Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
2c stephen » c stephen, 2 stephen, 22 stephen
2f early » f early, sf early, 2.1 early
21 early » 2.1 early, 1 early, 11 early
22 early » 12 early, 1722 early, 1.2 early
20 early » 10 early, 1820 early, 1720 early
20 1726 » 20 1796, 20 1721, 20 1786
27 1726 » 27 1736, 27 1746, 27 1796
2 1726 » 2d 1726, 21 1726, 23 1726

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22badger%2c stephen %((((2 1726) OR (20 1726))) OR (27 1726))-1803 %((((((2f early) OR (21 early))) OR (((22 early) OR (2 early))))) OR (20 early)) works to 1800%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22badger%2c stephen %((((2 1726) OR (20 1726))) or (27 1726))-1803 %((((((2f early) or (21 early))) or (((22 early) or (2 early))))) or (20 early)) works to 1800%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22badger%2c stephen %((((2 1726) OR (20 1726))) or (27 1726))-1803 %((((((2f early) or (21 early))) or (((22 early) or (2 early))))) or (20 early)) works to 1800%22*.