A commonplace book upon the plan recommended and practised by John Locke, Esq. : manuscript, 1823.

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A commonplace book upon the plan recommended and practised by John Locke, Esq. : manuscript, 1823.

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Primarily used to record notes on a wide variety of subjects including Quakers, morality, logic, Napoleon, dueling, electricity, and Turks. The first six pages have printed instructions for creating and using a commonplace book. The succeeding 29 pages provide an index for the material on the following pages. Pages 238-247 include written longitude and latitude recordings for Philadelphia and other American cities.

1 v. (263 leaves)

University of Pennsylvania Library

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