Memorandum. Books taken out of the Social Library, 1761-1772.

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Memorandum. Books taken out of the Social Library, 1761-1772.

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This small volume, bound in a ream wrapper, contains 13 pages of entries and lists approximately 375 titles borrowed by Jeffry from the Social Library between 25 May 1761 and 16 March 1772, with date borrowed and date returned.

1 v. (16 l., 8 blank) ; octavo.

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Social Library in Salem

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Jeffry, William, 1737-1772

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William Jeffry (1737-1772) was born in Salem, Mass., the son of James Jeffry ( - ) and Ruth Pratt Jeffry (ca. 1804-1792). He became clerk of the courts in Essex County, Mass. in 1771. In 1766 Jeffry married Elizabeth Bowditch ( - ) of Salem. Jeffry was one of the original subscribers for the Social Library, which was founded in Salem, Mass. in 1760. Much of the library's original collection was imported from England by Jeremiah Condy (1708-1768) in 1761. From...