Remarks on countries, harbours, towns, etc.: commonplace book and diary

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  Journal and commonplace book of Sir William Drake

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  Sir William Drake's personal and political diary and commonplace book that covers events from Nov. 30, 1631 to the outbreak of the Civil War. Included are extensive notes on books, the law courts in London, and the Long Parliament

  mssHM 55603

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  Commonplace book

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  A commonplace book containing an acrostic written by Charles Lamb and a poem by Mary Matilda Betham; the volume also contains plant specimens, pencil and watercolor drawings, and a newspaper clipping. The spine is detached and the pages are loose.

  mssHM 11586

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  Commonplace book and journal

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  The autograph manuscript contains short essays on political subjects and notes taken on a trip to Europe. The commonplace book includes quotes, short essays on various subjects, a genealogy of the Hatch family, and a list of "Vermont editions."

  mssHM 41739-41740

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  George Titcomb diary

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  Diary of a soldier kept while serving in the 9th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry during the U.S. Civil War.

  mssHM 938

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  John Meyer diary

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  John Meyer's diary for the year 1863 when the 28th Regiment was part of the Department of the Tennessee and, since July 1863, the Department of Gulf. Long, detailed daily entries cover the military campaigns and operations -- Gorman's expedition up the White River (Jan. 13-19); expedition from Helena, Ark. to Yazoo Pass (Feb. 13 - Apr. 5); operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood (Mar. 13 - Apr. 5); expedition to St. Francis River (Apr. 5-11); the battles of Port Gibson (May 1); Bayou Pierre (May 2-3); Fourteen-Mile Creek (May 12 -13); Champion Hill (May 17); Big Black River (May 17); siege of Vicksburg, Miss. (May 18 - July 4); the siege of Jackson (Miss)' duty at Carrollton and Brashear City, La. (Aug. 2 - Oct. 3); Western Louisiana Campaign (Oct. 3 - Nov. 3), and duty at New Iberia and New Orleans, La. The diary also discusses the soldiers' health; war and political news; encounters with Union loyalists and African Americans, etc.

  mssHM 76194

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  Commonplace book. English history: manuscript

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  Accounts of foreign and domestic affairs of Charles I, including the English landing on the Isle of Ré, the Seige of La Rochelle, Privy Council proceedings involving Sir John Corryton, and a description of "the Late deceased Prince of Bohemia."

  mssHM 45148