Peter Cockburn

Standard Name: Cockburn, Peter

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March 1795: According to Peter Cockburn, one eighth of...

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March 1795

According to Peter Cockburn , one eighth of the population of Edinburgh were too poor to buy food, and were being supported by charity.
Macleod, Emma Vincent. “A city invincible? Edinburgh and the war against Revolutionary France”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
23
, No. 2, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 2000, pp. 153-66.
158

January 1799-April 1800: According to Peter Cockburn, the price of...

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January 1799-April 1800

According to Peter Cockburn , the price of grain in Edinburgh rose during these months by 358 percent.
Macleod, Emma Vincent. “A city invincible? Edinburgh and the war against Revolutionary France”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
23
, No. 2, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 2000, pp. 153-66.
158-9

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