Soldiers, administrators, refugees and merchants in America
(1767-1779)
These are the headquarters papers of sir William Howe and sir Henry Clinton, successive British commanders-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.ERSKINE. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1781)
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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Soldiers, administrators, refugees and merchants in America
(1779-1782)
These are the headquarters papers of sir Henry Clinton, 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 are from August 1779 to June 1782.ERSKINE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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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.ERSKINE. 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.ERSKINE. Cost: £4.00. | 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.ERSKINE. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lawyers
(1785)
The Daily Universal Register of London carried law reports (and general news) in which both attorneys and judges are mentioned, and their names are indexed here. May 1785.ERSKINE. Cost: £6.00. | 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.ERSKINE. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Valetudinarians (and the fashionable) at Bath
(1785)
The spa at Bath was a cynosure both for those wishing to take the waters, and for fashionable society seeking a little recreation. Lists of arrivals at Bath were printed in the Country News section of the Daily Universal Register for January 1785, generally speaking arranged in order of social precedence, headed by lords and ladies, and ending with unmarried women without title. The nobility lent these lists considerable cachet, and so may seem to 'arrive' more than once on a visit.ERSKINE. 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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