Arithmetic books, 1794-1874 [manuscript].

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Arithmetic books, 1794-1874 [manuscript].

The collection includes mathematics exercise books from Orange County, N.C., 1794-1831; Lawrenceville, Va., undated; Wythe County, Va., 1829-1831; Moore County, N.C., 1841-1843; Lincoln County, N.C., 1842-1843, with two poems by Peter Stewart Ney (1787-1846); Person County, N.C., 1829-1838; Guilford County, N.C., 1817-1840; Nansemond County, Va., 1807-1809, with birth dates listed for members of the Scott family; County, N.C., 1812-1815, with remarks from later dates on purchasing slaves; and two volumes from an unknown location, 1832 and 1841-1874.

14 v. (1.0 linear ft.).

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Ney, Peter Stuart, d. 1846

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Peter Stuart Ney was a school teacher in the Carolinas, settling in the Davidson region toward the end of his life. He designed the Davidson College seal. It is rumored that he was also Napoleon's Marshal Michel Ney of France, who had somehow escaped his execution and fled to America. From the description of Collection, 1842-1992. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 722090418 ...

Scott family.

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