Arithmetic copy book , between 1848 and 1870.

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Arithmetic copy book , between 1848 and 1870.

Bound in full leather, the manuscript book contains hand-written lessons for arithmetic and tables of common measures and lessons for practicing writing. It bears entries by at least three different persons: Jane Bath in 1848, Samuel Smith in 1867, and John Goodman in 1867 and 1870.

1 v. ([75] leaves) ; 19 cm.

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Smith, Samuel

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Epithet: Curate of Wye, county Kent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x000195 Epithet: son of W Smith MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x00038f ...

Goodman, John, 19th/20th centuries

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Bath, Jane, 1942-

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Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991

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