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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: Coles tea warehouse, 7 Northgate St. Wax candles 2s 6d/lb or 29s/doz; refined spermaceti candles 2s 3d/lb or 26s/doz; best large Flambeau 2s 3d/ea or 24s/doz. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 201/ article:3,b |
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| Travel: Frome Turnpike Paid Roads - meeting of trustees at George Inn, Frome on 7 Feb. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 201/ article:1,b |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture of a gentleman, at his house upper end of Fountain Bldgs, Bath on Tue 27 Jan by Thos Bird [c.f date in 8 Jan 2b] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 201/ article:3 b |
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| Publications: "The History of England" by David Hume (from Julius Caesar's invasion to the Revolution of 1688), with portraits of Sovereigns. In 48 parts, 1s each, from all good booksellers. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 201/ article:4,c |
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| Deaths: Lady Deane, in Brock St, Bath on Tue. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 201/ article:3,d |
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| Travel: Somerset Coal Canal - general meeting of commissioners, White Hart Inn, Bath 7 Feb. for ascertaining value whose property may be affected by the extension Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 201/ article:2 e |
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| Crime: John Caton, mason, alias Cater, was arrested & charged last Sat with theft of cheese from Mr. Dutton's, shopkeeper in Horse St, Bath. Property of Mr. Henry Phillips also found in his home Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:3,d |
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| Agriculture: wood for sale - 376 maiden oaks, suitable for Navy. Apply Mr Lucien Manby, Cirencester Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:1,d |
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| Music: subscriptions concerts at New Assembly Rooms from Mr Rauzzini. 8 Feb "Alexander's Feast"; 15 Feb Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater"; & 23 Feb, Handel's "Acis & Galatea". Sub 10s 6d, tickets transferable. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:3,c |
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| Finance: Post Horse Duty - divers persons are failing to take to take out licence, & unless an immediate licence is taken out to conform with the law, information will be laid [with the authorities]. Licences may be obtained from R Bowsher, attorney, Bath; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:1,b |
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| Property: auction - dwelling house & malthouse (makes c. 10qtrs/week), with adj stables & garden in occuptn Mr Smith, tenant at will. At home of Mr Newman, Fleur de Lys, Norton St Philip, on 6 Feb by S Wilkins. Partcrs Mr Collyer, or Mr Webb at Norton, Mr Timbrell, attorney, & the auctioneer at Trowbridge. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:3 b |
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| Health: "Leake's Pilula Salutaria" Royal Patent - cures venereal disease & scurvy, preprd Thomas Taylor, (member Corprn Surgeons, London). 2s 9d/box from Mr Cruttwell. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:4,c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Berwick, in Galloway Bldgs, Bath on Wed. Widow of the late Mr Berwick, perfumer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:3,d |
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| Leisure: no public performances to be given at the New Assembly Rooms on 30 Jan or 6 Feb (Ash Wednesday), by order of the Magistrates Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 202/ article:3 b |
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| Crime: Richard Ball, alias Scarlet, postchaise driver, arrested Mon 13 Feb (on warrant by -- Popham, esq) on suspicion of being accomplice of Franklin, now in Salisbury gaol, & of robbing the Marlborough-Beckington mail Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:3,d |
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| Publications: poem on her brother's violin by Mrs Sheridan (nee Elizabeth Linley). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:2,b |
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| Property: auction - pasture land known as Rail Close 5 acres at Frome Somerset. Apply Mr John Harvey, auctioneer, Frome. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:3,c |
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| Leisure: B Smith, optician, 10 Bond St, Bath - "Model of the Human Eye" also exhibtn camera obscura, microscope, electrical machine, polyoptic, pentagraphs. Admittance 1s, 11 to 3 pm & 6-8 pm. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:1 c |
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| Goods: auction - 100 exceedingly fine elm trees now growing on estate at Wingfield, Wilts in tenure of Thomas Hawkins. At White Hart, Stall St, Bath on 19 Feb Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:3 b |
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| Health: "Turlington's original balsam of life" for gravel, colic, gout, rheumatism, asthma [etc], 4s and 2s bottles incl. stamp, from R Cruttwell and S Hazard, Bath.. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:4e |
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| Deaths: Rev. Mr Hawkes, Rector of Ditheridge & Little Langford & curate of Box, Wilts on Thu. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:3,d |
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| Notices: New Assembly Rooms - general meeting of the subscribers in the Upper Rooms tomorrow to select alternative dates Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 203/ article:3 b |
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| News: ## bad weather - a violent snow storm caused two machines [sic - coaches] to overturn on Chervil Down nr. Beckington on Wed. Nobody hurt - went on foot to Beckington house to shelter till storm ceased. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:3,d |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture, firearms, prints & drawings (inc Gainsborough), colour mill, grinding stones etc of Mr [Nicholas] Tucker, decd, painter in Kingsmead St, Bath. 16 & 17 Feb by Wm Cross. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:2,c |
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| Crime: robberies - from Wm Moore's shop, Orange Grove, Bath. Shell inkstand mounted in silver & 2 silver pens (12 months ago); pearl jessamine fancy pin - value 4 guin (1 month ago); 4' 6" oilcloth umbrella (on 22 Feb). Reward 5 guin each item on recovery & conviction, or 2 guin/ea if being pawned or sold. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:3,c |
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| Law: apothecaries & pharmacopoeia - Royal Proclamation that all apothecaries shall compound, distil, weigh, measure, make extracts etc from the "Pharmacopoeia Collegi Regalis Medicorum Londinensis" now ready to be published (in Sat Gazette). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture of Mrs Sperin, decd of Twerton nr Bath, inc good feather beds, 8 day clock, pewter, apple press & mill, 13 tons of meadow hay standing nr road. On the premises on Tue 27 Jan by R. Knight Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:3 b |
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| Health: "Dr James's analeptic pills" for health and longevity, also rheumatism, headache and complaints of the female sex, 4s 6d/box, 22s 6d/large box of 6, from R Cruttwell, W Taylor, & 14 others in Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:4e |
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| Deaths: Mr Happerfield, on Fri, at advanced age. Father of Mr H. at the Bird Cage, Westgate St. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:3,d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lord & Lady Barrington, Lady Hesketh, Hon P. Meade, Sir George Brograve, Sir Edward & Lady Berry [NOTP] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 204/ article:3 b |
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| Agriculture: wheat prices - Mark Lane 26s-33s, Warminster 18s-22s/sack (9 gallon bushel), Devizes 36s-49s/qtr Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:3,d |
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| Property: auction - Thickwood Farm & various houses & land in Colerne, in 12 lots. At White Lion Bath, 5 March by Daniel Dickes Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:2,c |
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| Property: ## for sale - 1/3d part of Margaret's Chapel, Brock St, late estate of Cornelius Norton. Rmndr 1,000 years granted to John Wood (& Thomas Brock his trustee) in 1772, to William Linley, gent, Cornelius Norton & - Martin, tenants in common, rent £10 p.a. At Master John Hett's chambers in Chancery Lane on 14 Feb. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:3,c |
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| Goods: contents of Bush Tavern Bristol, Xmas day 1787 - one 75lb turtle, Bristol turtle, giblet soup, pea soup, gravy soup, 15 cod, 1 new salmon, 5 turbots, 28 soles, 2 brills, 7 plaice, 144 herrings, sprats, 27 eels, salt fish, CONTD Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:2 b |
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| Music: Bath New Musical Society - meeting at the White Lion Fri on 23 Jan. Catches & Glees begin at 7 o'c. Chairman Mr Deering Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:3 c |
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| Health: remedies - "Dr Radcliffe's famous purging elixir", particularly salutary in spring & fall, cleanses the blood, [cures almost everything], [not priced] Also White's fever tincture 2s 9d, Hooper's female pills 1s 1½d etc etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:4e |
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| Visitors: Mr Keenan, portrait painter arrived in Bath, well known from his previous residence in the city Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:3,d |
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| Notices: Mrs Williams, Professor of Astrology has moved to 2 Abington Bldgs nr St. James's Sq & can be consulted every day between 10 & 4 Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 205/ article:3 b |
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| Health: remedies - "Dr Norris's drops" for inflammatory fevers, smallpox, measles, lowness of spirits, female complaints etc, 5s 3d, ½ guin & 1 guin from R Cruttwell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Property: auction, Colerne contd lot 1/12 - Thickwood Farm, 6m Bath, good stone house, barns, stables etc & c. 114 acres freehold arable, meadow & pasture, presently let rent £70 p.a. Also, fee of all other leasehold properties lot 3 -12, late the property of Mr Osland (not of Mr Drewett, as advertised before) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:2,c |
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| Property: to let - small convenient house, good gardens on Lower Wells Road 3½ miles from Bath. Enquire printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:3,d |
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| Goods: Bush Tavern Bristol, Xmas day 1787 - venison 3 does, 7 grouse, 11 pheasants, 36 partridge, 47 ahres, 88 wild ducks, 52 teal, 27 widgeon, 7 sea pheasants, 1 curlew, 7 plovers, 7 wild turkies, 48 woodcocks, 3 snipes, 2 galenas, 2 peahens, 13 pigeons, CONTD Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: seeds of all roots, plants, grasses used in agriculture - supplied to the public Wm Matthews (secretary of Bath Agriculture etc Society) at Hetling House, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:3 c |
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| Health: suppliers of "Dr Radcliffe's" etc remedies - R Cruttwell, M Lambe, J Gibbons, S Hazard, H Parry, E Russel & M Tagg (all Bath); Heath (Corsham); Angel (Chippenham); South, & Everett (Devizes). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:4e |
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| Churches: celebrated preacher William Savery from America at the Friends Meeting House on Monday, preached to a crowded auditorium at Laura Meeting House Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:3,d |
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| Goods: cosmetics for sale - Warren & Rosser, Golden Fleece, George St, perfumers have valuable assortment of their own making & their much admired "Milk of Rose" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 206/ article:3 b |
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| Health: remedies - Rev J Jones's British Herb Tobacco for diseases of the lungs, rheum, superfluous humidities etc, 5s/lb from W Taylor, bookseller, Church St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 207/ article:4 c |
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| Property: auction, Colerne contd - lot 2/12, l/hold, house, barn & c 15 + 2 acres, leased to Peter Drewer esq, chief rent 2s p.a; lot 3/12 - l/hold premises, house, banh & garden adj Thickwood Farm, late under lease on 3 lives, all decd. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 207/ article:2,c |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lord & Lady Conyngham, Hon Mr Digby, Hon Mr & Mrs Vane, Lady de Vesci, Sir John Danvers [notp], Adm Digby & Lady, Gen Darby. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 207/ article:3,d |
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| Goods: Bush Tavern Bristol, Xmas day 1787 - 122 larks, 48 small birds, 4 ducklings, 27 turkies, 14 capons, 32 chickens, 3 ducks, 2 geese, 4 rabbits, 1 pig etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 207/ article:2 b |