Commonplace book : manuscript, 1789-1791.

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Commonplace book : manuscript, 1789-1791.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612757797

Contains poems and epitaphs by various authors; excerpts on topics such as glues, claims of American loyalists, and the slave trade; excerpts from George Martine's Essays and observations on the construction and graduation of thermometers; and weather observations for London for 1789-1791. Also an autograph letter, dated 12 Feb. 1800, from Savage to John Jeffries of Boston, chiefly concerning a mutual friend who has moved to Philadelphia; and an autograph note from Savage, presumably to Jeffries, in which Savage mentions having sent his "weather book," are laid in.

1 v. (73 leaves) ; 21 cm.

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Savage, Arthur, 1857-1941

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Jeffries, John, 1745-1819

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Jeffries was a Boston physician, surgeon, scientist, and the first man (with Jean-Pierre Blanchard) to fly a balloon across the English Channel between England and France. From the description of John Jeffries papers, 1768-1819. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612364982 From the guide to the John Jeffries papers, 1768-1819., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Physician and meteorologist of Boston. From the descripti...

Martine, George, 1702-1741

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