Georgian Newspaper Project

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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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Crime: man entered house in Corn St, Bath on Friday night & stole quantity of linen. Was observed, pursued, dropped bundle in the street.
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1513/ article:3 d
Publications: poem to memory of Maria Linley by Capt. Thomson.
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1514/ article:3 d
Deaths: epitaph to late Miss Maria Linley.
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1515/ article:4:00 AM
Property: to let - immediately, George Inn, Beckington. Apply Mrs Whitaker, Bratton, Wilts
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1516/ article:1 b
Goods: John Kendall, grocer, teaman at Golden Canister, Pierrepont St. Sells fine teas, Mocha coffee & chocolate. China & glass for hire. Sole right to sell Wheble's Kensington candles in Bath.
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1517/ article:1 c
Goods: for sale - tools & presses of a bookbinder, complete to carry on trade. Enq Mr Groom, Abbey St, Bath
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1518/ article:1 c
Property: to let - well situated house, housing bookbinding trade for 3 yrs. Suit industrious young man, plenty of work. Enq Mr Groom, Abbey St
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1519/ article:1 c
Finance: London Sun Fire Office - all insured in this office residing in Bath & vicinity, whose property premiums due at Michaelmas, to pay asap to J Smith, agent, Westgate Bldgs, Bath
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1520/ article:1 d
Property: for sale - house accomodating business of hatter & hosier (Mr Benton) in Abbey Churchyard. Repaired & fitted within last yr. Apply Mr Salmon, attorney, Bath
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1521/ article:1 d
Property: to let or for sale - large dwelling house, late in occuptn of Mr Horn at Corsham. In good repair with malthouse, barns, stables, workshops, large yard & garden, 3 acr pasture, good water. Apply Mr Edward Mitchell, Corsham.
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1522/ article:2 b
Goods: auction - h/hold furniture, linen, china etc. At 6 Chapel row nr Queen Sq. on 1 Oct by William Cross (of Milsom St).
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1523/ article:2 b
Goods: auction - all h/hold furniture, linen, china, 22 dozen white wine, etc. On the premises of Thomas Arundell, esq, 18 Paragon, Bath on 5 Oct et seq by Edmund English, upholder of Broad St.
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1524/ article:2 b
Property: for sale - 18 Paragon, house, coach-house, stable, property of Thomas Arundell, esq, decd. Apply Edmund English, Broad St, Bath
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1525/ article:2 b
Property: Bath Commission office, 6 Trim St. All kinds of commission business, buying, selling, letting estates & houses. Rent collecting & settling A/Cs between landlords & tenants
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1526/ article:2 b
Property: wanted - £350 mortgage on f/hold estate of £30 p.a. Interest paid in Bath or Bristol. Apply Bath Commission Office, 6 Trim St.
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1527/ article:2 b
Property: for ready accomodation of nobility & gentry visiting Bath, a register of lodging & boarding houses is intended to be kept at Bath Commission Office, 6 Trim St
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1528/ article:2 b
Goods: auction - all stock of late Mr Christopher Messer, nurseryman. Inc house, plants, fruit trees. At Lamb Inn, Batheaston on 4 Oct. Apply to excrs (Mr Isaac Gibson, Seend; Mr George Brown, Edington; or Mr John Alford, Batheaston).
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1529/ article:2 c
Travel: Cirencester to Lambridge turnpike - trustees meeting at house of William Turner, Beaufort Arms, Petty France on 14 Oct. To remove certain officers & to appoint others. (28 Sept)
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1530/ article:2 d
Goods: disposal of stock in trade of Samuel Blanchard, carpenter, bankrupt of Trowbridge. Inc oak, elm, ash & deal wood, etc. Apply Isaac Green, esq, assignee to said bankrupt
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1531/ article:2 d
Livestock: stolen or strayed horse - cart mare, 6 yrs old, 15 hands high from Bradford on 19 Sept. If strayed, information rewarded. If stolen, 3 guin reward on conviction info from Thos Timbrell, Bradford.
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1532/ article:2 d
Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - Sat [2 Oct] comedy "Which is the Man?"(Lord Sparkle by Mr Bernard, Fitzherbert by Mr Brunton, etc) with frace "The Irish Widow". Boxes 5s, pits 2s 6d, 1st gallery 1s 6d.
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1533/ article:3 b
Travel: genteel postchaise, plate glasses, Venetian springs blind. To be seen at W Phillips, coachmaker, Monmouth St, Bath
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1534/ article:3 b
Property: to let - at Michaelmas, house between King's Bath, Cross Bath & Pump Rooms, low rent, 2 rooms/floor, small courtyard; adjoining 2 rooms suitable for workshop. Enq at printer.
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1535/ article:3 b
Education: Mr W Stevens, academy, 7 Barton Bldgs, Bath. Informs friends of his late master, Mr Moore, decd, & the public, that he is continuing the academy
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1536/ article:3 c
Education: Mr Orpin proposes to open academy in an elegant room in Barton Bldgs on 4 Nov [sic], for improvement of ladies & gents in music. Performance every Thur. Terms 1 guin for 4 months. Apply Mr Orpin, Barton Bldgs, Bath.
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1537/ article:3 c
Services: H Ginder, pastrycook, uppr cnr of Church St, has taken lodging house of late Mrs Vickers in Gallaway's Bldgs & will continue with the boarding.
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1538/ article:3 c
Services: James Sloper has taken Abbey House & Baths, genteel state for immediate reception. Baths open to public at same rates as New City Baths, any hour. Steps fronting Abbey St converted to commodious way for chairs
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1539/ article:3 c
Crime: a young man has frequently left parcels for people not in town at their houses, receiving money for carriage. Parcels contain rags. Servants requested not to pay for parcels without enquiring as to their source. James Leake, mayor
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1540/ article:3 c
Fashion: sale - begins today, by Mayo & Co, ( partnership dissolved) linen drapers, mercers, haberdashers at Markt Place & Wade's Pssge.
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1541/ article:3 c
Goods: auction - h/hold furniture etc of gentleman leaving Bath, inc goose feather beds, mahogony furniture, Wilton & Scotch carpets, fire irons. At auction room, Queen Sq on 18 & 19 Oct by Wm. Birchall.
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1542/ article:3 c
Notices: Bath Commons - Mr Symons advises subscribers to intended new walk on the Commons that execution of same stopped as Corporation have refused to grant the necessary ground (Alfred St, 29 Sept, 1784).
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1543/ article:3 d
Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lord & Lady Loughborough, Hon Mr & Miss York [NOTP]
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1544/ article:3 d
Notices: following elections last Mon, Wm Street, mayor; John Chapman & Leonard Coward, esqs, JPs; Wm Anderdon, esq, chamberlain; Mr Wm Edwards & Mr Edmund Hutchinson, sheriffs of Bath - all for ensuing year.
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1545/ article:3 d
Marriages: Mr Phillips, druggist of Exeter, to Miss Knight, at Ailesbury, Wilts, Monday se'nnight [week]
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1546/ article:3 d
Marriages: Mr John Sheppard of Frome to Miss Banger of Waterson nr Dorchester, on Wed.
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1547/ article:3 d
Travel: elegant scarlet & green dresses of the drivers & guards of the new balloon coaches are the same as Lord Rodney's full dress livery. Hats laced with gold & painted with Bristol Arms.
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1548/ article:3 d
Finance: various duties - hats (2 Oct); on horses for riding or for carriages takes place tomorrow [? = 30 Sept].
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1549/ article:3 d
Finance: various duties - certificates for killing game (2 Oct), double duty after 1 Oct. Apply clerk of peace for each county;.
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1550/ article:3 d
Finance: old window tax act - no window or light deemed to be stopped up unless stopped with stone or brick or plaster on lath, or same material as most of the walls of the house.
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1551/ article:3 d
Deaths: 3 yr old son of Thomas White, gardener drank boiling water from a kettle in Weston on Sunday. Surgeon prescribed remedies, no relief, boy died in great agony next morning.
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1552/ article:3 d
Deaths: another child scalded to death in Weston on Sun.
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1553/ article:3 d
Leisure: diagram & explanation of Mr Lunardi's "Aerostatic Machine" [Balloon] in which he made an aerial excursion on 15 Sept.
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1554/ article:4 b
Politics: concern for week past among journeymen-shipwrights following attempt to reduce their wages from 3s/to 2s6d/day (pre-war rate), which they opposed. They quit work the other day & formed association to prevent ships from going down river. Magistrates intervened. Only a few ships they favoured allowed down river
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1555/ article:1 b
Notices: all persons owing chief or quit rents for land or tnmnts in Manor of Weston to pay Wm. Oliver, esq at the Saracen's Head Inn, Broad St Bath on 11 Oct between 10am & 3pm. If fail to pay at time & place, will be distrained.
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1556/ article:1 c
Education: wanted in boarding school - lady qualified to teach new method of dancing & French. If perfected in ornamental needlework, the better. Apply to the printer.
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1557/ article:1 c
Education: Mr Drayton's Academy, opp New Assembly Rooms, Bennett St. Instructs young gentlemen in literature, business & the law. A private apartment at Academy for teaching young ladies.
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1558/ article:1 c
Education: Mr Orpin proposes to open music academy in elegant rooms in Barton Bldgs, Bath for improvement of ladies & gentlemen in music on 9 Nov [sic]. 12 pm - 3 pm, terms 1 guin/each. Concerts to continue 4 months, perfomance each Thursday.
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1559/ article:1 c
Notices: lost - 1½-2 mnths ago from 8 St James's Pde, 2 handsome gold bracelets set with pearl, hair device in each, showing gentleman with book & dog or lady playing with lambs. 2 guin reward for return or detention of person offering for pawn or sale, apply printer.
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1560/ article:1 c
Crime: person(s) killed a sheep belonging to Jane Sone in a field "Mudcom" on 2 Oct or early 3 Oct. Carcase carried away, leaving only skin & fat. 5 guin reward for discovery & conviction of offender(s).
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1561/ article:1 c
Goods: flower plants - Mr C Waters, High St, Bath, seedling tulips 5s/100, scarlet ranunculi 5s/100, various anemones 10s 6d/. Also ranunculi from collection of J Holder, esq £5/100.
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1562/ article:1 c

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