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- Call number
- MssCol 1722
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Commonplace book from the library of J. Carson Brevoort, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
A commonplace book mainly consisting of poems by authors both identified and unidentified, occasionally accompanied by remarks from the book's creator; Biblical verses; lessons on grammar; notes on currency, and a "general list of the inhabitants in the Province of New York . . . Dated February 16th 1756." A note on the endpaper dated 1890 states that the volume came from the library of J. Carson Brevoort, and attributes it to his wife, Elizabeth Dorothea Lefferts
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Names
- Brevoort, Elizabeth Dorthea (Lefferts) (Associated name)
- Brevoort, James Carson, 1818-1887 (Associated name)
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328