Commonplace book and diary, 1821-1822.

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Commonplace book and diary, 1821-1822.

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Commonplace book, kept by Alexander (Princeton Class of 1820), containing copies of selections of Ancient Juvenilities, communium locorum, liber secundus, abstracts, notes upon authors, and essays in prose and verse; also contains a section of Reid's "Inquiry into the human mind", extracts from Beattie's "Minstrel," and literary diary entries from July 1822 through Sept. 1822.

1 v. (ca. 100 leaves) ; 21 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Alexander, James W. (James Waddel), 1839-1915

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