Items relating to Hull

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Photocopies of items relating to Hull taken from a scrapbook still retained by Mr J.G. Blewett

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Items were copied from a scrapbook in the possession of Mr J.G. Blewett

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Donated by J.G. Blewett, Cherry Burton, October 1984

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Items relating to HullU DX173

Poems from 'The Hull Packet'U DX173/1

Hand-bill advertising Mrs. Borthwick of Edinburgh, Practitioner in Physic and Midwifery, at the Rose and Crown, Whitefriargate for 3 monthsU DX173/2

Hand-bill advertising the uncommon performances of Signior Zamara de Laputa at the Concert Rooms in Dagger LaneU DX173/3

'The Hull Humbug', a poem on the credulity of the 'great numbers' who turned up to see the performance as U DX173/3U DX173/4

Hand-bill advertising Doctor Puff Stuff Shim Sham Quirko Toangfu, Physician to the Emperor of China, who is coming to Hull with his inestimable secrets of medicineU DX173/5

Hand-bill advertising Dr. Holmes, surgeonU DX173/6

Weekly table of current prices of leading articles of commerce (circa 1790)U DX173/7

Notices advertising Hull grocers, Thomas Whitehead and Newbald and Carlill, disputing the merits of each other's cheesesU DX173/8

Extract from letter: lectures in Hull by Dr. Katterfelto 'a most surprising philosopher'U DX173/9

'The Divining Rod: Its use by a Hull man' (John Stears)U DX173/10