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Borough, John (1802-06)

Borough, John, Leeds, Yorks., cm and u (1802–06). Announced his move from Burley Bar to Kirkgate, Leeds Mercury, 27 February and 13 March 1802. Advertised, Leeds Mercury, 5 April and Leeds Intelligencer, 24, 31 March and 7 April 1806, his proposal to practice as appraiser and auctioneer, claiming that ‘a person in the constant Practice of making every Article in [that] business must be the best judge of its value’.

The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.