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{"value"=>"Chronological index of New York history and index rerums"}
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{"value"=>"In English, Dutch and Latin."}
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{"value"=>"<p>This bound manuscript volume reflects use by two individuals: Abraham Yates Jr., and, at an earlier time, an unidentified scholar writing in Dutch and Latin, who created an index rerum keyed to sacred and theological texts. Working from both ends of the volume, Yates used substantial blank space to compose an index rerum of legal terms, a chronological index of early New York history from 1601 to 1761, and an index rerum for items of interest to him in <span class=\"title\">The Spectator</span>, the British periodical founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, and <span class=\"title\">The Independent Whig</span> by Thomas Gordon and John Trenchard. Yates used the index rerum format (a means of easily locating and citing information extracted from multiple sources) in his research work.</p> <p>The original front of the volume begins with the scholar's title page (<span class=\"title\">Excerpta ex eruditiis</span> ....), dated 1738, written on the front paste-down endpaper. Explanation of the index structure and the index words (A to Z) are in Dutch. Appearing directly below those entries is Yates's chronological index to the history of colonial New York, paginated in the upper corner by year from 1601 to 1761, and preceded by a page of \"Observations\" noting events in the 16th century. Events are selected from sources commonly cited by Yates; entries also include his analyses and comments. The chronology is followed by another index rerum, running from A (Affectation) to Z (Zeal). Under each term, brief descriptive phrases are keyed to the abbreviation \"Sp\" or \"Spec\" followed by a number, referring to the <span class=\"title\">The Spectator</span> and its issue number. Citations also include page references to volumes 1 and 2 of an unidentified edition of <span class=\"title\">The Independent Whig</span>. The wording of Yates' notes on <span class=\"title\">The Spectator</span> closely follow entries found in 18th-century published indices to the periodical. Compare, for example, Yates's entry for \"Handkerchief - the great machine for moving pity Sp:44.\"</p> <p>The most substantial use, and perhaps the earliest by Yates, begins from the end of the volume, turned so that writings from the other direction appear upside down. The text is a legal index rerum, from A (Abatement) to W (Writs), followed by miscellaneous terms. Citations for various legal works appear under each term. Yates paginated that side of the volume (575 [i.e. 576] pages), and his ownership signature appears twice on the inside \"front\" cover of that usage.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"Title supplied by archivist. This volume was previously stored in a Library slipcase with a supplied title: \"Notes on the early history of New York, 1601-1761.\""}
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1750
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1750
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1750
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1799
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1 volume