Commonplace books
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Benjamin H. Cook commonplace book
Collection — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021976854]
Identifier: 089-02
Scope and Contents
A commonplace book is a compendium of knowledge, often copied from other sources, collected by an individual based upon their own particular interests. Benjamin H. Cook’s commonplace book includes poems, hymns, Scripture, sermon topics, and a recipe. Regular themes include maritime life, mourning, pride and frugality. Additionally included are transcriptions of gravestone inscriptions, listings of the family members of the Augustus Durfee family of Wakefield, R.I. and the George W. Esten...
Dates:
1854 - 1866