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.PIGOTT. 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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Convicts sent to New South Wales
(1787)
'The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, with a Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island: compiled from Authentic Papers' included as an appendix this list of convicts sent to New South Wales in 1787: giving full name (surname first), where convicted, date of conviction, and length of sentence.PIGOTT. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Clerks and apprentices
(1788)
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 23 August 1788. IR 1/33PIGOTT. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices registered in Cambridgeshire
(1791)
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. There are central registers for collections of the stamp duty in London, as well as returns from collectors in the provinces. These collectors generally received duty just from their own county, but sometimes from further afield. The indentures themselves can date from a year or two earlier than this return. (The sample entry shown on this scan is taken from a Bristol return. Each entry has two scans, the other being the facing page with the details of the indenture, length of service, and payment of duty.) IR 1/66PIGOTT. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Judges and Court Officers
(1791)
The courts of judicature of Great Britain, with lists of the judges and principal officers of the courts: from the Universal British Directory.PIGOTT. 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 WalesPIGOTT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Subscribers to Galatea
(1791)
'Galatea, a Pastoral Romance, imitated from Cervantes, by M. de Florian. Translated by an Officer', was published in Dublin by P. Byrne of 108 Grafton Street. The volume includes this extensive subscription list.PIGOTT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Boys entering Rugby School
(1792)
This edition of Rugby School Register was published in 1933: the volume covering 1675 to 1857 contains 6480 entries, based on the original school admission registers, but elaborated with general biographical information wherever the editor was able to do so. The entries for the 17th and early 18th centuries are much less detailed than those for later years. The arrangement of the fullest entries was to give the boy's full name (surname first, in bold); whether eldest, second, &c., son; father's name and address as of when the boy entered school; the boy's age at entry and birthday; name of the house (in the school) to which he belonged; then a brief general biography; and date and place of death. PIGOTT. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices and clerks
(1793)
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 15 June 1793. IR 1/35PIGOTT. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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