Memoirs and correspondence of the 1st Earl of Charlemont
(1745-1783) James Caulfeild, first Earl of Charlemont, worked for the emancipation of Ireland from the control of the parliament of England, and was commander-in-chief of the Ulster Volunteers. Here are his political memoirs, a calendar of his correspondence, and copies of many letters in full.LOFTUS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Soldiers, administrators, refugees and merchants in America
(1782-1783) These are the headquarters papers of sir Guy Carleton, British commander-in-chief during the American war of independence. Many of the individuals recorded were part of the British military administration, but others are refugees and merchants whose lives had been disrupted by the conflict. These records cover July 1782 to March 1783.LOFTUS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Clerks and apprentices
(1783) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 23 June to 31 December 1783. IR 1/32LOFTUS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Soldiers, administrators, refugees and merchants in America
(1783) These are the headquarters papers of sir Guy Carleton, British commander-in-chief at the end of the American war of independence. Many of the individuals recorded were part of the British military administration, but others are refugees and merchants whose lives had been disrupted by the conflict. These records cover April to December 1783.LOFTUS. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of clerks and apprentices
(1784) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 31 December 1784. IR 1/32LOFTUS. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Subscribers to Ann Yearsley's Poems on Several Occasions
(1785) This book of poetry by 'Ann Yearsley, a Milkwoman of Bristol', received great critical acclaim and was rapidly reprinted. The third edition included these subscription lists for the first two editions.LOFTUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Manners family correspondence
(1771-1787) Volumes 26 to 36 of the letters and papers of the Manners family of Belvoir consist largely of the correspondence of lord Robert Manners, naval captain, and his brother Charles marquess of Gransby, subsequently 4th duke of Rutland, who served for a period as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. This printed report dwells mainly on the political rather than domestic content of the manuscripts.
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1789) Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments, and bankrupts, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
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London nobility and gentry
(1791) The Universal British Directory includes a list of the nobility, gentry, &c. in London and Westminster: esquires, i. e., gentlemen without titles, are sometimes listed without their christian names.LOFTUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Postmasters in England and Wales
(1791) The Universal British Directory included a comprehensive list of postmasters throughout England and WalesLOFTUS. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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