1830 GEORGE BIRKENHEAD. 87pp Important Elaborate Manuscript Commonplace Book. Exceptional Example. Civil WarAn absolutely wonderful early manuscript book executed by George Birkenhead with a date of July 31, 1830. Containing 87pp and bound, probably late 19th century or early 20th century, in a simple pebbled morocco binding, this is one of the most interesting and attractive commonplace books we have handled. Pages 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 contain the record of various kinds of handwriting to be used in the book with complete alphabetic examples of each. Pages 11
Polhill-Turner
Rubbed at extremities and faded
This absolutely unbroken assemblage with apparently no looted signatures
He is apparently a minister
When I have preached and broke bread on Sunday
Big fire in Suo Lam burned 8 stores
a 184 foot ship
Alice Adele Flower
by David Bogue
Jane is writing to tell you how matters stand here
and most of them great Sufferers in the Cause of Christ
After arriving there and witnessing the slaying power of God as it was strikingly exhibited there - tho he had been regarded as a very pious man