A Lively Experiment

Notes on collections and events at the RIHS

Instructive Alphabet

Here’s the first post highlighting one of the items we’ll have available at the upcoming RIHS booksale:

The Instructive Alphabet, New York: Samuel S. Wood, Baltimore, 1818.

A small book for teaching children their alphabet, this little book features numerous wood engravings like the ones above. Included at the end is William Cowper’s anti-slavery poem The Negro’s Complaint.

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This entry was posted on 12 November 2010 by in Events, News and tagged , , .

Stanton Beldon’s 1862 Diary on Twitter!

  • Am busy planting my potatoes, corn, etc. It is late I know but I have been busy with various matters. Girls visited Mrs. Sarah Olney 12 hours ago
  • Alman ploughed for me to-day. Pay him $3.00 per day. Apple trees now in full bloom a fair blossoming. 1 day ago
  • Mr. Miner preached to-day as usual. Text- And every eye shall see him and they who pierced him. 2 days ago

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