1830 GEORGE BIRKENHEAD. 87pp Important Elaborate Manuscript Commonplace Book. Exceptional Example. Civil War a 184 foot ship

a 184 foot ship

Big fire in Suo Lam burned 8 stores

He is apparently a minister

Rubbed at extremities and faded

After arriving there and witnessing the slaying power of God as it was strikingly exhibited there - tho he had been regarded as a very pious man

1830 GEORGE BIRKENHEAD. 87pp Important Elaborate Manuscript Commonplace Book. Exceptional Example. Civil War a 184 foot shipAn absolutely wonderful early manuscript book executed by George Birkenhead with a date of July 31, 1830. Containing 87pp and bound, probably late 19th century or early 20th century, in a simple pebbled morocco binding, this is one of the most interesting and attractive commonplace books we have handled. Pages 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 contain the record of various kinds of handwriting to be used in the book with complete alphabetic examples of each. Pages 11