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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:

Greetwell auction, 1845

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 030
Identifier: MSS034.02.030
Scope and Contents

The auction poster lists agricultural implements and livestock for sale. The auction was held at Mr. S. B. Hodgkinson's property on March 6th, 1845.

Dates: 1845

Holmes and Leys Commons, 1847

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 041
Identifier: MSS034.02.041
Scope and Contents

The poster announces a meeting of the Freemen of the city of Lincoln regarding the right of pasturage on the Commons.

Dates: 1847

Horses, 1849

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 132
Identifier: MSS034.02.132
Scope and Contents

The auction poster announces the sale of nags and other horses at the Lincoln April Fair.

Dates: 1849

House of Baronets building fund, 1849

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 176
Identifier: MSS034.02.176
Scope and Contents

The notice describes the House of baronets and the Grand Priory of Saint John, to be built in Lincoln near the vicinity of the court. The two-page notice advertises a building fund of 100,000 pounds, raised through 100-pound.

Dates: 1849

House of Correction, 1844

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 029
Identifier: MSS034.02.029
Scope and Contents

A letter written by W. Martin, Lt. Col. Governor, and John Clay, chaplain.

Dates: 1844
Index Locorum excerpt
Index Locorum excerpt

Index Locorum excerpt

 Digital Record
Identifier: https://spec.sou.edu/items/show/id/262

Inhabitants of Lincoln, 1845

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 031
Identifier: MSS034.02.031
Scope and Contents

An announcement addressed to the inhabitants of Lincoln regarding the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway.

Dates: 1845

Irish Society of London sermon, 1851

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 311
Identifier: MSS034.02.311
Scope and Contents

The notice announces a sermon on behalf of the Irish Society of London at St. Peter's in Eastgate by the Rev. J. D'Arcy Sirr, D.D. The meeting of the Friends of this society occurs on the following day.

Dates: 1851

John Norton's goods for sale, 1849

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 205
Identifier: MSS034.02.205
Scope and Contents

The announcement lists the items John Norton purchased in London. The items primarily relate to clothing.

Dates: 1849

John Walker Reeve's obituary, 1849

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 313
Identifier: MSS034.02.313
Scope and Contents

The large broadside is an obituary describing the life of John Walker Reeve, who died on January 6th at the age of 61. Mr. Reeve was buried at St. Martin's Parish. The obituary also praises John Walker Reeve for his able and faithful services for 33 years and how he also worthily fulfilled the office of master in the national school for 27 years.

Dates: 1849