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Library books which I have read, 1800-1803.Finding AidEncoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.© 2004
Biographical NoteNo information available. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionList of 29 library books taken to be read between May 1800 and Dec. 1803 with comments. Most of the works are non-fiction. "Paul and Virginia" by Bernardin de Saint Pierre and several satires represent the fiction read. Among the recent non-fiction are William Goldsmith's "Citizen of the World", Richard Cumberland's "Calvary, or the Death of Christ, and Benjamin Franklin's "Autobiography". The last page contains a list of due dates for 1803 for the Social Library in Petersham [Massachusetts] beginning the 11th of April. The author is unknown. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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