---
_id: cni00056313
data:
  actDates:
    - end: 1821
      lang: eng
      start: 1742
      text: 1742-1821
  actNote:
    - intro: acti
      lang: eng
      text: bookseller
  extResource:
    - display: http://www.nls.uk/
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
      url: http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index
  external:
    - auth: NLS-SBTI
      country: UK
      date: 20080207
  foundIn:
    - NLS Impr Ind
    - Pigot 1820
    - McDougall. Smugglers
  generalNote:
    - lang: eng
      text: "To sell “The British Magazine” 1759. In October 1766 10 Bibles and 57 Quires of “Poor Richard's Almanack,” printed in Ireland and addressed to James Meuros were seized at Irvine. Meuros at first said that he had not commissioned them and asked for them to be returned to Belfast, then changed his mind and asked for them to be delivered, but they were condemned. Was indited with Donaldson in the important case, which settled the question of perpetual copyright in 1774.."
  heading:
    - part:
        - entry: Melrose
        - firstname: James
      usedBy:
        - NLS-SBTI
  name:
    - part:
        - entry: MEUROS
        - firstname: James
      typeOfName: varn
    - part:
        - entry: MUEROS
        - firstname: James
      typeOfName: varn
  place:
    - end: 1819
      id: cnl00026674
      part:
        - name: Kilmarnock
      start: 1742
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1821
      id: cnl00026674
      part:
        - name: Kilmarnock
        - address: Waterloo Street
      start: 1820
      typeOfPlace: actv
  typeOfEntry: 0
meta:
  history:
    - timestamp: 2014-03-14T12:00:00Z
  remark:
    - 'SBTI original entry: MELROSE, James <bookseller> Kilmarnock'
    - 'Warning: the SBTI information was converted from unstructured format by automation. The assignment of data elements is to be regarded with caution.'
  status: n