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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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| Agriculture: wheat prices - Devizes 36s/- to 60s/qtr, Warminster 47s/- to 66s/-, Newbury 38s/- to 68s/-, Reading 58s/- to 65s/-. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 338/ article:2,c |
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| Property: auction - lot 3/3, 3 acr close pasture " Summer Leaze" to NE of lot 2 (through lands of Walter Wiltshire, esq & H E Howse, esq) 2 yrs unexp of 21 yr lease. At White Lion Inn, Bath on 2 Mar by C Trimnell. Rents payable to trustees of Bruton Hospital. Enq Mr M Clarke, attorney, Marlborough St, Bath; or to Mr Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 338/ article:3 d |
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| Finance: State Lottery 1769 - tickets bought at Basnett & Co Lottery Office, Stall St. Bath to receive full payment on application to the Office. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:1,d |
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| Deaths: Mrs Budd, in Bath on Thursday. Wife of -- Budd, esq (agent to storehouses at Guernsey). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:3,d |
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| Inns: Angel Inn, Warminster, Wilts - William Markes has taken over. No expense spared in providing best accommodation with reasonable charges. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:3,c |
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| News: list of 22 charges against Warren Hastings, esq. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Leisure: report says that Mrs Crawford, who is still here [in Bath], will make her entree at the benefit of her niece Mrs Reidford Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:3 b |
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| Services: laying out of gardens, roads etc (& sale of fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, seeds etc). Apply to Wm Dicker, Widcombe, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:3,b |
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| Finance: all persons indebted to estate of Mary Terry & Son, hosiers - please pay immediately to Mr Joseph Terry, the surviving partner. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:2,d |
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| Visitors: Mr Thomas Allen aged 30 & Lady Morgan (40), the wonderful fairies of the age, have just arrived in Devizes on their way to Bath from tour of Scotland, Windsor & Oxford. All astonished at "Corsican fairy" & "Polish Count" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 339/ article:3 d |
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| Property: to let - house at Middle Hill, Box with stable, orchard, garden & 9 acres pasture. Coachhouse to be built if req. Apply John Neat, Chaney Court. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:2,b |
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| News: Mr William West, baker, Middlehill, Box, rescued family & goods from his house which he saw in flames Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:3,d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lady Mary Lumley, Lady Ann Sanderson, Sir John Durbin & Lady. [NOTP] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:3,c |
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| Travel: Bath elastic saddles for ease of rider & horse sold by inventor & patentee, Thomas Maxfield, saddler, Bath. Also Jones newly invented patent spring trusses for ruptures. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:2,b |
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| Deaths: Mr William Wollen of East Harptree (father to Mr Wollen, surgeon & man-midwife of Morford St, Bath) on Monday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:3 b |
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| Goods: horticultural supplies from Wm Dicker of Widcombe - large gooseberries 4/5yrs old £2 2s/100; Antwerp raspberries 6d/plant; red cane raspberries £1 1s/100; Virginia poplars 6'-16', Lombardy poplars 6'-34'; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:3,b |
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| Travel: for sale - phaeton, horse & harness, 30 guineas. Enq, Mr Viviers, confectioner, Brock St. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:2,d |
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| Leisure: Frome Assembly will be held at George Inn on 12 Feb, tickets 5s Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 340/ article:3 e |
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| Agriculture: wheat prices - Mark Lane corn exchange London 28s-34s 6d/qtr; Devizes 37s-45s/qtr/; Warminster 17-22s/sack (9 gall bushel) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:2 d |
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| Charity: food to the 3 tailors in Bath prison given by unknown benefactors, & 1 guin. [cf 24 Mar] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:3,d |
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| Deaths: Miss Emma Long, sister of Sir James Tylney Long at his seat at Draycot, Wilts on 3 Feb. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:3,c |
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| Finance: partnership dissolved 18 Feb between Samuel Singer & Son [W. Singer] linen & woollen drapers, mercers & haberdashers of Frome. W Singer continuing business. Debtors to pay & creditors to send A/Cs Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:2,c |
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| Leisure: benefit Mr Murray - comedy "A Word to the Wise" on Tues 24 Feb [at Theatre Royal] + ode by Miss Tittore & farce "Catherine & Petruchio" [no ticket inf] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: horticultural supplies from Wm Dicker contd - broccoli 8d/oz; green curled Savoy 6d/oz; Battersea asparagus roots 2s 6d/100, early kidney potatoes 10s/pack Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:3,b |
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| Goods: auction - household effects of Mr Samuel Evans, apothecary, moving from Bath. On the premises at 34 Brock St, 22 Feb by Mr Plura. Also, lease, furniture & shopfittings for sale. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:2,d |
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| Goods: horse for sale - handsome bay mare over 15 hands, low price, at Elephant & Castle Inn, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 341/ article:3 e |
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| Property: to let - house in Weston, nr Bath. Inc parlour, dining room, 2 bedchambers, 2 garrets, kitchen, cellar, brewhouse & ½ acre garden. Coachhouse & stable available. Plenty of water. Details Mr Lancaster, Weston. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:3,a |
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| Charity: ## gifts to debtors in Bath - lady gave 12lbs beef by Mr Silitoe, 2d of bread/each by Mr George (Deputy Town Clerk), Also 10s 6d card money forfeited by a butler for not cleaning a card table. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:3,d |
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| Deaths: Mrs Elizabeth Jones, wife of Mr Jones, snr at Luckington, Wilts, lately. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:3,c |
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| Goods: ## auction - h/hold furniture [good list] of 9 The Circus. On the premises on 27 Feb et seq by P Birchall (of Queen Sq). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:2,c |
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| Finance: Bath Universal Tontine Society - pay 1s /week for 7 years, survivors share equally. meeting at White Hart Inn, Bath on 27 Feb at 7 o'c to from regulations, appoint a Treasurer, Trustees & a committee. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:3 c |
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| Finance: debts arising from estate of Joseph Jenkins of Lyncombe & Widcombe parish. Apply to Mr Salmon, attorney, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:3,b |
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| Employment: servant, aged 29 wants place in small family. Direct to Mr Silverthorne's, baker, 15 Argyle St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:2,e |
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| Property: to let for 1 yr - North Hill House nr Frome. Enq Mr Wickham, Frome Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 342/ article:3 e |
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| Notices: lost on Turnpike Rd, Old Down to Radstock Tue 27 Mar - lady's gold watch (by John Taylor of Bath) etc. Info to Mr Brookman at White Lion Inn, Bath or Mr Bishop at Christopher Inn, Wells. Reward. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:3,a |
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| Crime: ## Fisherton gaol very full, some await trial, inc 22 convicts sentenced to hard labour on the Thames & transportation, nearly 12 months after sentence. Similar thoughout the country. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:3,d |
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| Deaths: Mrs Ball, wife of Thomas Ball, esq Collector of Excise, Bath, of a paralytic seizure on Friday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:3,c |
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| Leisure: benefit Mr Murray - "King Lear" & "The Quaker" at Theatre Royal Bath on Thurs 21 Feb. Tickets Mr Murray at Mr Tucker's, brandy merchant, St James's St. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:2,d |
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| Publications: ## dispute over "The Star" - original proprietors have discharged printer Mr P Stuart. To avoid the previous "scurrilous & insignificant paragraphs" now obtain daily at Mr Wood at Mr Hallet's in Cheap St, & at his shop opp The Pump Room, or at Mr Read's 36 Broad St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:3 c |
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| Property: to let by month or year - cnr house in Chapel Row nr Queen Square, two rooms per floor, elegantly furnished. Also chariot for sale with new harness. Apply 7 Alfred St Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:3,c |
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| Goods: auction - stock in trade (jewellery & toys) of Mr C. Rosenberg, quitting business. At his shop in North Parade, Bath, on 15 Feb by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:2,e |
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| Employment: middle-aged servant from the country wanted - to care for garden, land, horse & cow. Enq Mr Lavington, Horse St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 343/ article:3 e |
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| Livestock: ## horse raffle - high bred strong mare, with foal. Not less than 15 persons at 1 guin each. Winner to spend ½ guin. At Abingdon Arms, Westbury under the Plain, Wilts on Thur 5 April. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:3,a |
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| Publications: book on " Life of Christ" in 25 parts, 6d each. At Pratt & Marshall, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:4,a |
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| Deaths: Miss Catherine Frances Ball (dtr of Rev John Ball of Inworth, Essex) in Bath last Sat. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:3,c |
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| Leisure: benefit Mr Rowbotham - "The Fashionable Lover" & "The Son-in-Law" at Theatre Royal Bath on Sat 23 Feb 1788. Tickets Mr Rowbotham, New King St; & Mr Phillips at Theatre. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:2,d |
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| Charity: Benjamin Butler lived Stall St 8 yrs, kept eating house for labouring men. Robbed of life savings 30½ guin last Xmas day, thief taken. Destitute with crippled wife & 3 children. References inc Mr Price, baker, in Kingsmead St. Acknowledges £1 16s recvd. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: sale of well-bred hunter rising 6 years old, able to carry 13 stone. Enq Ward's livery stables Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:3,c |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture, phaeton, horse & cart, harness. At Vicarage House, Batheaston on 15 Feb by Mr Nonmus. (Partcrs from auctioneer, 15 Walcot St., Bath). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:2,e |
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| Travel: Bath turnpike tolls will be let for 1 yr from Lady Day next. P H. George, clerk Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 344/ article:3 e |