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David Fisher Day commonplace book and journal

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Description
This notebook contains David F. Day's research on Junius. It contains lists of a variety of works about Junius, his possible identity, those who may have known him, etc., often with annotation to the left side in different ink, stating "I have it," or "To be procured." The list of works continues chronologically off and on throughout, sometimes with summaries, and annotations. The notebook also includes notes about the different people who could have been Junius including Sir Philip Francis, Benjamin Franklin, and George Grenville. There are also additional notes, clippings, several loose letters by John Edmands of the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia, and a cabinet photograph of David F. Day.
Type
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Production date
1887-1892.
Call number
mssHM 84125
Creator
Day, David F(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese Company, May 2021.
Associated people
Edmands, John, (1820-1915.)
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