Correspondence and Journal of Charles Talbot
(1674-1708) Charles Talbot, earl and duke of Shrewsbury, served as Secretary of State, and this material includes his correspondence in that capacity from 1694 to 1700. He then proceeded on an extended tour of the Continent, from 1700 to 1706, of which he kept this journal. The collection also includes much personal correspondence, and some papers relating to the colonies in America and the West Indies.GHRIMES. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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English Civil Servants
(1791) Officers and officials of the various government departments, mostly in London, listed in the Universal British Directory. It includes the royal household, the departments of state, and public officesGHRIMES. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Bath, in Somerset
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory of 1805 to 1807 included a provincial section, listing professional people and traders in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. (The sample scan here is from the listing for Bath)GHRIMES. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Coventry, in Warwickshire
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory of 1805 to 1807 included a provincial section, listing professional people and traders in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. (The sample scan here is from the listing for Bath)GHRIMES. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and professionals in London
(1805) Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805 to 1807 includes this 'London Alphabet of Businesses, Professions, &c.': coverage is good; about 30,000 individuals are recorded.GHRIMES. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1806) Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
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London Traders
(1814) The fifteenth edition of The Post-Office Annual Directory includes this 'List of More than 17,000 Merchants, Traders, &c. of London, and Parts Adjacent', arranged alphabetically by surname, with trade in italics, and address.GHRIMES. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1826) Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1835) Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt)GHRIMES. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1835) Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsGHRIMES. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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