Allen, George Washington, 1801-1865
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1801 - 1865
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arithmetic cyphering books
Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: MS-SC38
Scope and Contents
Consists of four handwritten arithmetic exercise books or cyphering books from various authors and locations, including: George W. Allen, dating to 1812-1814, brought to Greene County, Illinois, from Tennessee in 1818; Samuel Smith, dating to 1817-1820 (probably a fragment of a larger volume); and two books dating to 1819-1821 belonging to Richard Wells, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and Edmund Palmer. The Wells book contains instruction in basic store accounting.
Dates:
Created: 1812-1821
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Arithmetic cyphering books