linen-draper [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 429/ article:3,b |
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| Military: ## supplies - Countess of Orkney sent 300 prs stockings to gentleman in this City to be transmitted to Mr Heriot of London for army of Duke of York Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 430/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: labouring man named Potter was throwing trees at Littleton, Wilts, when one crushed him to death, Tue last. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 431/ article:3 b |
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| News: ## a poor man found dead on Colerne Rd nr Batheaston (Bath Easton) last Sat, had tolerable good coat & waistcoat, no shoes, only a turnip & 2 crab apples in his pocket Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 432/ article:3,b |
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| Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - Thu, "The Mountaineers" (by G. Colman, esq) with "Cross Purposes"; Sat "Wild Oats" with "Robin Hood" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 433/ article:3 b |
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| Employment: French teacher wanted for genteel Ladies boarding school a few miles from Bath, apply printer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 434/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: Dearman & Sandys, child-bed & ready-made Linen Warehouse has moved from Borough Walls, Bath to 1 Wood Street, Queen Square. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 435/ article:3,c |
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| Crime: theft - stolen on 31 Jan from Miss Holman's window in Crescent, black Wedgwood flower pot. Reward on conviction 3 guin from Treasurer, Bath Guardian Soc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 436/ article:3,c |
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| Industry: ## for sale, by private contract - machinery, 30" carding engine; 28" double scribbling engine; spinning machine with 40 spindles; one ditto with 80, finished; automaton to work an engine without labour. Made by J & S Ford, late of Bath & bankrupt. Apply Mr George Stothert, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 437/ article:3,c |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture, wine, spirits (50 or 60 galls rum, prime brandy, gin & other spirits), 14 or 16 tons hay, 2 cows, 6 pigs, good hackney, etc. of Thomas Crosby, bankrupt, under distress for rent. At Crown Inn, Saltford [nr Bath] on 11 & 12 Feb by J. Stafford Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 438/ article:3,c |
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| Finance: ## auction - 160 shares in proposed Bristol & Bath to Salisbury & Southampton canal, late property of Messrs Cross, Bayly & Co (Bath City Bank) (in 16 lots of 10 shares, each with right to subscribe to 2 shares in K & A canal). At Exchange Coffee House on 14 Feb. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 439/ article:3,c |
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| Finance: ## auction, Bristol & Southampton canal, contd - original deposit on shares in Bristol-Southampton canal 50 guin, but each lot also allows rights of subscription to 2 shares in Kennet & Avon Canal (where deposit was £5 & now being sold at premium). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 440/ article:3,c |
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| Fashion: J. Gale, just received at 3 Wades Passage, black lace edgings 3d to 2s/yard, yard-wide & ¾ Black Modes, soft & glossy. Funerals furnished. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 441/ article:3,d |
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| Employment: sought by gentlewoman qualified to be a governess & has resided several years on the continent.- wishes to undertake tuition of one or two young ladies. Apply printer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 442/ article:3 d |
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| Employment: clever sober lad wanted to attend a small family & wait at table. Apply printer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 443/ article:3 d |
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| Employment: wanted for a single gentleman - a servant, native of England or Switzerland who can shave & dress hair extremeley well, used to travelling accustomed to travel. Apply Mr Link, hairdresser, Chapel Court, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 444/ article:3 d |
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| Military: ## purchase of shoes for "Brave Defenders at Home"- ladies in Bath subscriptions published lately £61 11s; new £26 15s 6d. inc. H H Coxe, esq MP £3 3s, Sir Richard Hoare (Stourhead) £2 2s, 3 Misses Thrale £3 3s.Subs collected at Mr Hazards & Messrs Bull & Hensley's, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 445/ article:3,d |
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| Goods: Mr R. Young, cutler, ironmonger, house furnisher etc (of Lymington) has purchased stock of Messrs Clapp & Co, late of Borough Walls, Bath. Continues to make braziery, tin & smith's articles; also surgical instruments, cutlery, etc at Clapp's late house in Borough Walls. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 446/ article:3,e |
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| Leisure: [Mr Handy's company], horsemanship, dancing, tumbling; "Force of Hercules". At Amphitheatre, Monmouth St. Frid 7 Feb for 4 nights, Boxes 2s 6d. Gallery 1s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 447/ article:3,e |
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| Goods: auction sale - building materials - quantity of doors, shutters, boards, quarters, Cornish slate belonging to Thomas Bartlett, taken under execution. Sale at Gt Bedford St, St James St, Bath on 6 Feb by W. Howton . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 448/ article:3,e |
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| Charity: ## distressed weavers of Spitalfields - meeting held 3 Dec 1793 for coals and bread to be distributed. Since June, 26,690 ¼ loaves to 1,459 families consisting of 5,632 individuals Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 449/ article:3,e |
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| Charity: Spitalfields weavers - subscriptions received £32 1s 6d. Payments to Messrs Hobhouse & Co; Messrs Clement & Tugwell; all libraries (all in Bath). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 450/ article:3,e |