| Evidence: | I have been principally engaged this day studying at an encyclopaedia by Nicholson, six octavo [volumes], a book sent by George Clark, bookseller, Aberdeen. Invoiced at six guineas. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 22 Aug 1819 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning: 'this day' afternoon: 'this day' daytime: 'this day' |
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Adam Mackie |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1788 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Farmer- rented farm in 1815. Apprenticed in Aberdeen as bookeeper (1800-1805) . Marries 1817. Branches out into shopkeeping and inn keeping |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Nicholson |
| Title: | Encyclopaedia |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 4889 | |
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| Author: | Adam Mackie | |
| Editor: | David Stevenson | |
| Title: | The Diary of a Canny Man 1818-1828- Adam Mackie Farmer, Merchant, and Innkeeper in Fyvie | |
| Place of Publication: | Aberdeen | |
| Date of Publication: | 1991 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 26 | |
| Additional comments: | Compiled by William Mackie |
| Citation: | Adam Mackie, David Stevenson (ed.), The Diary of a Canny Man 1818-1828- Adam Mackie Farmer, Merchant, and Innkeeper in Fyvie (Aberdeen, 1991), p. 26, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4889, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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