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Commonplace book, circa 1770s Digital
FOUND IN:
Harvard University Archives
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Collection:
Caleb Gannett collection
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: HUM 314
Scope and Contents:
Commonplace book, circa 1770s, containing excerpts from writings on varied subjects such as scripture and religious dissension, the aurora borealis, medicine, and the invention of printing, and mathematical formulas. Includes excerpts from Gentlemen’s Magazine on the national debt and the history of the game of chess; measurements of the gravity of types of wood; “queries relating to Sound”; and recipes for cider and wine, medical remedies, and household cleaning....