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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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| Music: benefit concert for Mr & Miss Cantelo - vocal & instrumental music at New Rooms 17 Apr 7pm. Vocalists inc Mstr Phelps, Miss Gopell. Mr Brooks 1st violin, Mr Herschell cello, Miss Cantelo piano. Tickets 5s from Mr & Miss Cantelo, 10 Morford St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 758/ article:3,e |
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| Travel: for sale - 2nd hand modern crane-necked phaeton with plated furniture, leather head. May be drawn by 1 or 2 horses. Enq at Watkins & Lee, coachmakers, Monmouth St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 759/ article:3,e |
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| Employment: young, respectable person wishes to make herself useful. Would be glad to be employed in a school. Good with her needle. Enq printer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 760/ article:3,e |
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| Charity: Bath Association for relief of widows & families etc - subscriptions since our last is £19 19s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 761/ article:3,e |
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| Crime: ## theft - piece of flattened pure virgin gold, 5-6" long ¾ " wide (for making springs, frames etc for natural & artificial teeth), stolen from Mr Charlton's surgery about 10 days ago or more. Handsome reward offered. Mr Charlton, surgeon-dentist, 4 Lwr Church St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 762/ article:3,e |
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| Crime: drab-coloured boxcoat, black velvet cape, 3 drab-coloured capes, & black cloth cape, stolen from Mr Lucas's coach-house nr Catherine Pl, Bath, Sat 8-9pm. Reward 2 guin for discovery from Dr Parry, Catherine Pl. Further 3 guin on conviction by Bath Guardian Soc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 763/ article:3,e |
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| Marriages: Mr Biggs, attorney at law, to Miss Sheffard, at Devizes [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 764/ article:4,a |
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| Deaths: Mrs Giffard, a widow lady in Devizes [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 765/ article:4,a |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol - battens 20 c, boomspars 24, American flour 2500 brls, Russian iron 911 bars, kelp 88 tons, oats 9784 bushels, Irish tallow 10 hghds, wheat 11,206 bushels, French wine 20 hghds Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 766/ article:4,a |
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| Finance: last week the Lewes Old Bank, Arundel Old Bank, Brighton Bank & the Horsham Bank all stopped payments (London, 12 Apr) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 767/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Travel: Cirencester to Bath turnpike road - trustees meeting at Beafufort Arms, Petty France on 30 Apr. James Ludlow, clerk, 9 Apr Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 768/ article:1 c |
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| Publications: "Sketches in Architecture" by John Soane, architect. With plans & elevations of cottages, villas etc, aquatints. £2 12 6d Royal folio, ½-bound, from Bull & Hensley, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 769/ article:1c |
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| Leisure: Spring Ball for the Miss Flemings' scholars at Uppr Asembly Rooms on 24 Apr. Tickets 5s Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:1 e |
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| Notices: Gravel Walk - mistake in the notice in Bath Register last Sat. The subscribers meeting is at New Rooms on 23 Apr, to inspect the A/Cs and apppoint manager Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:1 e |
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| Travel: for sale - modern curricle, built last Sept, little used, 50 guin. Enq at Dash's Riding School. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:1 e |
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| Finance: all Newcastle banks stopped payment last week. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Agriculture: commodity prices - Devizes, wheat 38s-56s/, barley 25s-33s/, oats 21s-30s/, beans 34s-48s/, peas 32-42s/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: Mark Lane, 15 Apr - large supply of wheat but many buyers so prices advanced. Total 4308 qtrs wheat sold at av 52s 2¼d - 21d dearer than last week. Fine flour 42s, 2nds 37-38s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: bread prices [? at Mark Lane] - peck loaf 15lb 6oz, 2s 6d; ½-peck, 8lb 11oz, 15d; quartern, 4lb 5oz, 7½d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 776/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: average price of grain etc through England 6 Apr - wheat 6s 1¾d, rye 4s 5½d, barley 3s 11d, oats 2s 6d, beans 4s 5d, peas 4s 6¾d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 777/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: average price sugar w-e 10 Apr, 59s 0½d/cwt excl Customs Duty Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 778/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 15 Apr, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s6d-3s4d, we mutton 3s 4d-4s, veal 3s-4s 6d, pork 3s-4s/stone of 8lbs Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 779/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: at Shrewsbury fair, cheese sold 35s-45s/cwt. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 780/ article:2 b |
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| Industry: the Weavers Association advertisement [11 Apr 2d] was inserted without considering the evil tendencies of such associations which the printer is convinced are illegal Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 781/ article:2 b |
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| Politics: ## Devon Qtr sessions - the JPs rejected application to raise wages of husbandmen, labourers, etc in the county. Present wages a pittance, but an increase in wages would be a burden to farmers, parishes should augment payments to those with largest families. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 782/ article:2 c |
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| Property: for sale - modern dwelling house next to Thos. Barrows, esq in Laura Pl. 3 rooms/floor, 2 patent water closets, net rent £120 p.a. Also new built mews with coach-houses, yards etc in New Town, net rent £114 p.a. Apply Eveleigh, architect, cheapside, New Town Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 783/ article:2 d |
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| Employment: place sought by elderly woman to attend an elderly lady or gentleman in town or country, or to superintend a genteel family, children no onjection. Letter to X.Y at printer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 784/ article:2 e |
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| Employment: wanted - lady's maid & housekeeper to an elderly lady upwards of 40 yrs old, & to have lived 1 yr with respectable family in Bath. Enq of printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 785/ article:2 e |
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| Property: private sale - new-built dwelling house, 1 Bath St, 5 rooms/floor, house let at £168 p.a. Partcrs Mr H. English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 786/ article:2 e |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Marquis of Bath, Earl & Countess of Cork, Lord & Lady Eardley, Hon Miss & Mr Eardley, Lady Scott, Mr & Lady H Ponsonby, Sir R Bedingfield, Sir Edward Bayntun Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 787/ article:3 b |
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| Charity: the collection for General Hospital in places of worship (churches & chapels) will be on 21 April. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 788/ article:3 b |
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| Deaths: Mrs Magan in Gay St Bath on Tuesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 789/ article:3 b |
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| Deaths: Mr Thomas Webb age 88 (father of Mrs Briscoe in Broad St) at Bradford yesterday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 790/ article:3 b |
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| Deaths: Mr Jasper Davies, builder of Widcombe on Sunday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 791/ article:3 b |
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| News: plentiful supplies of salmon are forecast in consequence of regulations preventing the taking of fish from the Severn during spawning. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 792/ article:3 b |
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| Births: Mrs Sims (wife of Mr Joseph Sims at the Bell Inn Cambridge on the Gloucester Road) was delivered of her 29th child on Friday se'nnight. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 793/ article:3 b |
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| Leisure: Miss Flemings' Ball [Upper Assembly Rooms, Wed 24 April] Octagon Room appropriated for scholars, middle door will be opened for the Company to go into tea, & the lower door for the pupils of the Miss Flemings' Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 794/ article:3 b |
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| Industry: Coal canal - coal proprietors met at Old Down on Mon night to consider a canal from collieries to Bath. Resolved a survey to be done to ascertain the expense of making a tunnel thorugh Clan Down from Timsbury to Radstock. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 795/ article:3 c |
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| Charity: an anonymous donation of £20 note discovered sticking out of an iron poor box in the Abbey by Mr Cussens, musician in the Bath band. He thrust it back & informed the churchwardens Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 796/ article:3 c |
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| News: foundling - a female infant (about a fortnight old) found in a basket with 2 changes of clothes tied to the knocker of the Bishop of Cloyne's house in the Crescent on Monday night. She is under the charge of a nurse provided by the parish officers of Walcot. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 797/ article:3 c |
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| News: Jesse Miller age 10 was thrown from a horse at Corston & fractured his skull. Admitted to the Casulaty Hospital with hopes of recovery. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 798/ article:3 c |
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| Crime: John Challacombe, footman to Mr Archer [in St James's Sq], was committed to Ivelchester gaol charged with the murder of his fellow servant Hannah Balm [see 11 Apr 2d] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 799/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - Thur [18 Apr] "Columbus" with "The Flitch of Bacon"; Sat [20 Apr] "Notoriety" with "the Poor Soldier". Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 800/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: coach from Christopher Inn, Markt Pl Bath at 5.30 am, every morning exc Sund, in one day arriving early evening at Saracen's Head Snow Hill, London. Also coach at 4pm. Performed by Potter & Co [no fares given] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 801/ article:3 c |
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| Finance: Bath & Somerset bank - creditors meeting on 15 Apr resolved Messrs Horlock, Anderdon & Jones should immediately give A/C of the estate real & personal & effects & assign them to Trustees for disposal, & their partnership be allowed to manage for limited time under Trustees. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 802/ article:3 d |
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| Goods:## for sale - among 25 subscribers at 1 guin each, a curious gold watch with horizontal seconds, property of a gentleman going abroad, original cost 100 guin. View at Mr James Lock's, watch & clockmaker, New Westgate Bldgs, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 803/ article:3 d |
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| Property: private sale - substantial dwelling house in Rivers St with stables & coach-house, estate of Sir Herbert Mackworth, decd. By Messrs Plura & Bally, partcrs from Mr Fielder, Rivers St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 804/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: auction - new & fashionable furniture, fine prints, harpsichord by Shudi, etc, property of a gentleman. At his villa at Lambridge on 30 Apr et seq by Messrs Plura & Bally. By order of trustees. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 805/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: auction - all the household furniture, china, glass etc of a decd lady at Crow Hall House on 23 & 24 Apr by J Fargus. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 806/ article:3 d |
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| Charity: subscribers & benefactors reminded that subscription book is left at Casualty Hospital Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 807/ article:3 e |