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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: auction - all household effects of Mr Caleb Jones, bankrupt at 40 Milsom Street on 4 & 5 Sept by Plura & Bally. By order of assigness of Horlock, Anderdon & Jones Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1608/ article:3 d |
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| Property: auction - interest during natural life of Mr William Anderdon, bankrupt, in 8 Milsom Street (held under the Corporation for remainder of lease, 69 years unexpired) on 6 Sept by Plura & Bally. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1609/ article:3 d |
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| Property: auction - all household effects of Mr William Anderdon, bankrupt, inc 40 doz bottles red port wine. On the premises at 8 Milsom Street on 6 Sept by Plura & Bally. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1610/ article:3 d |
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| Property: auction - interest of & in the improved lease of house of Mr William Anderdon, bankrupt at Newton St Loe granted for 21 years from 21 Dec 1789, on 10 Sept by Plura & Bally. At same auction, all household effects. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1611/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: auction - all household effects of Mr William Anderdon, bankrupt, inc furniture, ware, linen, china, postchaise & harness, pair of bay geldings, capital black saddle horse, 1 pipe port, 50 doz bottles red port. At his house at Newton St Loe on 10 Sept by Plura & Bally. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1612/ article:3 d |
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| Finance: John Balm denies he has been offered 30 guin to conceal a mortgage of his estate at Wellow to Mr Zach Bayly for £650 in trust for Mrs Susannah Haynes of Westbury (mortgage is her property). Dated 8 Aug. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1613/ article:3 e |
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| Goods: auction - all household furniture, furniture etc at 12 Margaret's Bldgs, Bath on 19 Aug by J Stafford. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1614/ article:3 e |
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| Marriages: Mr Pope, schoolmaster of Chew Magna to Miss Webb of Littleton [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1615/ article:4 b |
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| Military: an army of 100,000 men will consume 200,000 lbs bread per day (common ration 2lbs bread/man/day). Bread wagons carry 6 days bread supply, soldiers carry 3 days (total 9 days bread supply). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1616/ article:1 b |
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| Finance: debts due to estate of Horlock, Anderdon & Jones, bankrupts must be paid to the bank in Milsom St, Bath within 14 days from 17 Aug, or will be sued after that date. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1617/ article:1 c |
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| Travel: Frome Turnpike roads - next meeting of trustees at George Inn, Frome on 5 Sep at 11am . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1618/ article:1 c |
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| Livestock: to let - during race week, stabling for 6 horses at John Powney's, Lansdown farm with corn, hay & straw. Also board & lodging for grooms. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1619/ article:1 d |
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| Goods: for sale - parlour organ in a mahogany case, with 4 stops, maker Mr Edward Pistor; & 4 barrels comprising 27 airs, minuets, marches, psalms, songs & hornpipes, 15 guin at Mr Smith's, 20 Walcot St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1620/ article:1 d |
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| Travel: Newbury & Bath canal - general meeting of interested persons at Castle Inn Marlborough on 27 Aug to receive & consider the Engineer's report as to which line to adopt. John Ward, solicitor. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1621/ article:1 d |
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| Property: to let - lodging house in Argyle Bldgs, Bath. Apply Wm. Matthews, Hetling House. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1622/ article:1 e |
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| Finance: creditors of Thomas Baldwin, architect of Bath, requested to meet at Argyle Coffee House, Argyle Bldgs, Bath on 27 Aug, to consider the state of his affairs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1623/ article:1 e |
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| Employment: footman wanted, well recommended. Apply Mr Williams, Churchyard. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1624/ article:1 e |
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| Finance: those indebted to estate of Cross, Bayly, Gutch & Cross, bankrupts, bankers to pay at the late bank in Abbey Churchyard on or before 1 Sept. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1625/ article:1 e |
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| Goods: T Hunt, former partner in Howe & Co, Milsom St, Bath, has opened a drug, tea & oil shop in Green St, Bath. Patent medicines, liquid true blue for dying etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1626/ article:1 e |
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| Charity: the Miss More's gave an entertainment in Mendip Hills [on 16 Aug] for 1000 children for the different parish Sunday Schools. Bands, parades. Children sat in circles on the grass & given bread, beef, pudding & cider. (from Bristol 19 Aug) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1627/ article:2 b |
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| Health: ## Dr Oliver of Bath weaned his patients off their favourite strong drink by giving them emetics & made them drink it with their favourite liquor diluted in water. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1628/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: Mark Lane, 12 Aug - English wheat in short supply in morning. Fine barley & malt scarce, & few buyers, beans scarce & dear, fine new peas sold readily. 2017 qtrs wheat sold at av 44s 6½d - 1s 4¾d below last week. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1629/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: average grain prices England 10 Aug - wheat 50s 10d, rye 36s 3d, barley 32s 1d, oats 23s 11d, beans 39s, peas 39s 2d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1630/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: average price sugar w-e 14 Aug, 52s 7d/cwt excl Customs Duty Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1631/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield, 19 Aug, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s 4d-3s, we mutton 2s 10d-3s 4d, veal 2s 8d-3s 8d, lamb 3s-3s 8d per stone of 8lbs. Sold this day 1800 beasts, 16000 sheep, 5000 lambs. Newgate & Leadenhall 19 Aug, best town-made bacon 4s8d, Wilts 4s 10d/stone Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1632/ article:2 c |
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| Notices: Commissioners for paving, cleaning, etc Bath City met at Guildhall, Bath on 15 Aug. To seek person/s a) sweepers & scavengers (to sweep, rake, clean etc) city parishes & Walcot within liberty from 28 Sept; b) light & maintain public lamps from dusk to dawn from 29 Sept. Proposals in writing to Guildhall on 29 Aug 11am precisely Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1633/ article:2 c |
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| Property: to let - Mr Southby's house in Beauford Sq with coach-house & stables for 6 horses. Enq at house. Also, for sale - a grass farm of 18 or 19 acr at Dunkerton with crop of hay etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1634/ article:2 d |
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| Property: private sale - freehold, small house in good repair with 1 acre of ground adjoining, in vicinity of Bath near a turnpike road. Letter to A.B at printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1635/ article:2 d |
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| Property: private sale - l/hold estate, 7 miles from Bath held under a college for 20 year term, renewable every 7 years consisting of an ancient mansion house, out-buildings, in excellent repair & 528 acres arable meadow & pasture. Partics Richard Richardson, Walcot Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1636/ article:2 e |
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| Finance: wanted - £500 or £600 on mortgage at 5% to finish a mews at E-side of St James's Square. Enq printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1637/ article:2 e |
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| Military: ## the Swift letter of marque belonging to Mr Jacks of Bristol has taken 4 French ships on the coast of Africa. He also owns the General Orde letter of marque which recently captured a prize of £20,000 Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1638/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - John Viel & Matthew Viel of Bathwick, cabinet makers (from Tuesday's Gazette). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1639/ article:3 b |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Sir Harry Bridgman, Sir Edward Astley & Lady, Sir Thomas Hyde Page, Sir James Langham, Sir Benjamin & Lady Tebbs, Hon Mrs Grey, Lady Dawson. [NOTP]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1640/ article:3 b |
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| Notices: Rev C K Savage of Bath appointed to Chaplaincy of the ship "Veteran" of 64 guns (under Capt Nugent) in the fleet commanded by Lord Howe. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1641/ article:3 b |
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| Deaths: Mrs Arnold, wife of Mr George Arnold of White Lion Inn, Bath on Wednesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1642/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Kelson, wife of Mr Kelson, brewer, on Walcot Parade, after a long illness yesterday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1643/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: Miss Goepel of Bath theatre appeared on Friday at the Haymarket [London] in "Rosina" to much applause. Her "Sweet Bird" sung with great taste. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1644/ article:3 c |
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| News: Duke of York's 30th birthday was observed by flags & bellringing on Friday. No gala as planned at Spring Gardens on account of rain. The fireworks are to be displayed tonight in honour of Duke of Clarence who completed his 28th year today. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1645/ article:3 c |
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| Finance: counterfeiting - public are cautioned against counterfeit half-crowns of the impression of King William III dated 1697, several in circulation. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1646/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: a child trying to catch a butterfly, fell into a well & was drowned at Frome on Saturday se'nnight . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1647/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Joseph Bilford while bathing in the river [? at Frome] was drowned on Tuesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1648/ article:3 c |
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| Finance: it is regretted that the magistrates do not have power to prevent forestalling in our [Bath] markets. The statutory restraints on dealing in corn, meal, flour, cattle etc all prevent free trade & increase the price of consumables. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1649/ article:3 c |
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| News: ## James Waltham, plasterer, sold his wife for 5s to George Sheppard, labourer of Uphill on Friday se'nnight. On same day, he ventured 3s of this money at a mountebank's stage at Worle & gained a cow & calf valued at 6 guin. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1650/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: ## at Shrewsbury fair, old cheese sold 40s-46s/cwt, new cheese at 35s-40s; lambs 8s 9d to 12s 6d per stone of 15lbs Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1651/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: T Coward, 17 Bond St, Bath - genuine sale of present stock of linen drapery, haberdashery, hosiery & lace in order to lay in new winter stock. 19 Aug Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1652/ article:3 d |
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| Education: R Carpenter at 5 George St, Bath to open a school for youths next Michaelmas for instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic, merchant's accounts etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1653/ article:3 d |
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| Finance: creditors of James Franklin, carpenter of Walcot to meet at Gloucester & Oxford Inn, Walcot at 10 o'clock Friday next. G Watts, solicitor. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1654/ article:3 d |
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| Employment: ## cook wanted in private family in Bath. Plain cooking & is expected to help clean lower part of house, have no followers & not be fond of dress. Apply printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1655/ article:3 d |
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| Livestock: representatives of late Jasper Davis of Widcombe, builder, to collect his bay horse from Mr Richard Beck, the Full Moon Inn in the city within 14 days or it will be sold to defray costs of keeping it. From Richard Beck. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1656/ article:3 d |
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| Property: auction - lot 1/2, messuage with yard, gardens, stables, outhouses & buildings being the Pack Horse Inn & 15 acres of ground, now in possession of Mr Barrett, at Pack Horse Inn, Midford Hill, South Stoke at 12 o'clock on 26 Sept by Mr Spackman . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1657/ article:3 d |