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William Laight

Biography 
William Laight (1751-1804) was the father of fellow New York Society Library member Edward W. Laight. He was a New York City merchant in the firm William Laight & Co. with partner William Backhouse. A loyalist during the American Revolution, he was appointed Assistant Brigade Major of the militia. He was also on the board of the New York Chamber of Commerce and was a vestryman for Trinity Church.
Local Note 
William Laight was a trustee of the New York Society Library from 1796 to 1798.

Date OutTextVolSizeDate InRepFinesPage
07/27/1789Sully's Memoirs112mo.08/03/1789  005
08/03/1789Sully's Memoirs212mo.08/07/1789son 006
08/07/1789Sully's Memoirs312mo.08/10/1789son 007
08/10/1789Sully's Memoirs412mo.08/12/1789son 007
08/12/1789Sully's Memoirs312mo. son 008
08/14/1789Persian Tales 12mo.08/21/1789son 008
08/17/1789Juliet Grenville212mo.08/19/1789son 009
08/19/1789Julia de Roubigne112mo.08/26/1789son 009
08/21/1789Pamela212mo.08/21/1789son 010
08/21/1789Pamela312mo.08/24/1789  010
08/26/1789Pamela412mo.08/28/1789son 011
08/31/1789Cotton's Works 12mo.09/09/1789son 012
09/02/1789Caroline112mo.09/04/1789son 013
09/04/1789Caroline212mo.09/07/1789son 013
09/07/1789Life of Putnam 12mo.09/09/1789son 014
09/09/1789Romance of Real Life312mo.09/11/1789  015
09/11/1789Modern times 12mo. son 016
09/18/1789Baron Tott212mo.09/21/1789  018
10/09/1789Bruces Memoirs 8vo.10/12/1789  025
10/12/1789Rabelais Works 12mo.10/14/1789  025
10/14/1789Rabelais Works212mo.10/16/1789  026
10/16/1789Rabelais Works312mo.10/19/1789  027
10/19/1789Rabelais Works412mo.10/24/1789  027
10/21/1789Peter the cruel18vo.10/26/1789  028
10/26/1789Peter the cruel28vo.10/28/1789  029
10/28/1789Wilson's Pelew Islands 8vo.   029
11/11/1789Cooke's Life 8vo.11/13/1789  033
11/13/1789Irwin's Adventures 8vo.11/18/1789  034
11/18/1789Cellini's life 8vo.11/25/1789  152
11/18/1789Cellini's Life 8vo.11/25/1789  035
11/25/1789Zoriada 12mo.11/30/1789  152
11/30/1789Boswells Journal 8vo.12/07/1789  152
12/07/1789Bachelor of Salamanca112mo.12/09/1789  152
12/09/1789"212mo.12/11/1789  152
12/11/1789Emmeline112mo.12/14/1789  152
12/14/1789"212mo.12/16/1789  152
12/16/1789Female Stability112mo.12/18/1789  152
12/18/1789"212mo.12/21/1789  152
12/21/1789"312mo.12/23/1789  152
12/23/1789"412mo.12/28/1789  152
12/28/1789Fair Syrian112mo.12/30/1789  152
12/30/1789" 212mo.01/04/1790  152
01/04/1790Arundle112mo.01/08/1790  152
01/08/1790"212mo.01/11/1790  152
01/11/1790Arpasia112mo.01/13/1790  152
01/13/1790"212mo.01/15/1790  152
01/15/1790Clio 12mo.01/18/1790  152
01/18/1790Le Bruyns Travels1Folio.01/22/1790  152
01/22/1790Piozzis Journey 8vo.02/05/1790  152
02/05/1790Youngs Tour18vo.02/08/1790  152
02/08/1790Le Bruyns travels2Folio.02/15/1790  152
02/15/1790Edward Mortimer  02/17/1790  152
02/17/1790Ann. Reg1786 02/24/1790  152
02/24/1790"1787 03/03/1790  152
03/03/1790Morses Geography 8vo.03/08/1790  152
03/08/1790Rollin An Hist18vo.03/17/1790  152
03/17/1790"28vo.03/31/1790  152
03/31/1790"38vo.04/19/1790  152
04/19/1790"78vo.05/03/1790  152
05/03/1790"48vo.05/17/1790  152
05/17/1790"58vo.05/21/1790  152
05/21/1790Lond Mag398vo.06/03/1790  152
06/03/1790Answers to Jenyns 12mo.06/07/1790  152
06/07/1790History China18vo.06/16/1790  152
06/16/1790Description of China18vo.07/08/1790  152
07/08/1790"2 08/16/1790 3s/4p152
08/16/1790Meauties Mag2 08/27/1790  152
08/27/1790Gillies Fred2 09/10/1790  152
09/10/1790Lady Woodford  09/13/1790  152
09/13/1790Zelucco1 09/18/1790  152
09/18/1790Lydia2 09/27/1790  152
09/29/1790Interesting Memoirs2 10/04/1790  152
10/06/1790Browns travels1 10/14/1790  152
10/14/1790Lif of D. Tayolr2 10/19/1790  152
10/19/1790Zelucco2 10/26/1790  152
10/26/1790Interesting Memoirs1 10/27/1790  152
10/27/1790Sylph  10/28/1790  152
10/28/1790Fielding2 11/10/1790  152
11/12/1790Cooks Voyage1 11/25/1790  152
11/25/1790"2 12/06/1790  152
12/06/1790Arundel1 12/08/1790  152
12/08/1790"2 12/11/1790  152
12/11/1790Robtsons Charles 51 01/21/1791 3s/6p152
02/07/1791Annual Reg1784 02/10/1791  152
02/10/1791Gent Mag58 02/23/1791  152
02/23/1791Bruces travels5 02/25/1791  152
02/26/1791Chas Mandeville  02/28/1791  152
02/28/1791Numa pompilius1 03/01/1791  152
03/01/1791"2 03/02/1791  152
03/02/1791Ethelinda3 03/15/1791  152
03/15/1791" con3 03/17/1791  152
03/17/1791Louisa1 03/19/1791  152
03/19/1791H. Somerville1 03/21/1791  152
03/21/1791Louisa2 03/22/1791  152
03/22/1791H. Som.2 03/23/1791  152
03/23/1791"3 03/25/1791  152
03/25/1791"4 03/28/1791  152
03/28/1791Chardins Travels  04/07/1791  152
04/07/1791Goldsmiths Greece  04/16/1791  152
04/19/1791John of Gaunt1 04/22/1791  152
04/22/1791Hartly house  04/26/1791  152
04/26/1791Gibbon Ab1 05/20/1791 8p152
05/20/1791" con1 06/27/1791 3p152
06/27/1791" con1 07/21/1791 8p152
07/21/1791"2 08/03/1791  152
08/03/1791Georg Maitland1 08/14/1791  152
08/14/179173  09/02/1791 4p152
09/02/1791Gibbon Abrdgd2 09/23/1791  152
09/23/1791" con2 10/03/1791  152
10/03/1791Sketches in Portugal2 10/19/1791  152
10/26/1791Norman Tales  10/29/1791  152
10/29/1791Gibbon Abrdgd2 11/08/1791  152
11/09/1791Johnsons table talk  11/11/1791  152
11/11/1791Fielding8 11/12/1791  152
11/12/1791Pennants tour  11/17/1791  152
11/17/1791Wendebornes View1 11/22/1791  152
11/23/1791Gibbons Abrdgd2 11/24/1791  152
11/24/1791Simple Story4 11/25/1791  152
11/25/1791Wenderbornes View2 12/05/1791  152
12/07/1791Steeles plays  12/09/1791  152
12/09/1791Williams Letters  12/12/1791  152
12/12/1791Fair hibernian  12/14/1791  152
12/14/1791Negro1 12/15/1791  152
12/15/1791Usong  12/16/1791  152
12/17/1791Young Widow  12/19/1791  152
12/19/1791Wendebornes View  01/05/1792  152
01/05/1792"2 01/24/1792  152
01/25/1792Footes Works  01/27/1792  152
01/27/1792Theatre   01/28/1792  152
01/28/1792Diversities fortune13 01/30/1792  152
01/30/1792Castle of Mowbray  02/01/1792  152
02/01/1792Diversities fortune  02/04/1792  152
02/04/1792Frederic  02/06/1792  152
02/06/1792"2 02/07/1792  152
02/07/1792Otoman Empire  02/21/1792  152
02/21/1792Zimmerman Survey  03/17/1792  152
03/17/1792Theatre 14 03/20/1792  152
03/20/1792Dryden2 03/24/1792  152
03/24/1792Fergus  03/26/1792  152
03/26/1792Mod Europe  04/14/1792  152
04/14/1792" con1 05/01/1792  152