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broadsides (notices)

 Subject
Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
Scope Note: Sizeable single-sheet notices or advertisements printed on one or both sides, often chiefly textual rather than pictorial, and printed to be read unfolded.

Found in 348 Collections and/or Records:

A list of eligible voters, 1844

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 028
Identifier: MSS034.02.028
Scope and Contents

The notice provides a list of persons eligible to vote for Members of the City of Lincoln. The list includes each person's full name, address, and qualifications.

Dates: 1844

A list of Petty Constables, 1851

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 300
Identifier: MSS034.02.300
Scope and Contents

The notice provides a list of men appointed to serve as petty constables for the several parishes within Kesteven. The complete list requires two broadsides.

Dates: 1851

A Meeting for Worship, 1849

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 158
Identifier: MSS034.02.158
Scope and Contents

The notice announces a worship meeting held by the Society of Friends in the Corn Exchange on Thursday, September 20th.

Dates: 1849

A public letter concerning the Bishop of Rome, 1850

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 277
Identifier: MSS034.02.277
Scope and Contents

The public letter addresses the inhabitants of Newark to consider the recent appointment by the Bishop of Rome, of the Roman Catholic Bishops. J. Waterworth notes concerns by the Protestant community of Lincoln.

Dates: 1850

A public notice from the Court of Sewers, 1847

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 045
Identifier: MSS034.02.045
Scope and Contents

The public notice provides a sample tax notice written by the clerk of sewers. The notice is dated October 20, 1847.

Dates: 1847

A Scale for Lighting the Public Lamps, 1850

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 282
Identifier: MSS034.02.282
Scope and Contents

The scale for lighting the public lamps provides a schedule for lighting lamps. The table notes the time of lighting, extinguishing, and the number of hours burnt.

Dates: 1850

A Second Letter to the Rev. William Smith, 1835

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 007
Identifier: MSS034.02.007
Scope and Contents

The broadside contains a second letter to the Reverand William Smith, Wesleyan Minister, Lincoln written by Thomas Cooper.

Dates: 1835

A template letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1850s

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 315
Identifier: MSS034.02.315
Scope and Contents

The document is a blank template for a letter written to the Archbishop of Canterbury, from the Lord Bishop of Lincoln. Once completed, the template notes the yearly amount of benifices within his Dioceses.

Dates: 1850s

Abstract of Deed of Settlement, 1850s

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 326
Identifier: MSS034.02.326
Scope and Contents

The abstract of a deed of settlement was provisionally registered to the Lincolnshire Fire Insurance Company. The abstract consist of four pages and 106 clauses.

Dates: 1850s

Adelgitha, 1849

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 100
Identifier: MSS034.02.100
Scope and Contents

The Lincoln Theatre Royal advertisement announces the production of G. M. Lewis' play of Adelgitha on February 22nd featuring Miss Goddard. The comic extravaganza, His Last Legs, follows.

Dates: 1849