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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 - almonds 1 brl; aloes 2 goads, 2 kegs; anchovies 785 brls; brimstone 70 tons; capillaire 1 case; cassia fistula 4 brls; coffee 103 tierces 128 brls; copper (old) 4 tierces, 1 still-head; copperas (white) 2 brls; cotton 591 bales, 1 packet; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2464/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: imports, contd - currants 20 butts, 19 pipes, 5 tierces, 4 ½-butts; deal ends 38c 3 qrs; essence of Burgamot 1 case; essence of Lavender 2 cases; galls 2 sacks, 2 bags; ginger 770 bags; grindstones 7; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2465/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: imports, contd - hams 73; juniper berries 100 bags; lathwood 516 pieces; linen 255 bales, 3 chests 10 ¼-packs; logwood 5 tons; liquorice paste 90 cases; manna 2 cases; masts 15; molasses 18 hhds, 2 puncheons; oars ½c; oak planks 64; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2466/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: imports, contd - olive oil 106 pipes, 8 ½-pipes, 79 jars, 313 ½-chests; pepper (cyan) [Cayenne] 1 jar; pickles 1 box; pipe boards 1c, Pyrmont water 2 chests; rum 95 puncheons, 3hhds; staves 173 c 2 qr; skins (lamb & kid) 50 hghds, 1 ½-hdds; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2467/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: imports, contd - sugar 3296 hhds, 191 tierces, 128 brls, 20 bags, 1 box; tamarinds 1 brl, 9 jars; timber (fir) 333 pieces; wine (Madeira) 4 pipes, 1 hhd, 2 puncheons, 1 keg, 1 keg bottled; Rhenish 1 aum; Yams 1 trce, 1 brl; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2468/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: grain etc prices - Devizes 18 Sept, wheat 42-56s; beans 44-48s; rye 40-48s; hog peas 50-58s; barley 32-40s; oats 26-28s per qr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2469/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: grain etc prices - Warminster 20 Sept, wheat 40s-55s; barley 28s-36s; oats 22s-26s; beans 41s-46s per quarter. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2470/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: Mark Lane 22 Sept, tolerable supply of wheat from Essex & Kent, & very little from elsewhere.Total 3034 qtrs wheat sold at av price 52 5d, 1s 3¾d higher than last week. Fine flour 42s, 2nds 38-39s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2471/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: average price of grain throughout England 13 Sept - wheat 51s 6d; barley 31s 3d; rye 39s 4d; oats 21s 9d; beans 43s 9d; peas 49s 3d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2472/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: average price of sugar, w-e 17 Sept, 37s 11½d per cwt excluding customs duty. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2473/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 22 Sept, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s 6d-3s 4d; mutton 3s-3s 4d; veal 3s-4s 4d; pork 3s-4s; lamb 3s 4d-4s per stone of 8 lbs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2474/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Newgate/ Leadenhall 22 Sept, by carcase, ox beef 2s-2s 8d; mutton 2s 8d-3s; veal 2s 6d-4s; pork 3s-4s; lamb 2s 8d-3s 8d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2475/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: seeds prices - red clover 40-100s; white clover 30-84s; trefoil 5-28s; turnip 8s-12s per bushel; ryegrass 16-22s; cinquefoil 25-35s per qtr Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2476/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: average price of tallow 2s 10d per stone; hay 77s-82s; straw 21s-26s; clover 90s-103s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2477/ article:2 c |
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| Crime: James Clare of Frome charged with receiving quantities of wool knowing it stolen. Reward of 5 guin for apprehension of the said offender from Treasurer of Frome Society for prosecuting felons. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2478/ article:2 d |
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| Crime: reward of 20 guineas for anyone giving information on receivers of wool stolen from Frome & neighbourhood. Signed Wm Sheppard & 18 others. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2479/ article:2 d |
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| Property: auction, property of John Viel (bankrupt) - lot 1/3, 3 Henrietta St, Bath, l/hold 99 yrs from 25 Mar 1789, ground rent £5 6s10d. Granted by Rt. Hon Lady Bath. At Greyhound Inn, Market Pl, by Wm Percival Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2480/ article:2 d |
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| Property: auction, property of John Viel (bankrupt) - lot 2/3, 4 Henrietta St, Bath, l/hold 99 yrs from 25 Mar 1789, ground rent £5 6s 10d. Granted by Rt. Hon Lady Bath. At Greyhound Inn, Market Place on 11 Oct by Wm Percival Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2481/ article:2 d |
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| Property: auction - property of John Viel (bankrupt) - lot 3/3, 5 Henrietta St, Bath, l/hold 99 yrs from 25 Mar 1789, ground rent £5 6s 10d. Granted by Rt. Hon Lady Bath. At Greyhound Inn, Market Place on 11 Oct by Wm Percival Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2482/ article:2 d |
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| Military: Internal defence of the Country - voluntary subscriptions in Wiltshire already published £12,910 7s 3d, with recent additions [listed] £12,960 8s 3d. W. Hughes secretary Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2483/ article:2 d |
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| Crime: ## vandalism - reward of 2 guineas to whom however discovers person who daubed palings of house in Harington Pl, Bath with filth & mire Apply Mr Harington. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2484/ article:2 e |
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| Health: Holt Water - renowned for cures. Now available from Mr Cruttwell, the printer in Bath, in casks at 9d/gallon, or as 12 bottles for 14s, refills at 6s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2485/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 1/11, house in Richmond Hill, nearly finished, lease for 1000 years, GR £3 10s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2486/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 2/11, nr completion, cnr house on N-side Gt Pulteney St facing Sunderland St, l/hold 99 yrs from Lady Bath, GR £7 10s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2487/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 3/11, partly finished house S-side of Gt Pulteney St, same tenure as lot 2. GR £7 4s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2488/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 4/11, house in Johnston St fronting Laura Place, now in occup Mr Mulleny, tenant at will, rent £65 p.a clear, GR £4 10s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2489/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 5/11, 3 finished l/hold houses in Grove St, Cheapside, Bath with gardens to river Avon. Ground rent, whole, £14 10s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2490/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 6/11, beneficial interest in contract for ground for building 4 houses in Sunderland St, Bath. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2491/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 7/11, beneficial interest in a contract for building 9 houses in Sydney Place, Bath. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2492/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 8/11, 2 shells of houses being 19 & 20, Kingsmead Terrace, with ground for garden in front & behind, & finished stable facing Milk St. Fee farm rent £8 2s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2493/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 9/11, small tenement in Piccadilly nr London Rd. turnpike, Bath, occupied by tenant at will, rent £16 p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2494/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 10/11, beneficial interest in void piece of land for 15 tenements on Margaret's Hill. No ground rent. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2495/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Messrs Lowther (bankrupt) - lot 11, 2 large unfinished houses in Grosvenor Pl, Bath, each with a fee farm rent of £9 12s p.a. At house of Eleazer Pickwick, White Hart Inn on 7 Oct by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2496/ article:2 e |
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| Property: for sale - house, with coach-house & stable in Lansdown Crescent. Apply Mr Trimnell. Part of purchase money may remain as mortgage. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2497/ article:2 e |
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| Travel: the Weymouth coach will be discontinued from 4 October. From White Hart Inn, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2498/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: to be let - millinery & haberdasher's shop in central position, stock & fittings at fair valuation. Apply the printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2499/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture at Oxford & Gloucester Inn & Coffee house advertised for Friday & Saturday is postponed. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2500/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: to let - lowermost house being 12 Chatham Row. Apply Mr Chantry, 4 Henrietta St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2501/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: to let - house & shop in Milsom St, Bath (late the Bank), stock at fair valuation. Apply J L Newman on the premises. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2502/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Finance: Old Bath Fire Office, St. John's Place, Sawclose open for receiving premium for policies expiring at Michaelmas. M. Davis, secretary. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2503/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Goods: auction - house furniture, books, prints, firearms, steel stove grate, greenhouse plants of gentleman quitting Bath. On the premises at 9 Burlington St on 25 & 26 Sept by Mr Bally Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2504/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: to let - 9 Burlington St, Bath, in good repair, very reasonable rent. Apply Mr Bally. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2505/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Finance: partnership between John Savage & Francis Goddard, surgeons at Melksham dissolved on 15 April, those indebted to the partnership to send details or pay their amounts to John Savage. Signed John Savage. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2506/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Health: surgeons at Melksham - the former business of John Savage & Francis Goddard will now be carried on by John Savage & Benjamin Pennell Ludlow in co-partnership. Signed John Savage & Fr. Goddard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2507/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Travel: a mail coach from Weymouth to Dorchester is ordered to be established immediately. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2508/ article:3 b |
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| Music: Haydn is still in this country, now tolerably well acquainted with our language. His genius is recognised with due honour in this happy island. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2509/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: ## Mrs Jordan contracted to Drury Lane Theatre for 7 years for £40 per week, & a free benefit every season. Her income greater almost than any German Princess. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2510/ article:3 b |
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| Finance: Bank Stocks shut; 5% 100¾; 4% shut; 3% red shut; ditto cons. 65 1/8; long ann shut; short shut-; India Stock -; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2511/ article:3 c |
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| Finance: Bank Stocks continued - bonds 14s; Exchange bills 15s pr; Navy Bills 1¾ def; scrip 68¼; lottery tickets £19 12s; Irish £7 4s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2512/ article:3 c |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Earl of Deloraine, Lady Northland, Lady Hamilton, Sir John Burgess & lady, Lady Smith, Sir Charles Desveaux & Lady, Sir Samuel Hayes & lady, Hon Mrs Stewart, Hon Mr Molesworth. [NOTP] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 2513/ article:3 c |