Commonplace book with notes on an Appalachian colony, circa 1780 - View Resource

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Commonplace book with notes on an Appalachian colony, circa 1780

Title

Commonplace book with notes on an Appalachian colony circa 1780

Resource Link

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/19082

Abstract

A commonplace book kept around 1780 containing notes on a colony between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the French and Indian War. Also includes notes and excerpts from books by ancient and contemporary writers on matters of history, geography, political economy, colonies, agriculture, equestrianism, giants, science, religion, fetishism, heraldry, and French poetry. Entries are in French, English, Latin, and Italian

Extent

.21 linear foot (1 volume)

Holding Repository

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6312190

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Ford collection

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Commonplace books collection, 1697-1939, bulk, 1800-1900

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