Ulster Country NY ciphering books, with pen and ink calligraphy, 4 generations of aspiring merchants
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Ulster Country NY ciphering books, with pen and ink calligraphy, 4 generations of aspiring merchants or bookkeepers. Includes Abraham Low commencing December 8, 1768 through March 1773 - contains 43 double pages with exercises in various measures, basic mathematics, conversion tables, bartering, etc. - no covers, some staining, first page with edge tears and wear, but overall good condition. Ciphering books and manuscripts of Ephraim Louw and Jacobus Louw , starting in 1793 - Plattekill NY - 32 pages - also includes a 14 page inventory of Ephraim Louw Deceased 1818; cypher books of Ephraim Low, 84 pages, 1791, Plattekill NY; a workbook titled "Spencerian System of Penmanship", 19th century; a printed "Writing Book" inscribed Port Ewen NY, 19th century; a penmanship and didactic workbook inscribed "Abram W. Hutchings, Port Ewen - 1879.
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Ulster Country NY ciphering books, with pen and ink calligraphy, 4 generations of aspiring merchants
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