Dictionary compiled by Mary Channing Gibbs [manuscript] 1787 April 15.

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Dictionary compiled by Mary Channing Gibbs [manuscript] 1787 April 15.

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The dictionary consists of a series of ca. 25 tables in which words are listed according to number of syllables, places of accent, vowel sounds, and word endings. The book is accompanied by a letter 1787 May 1, Lebanon, Conn. to Francis Hopkinson explaining the volume [1 item near print 20.5 cm.].

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Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791

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Francis Hopkinson (October 2, 1737 [O.S. September 21, 1737] – May 9, 1791) was an American Founding Father, judge, author and composer. He designed Continental paper money and two early versions of flags, one for the United States and one for the United States Navy. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 as a delegate from New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, Hopkinson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1757 from the Col...

Gibbs, Mary Channing, 1747-1824.

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