Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Peter Stephen Du Ponceau commonplace book, 1820
	Dates:	1820
	Abstract:	The Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Collection has a wide array of material. This entry refers primarily to a commonplace book Du Ponceau had that contains interesting notes on colonial Pennsylvania history and especially William Penn's legacy (B D92c). Written in 1820, the notes can lend insight into the public and historical memory in early nineteenth century Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.D92c
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Language and languages \| Linguistics. \| Quakers -- Pennsylvania.

2	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Scientific copybook, [n.d.]
	Dates:	Circa 19th c.
	Abstract:	This scientific copybook is like a commonplace book. It has various essays on a range of scientifc topics. The essays had been printed in various journals that were then copied in manuscript form in this notebook. Some entries note the source from which they were copied. The partially filled notebook was likely compiled sometime in the early nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.500.Cop79
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Natural history. \| Zoology.

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