Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
2c stephen » c stephen, 2 stephen, 22 stephen
1720 early » 1727 early, 1820 early, 1770 early
20 early » 10 early, 1820 early
22 early » 2 early, 12 early, 1722 early
sf early » f early, self early, imf early
2f early » 21 early, f early, 2.1 early
27 1796 » 27 1799, 17 1796, 27 1736
2 1726 » 20 1726, 27 1726, 2d 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 (27 1796))-1803 %((((((2f early) OR (sf early))) OR (22 early))) OR (((20 early) OR (1720 early)))) works to 1800%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22badger%2c stephen %((2 1726) or (27 1796))-1803 %((((((2f early) or (sf early))) or (22 early))) or (((20 early) OR (1720 early)))) works to 1800%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22badger%2c stephen %((2 1726) or (27 1796))-1803 %((((((2f early) or (sf early))) or (22 early))) or (((20 early) OR (1720 early)))) works to 1800%22*.