Manuscript, 1823-[1888?].

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Manuscript, 1823-[1888?].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58663447

Davis' book of prose and verse, begun in 1823, consists of copies of favorite poems, passages, quotations, etc. Many have author and/or source attribution. Includes several watercolor illustrations and a section on his family's genealogy which was added to up until at least 1888.

1 v. : col. ill.

New-York Historical Society

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