 Masters of clerks and apprentices
(1782)
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 1782. IR 1/31HARPUR. Cost: £8.00.  | 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.HARPUR. 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 1/32HARPUR. 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.HARPUR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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People in the News
(1788)
The Annual Register for 1788 contained a section entitled 'Chronicle', summarizing the year's major events in London, Britain and abroad: and to this was added an appendix containing the texts of interesting dispatches from correspondents.HARPUR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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London Attorneys
(1791)
A list of attorneys residing in London, Westminster, the borough of Southwark and their environs, from the Universal British Directory. Those without a mark before the name practised in the King's Bench; those with a (C) in the Common Pleas; and those with a * in both courts.HARPUR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of apprentices and clerks
(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. 5 March to 31 December 1791. IR 1/35HARPUR. Cost: £8.00. | 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.HARPUR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Traders and Merchants in London
(1791)
The Universal British Directory was published in five volumes, starting in 1791. The professions included in the London section are very diverse: the addresses are mostly from central London. Some are marked 'F. M.', meaning Freeholder of Middlesex.HARPUR. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of apprentices and clerks
(1792)
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 1792. IR 1/35HARPUR. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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