[Commonplace book], [ca. 1803].

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[Commonplace book], [ca. 1803].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702176839

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of sentences and phrases, many pithy or enigmatic, as well as extracts and original compositions in prose and verse on moral, philosophical, and historical subjects. Many of the entries concern late 18th-century American affairs; one note, for example, declares that "By the acquisition of Louisiana, the United States of America will gain 450000 square miles of territory," while another entry lists American governors under the heading "Civil and military establishment of the American government while subject to the king of Great Britain & struggling for her liberty, 1778." Other items include a poem by John Trumbull titled Character of McFingal on the superiority of American to British troops, quotations from Edmund Burke and other commentary on the French Revolution, and a recipe for "hooping Cough."

1 v. (300 p.) ; 21 x 16 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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