Latin exercise book of James Baker, 1759-1760

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Latin exercise book of James Baker, 1759-1760

1755

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Small notebook kept by James Baker in the late 1750s; the dates 1755, 1756, and 1758 were written in the book. The volume contains Latin theses, Latin translations from the Book of Genesis, and three pages of English text recording an argument about the soul. The notebook has a string binding and pages of different size. The text does not appear to follow a system of organization and includes scribbles and struck-out words.

.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

lat, Latn

eng, Latn

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