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Image 1) Writing sample is the repeated line "Humility is a virtue." At the bottom of the page is written: "William Harding's Writing 12 mo 9 1795." On the reverse is written: "The writing of the within is only allowed to come to evening school being now an a...
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| Collection: | Pennsylvania Abolition Society papers (#0490) |
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| Date: | 1795, 1798, 1798 |
| Call Number: | 490 |
| Box Number: | Box 6 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 1, 2 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/14860 |
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Image 1) Writing sample is the repeated line "Humility is a virtue." At the bottom of the page is written: "William Harding's Writing 12 mo 9 1795." On the reverse is written: "The writing of the within is only allowed to come to evening school being now an apprentice to a cooper." Image 2) Writing sample is the repeated line "Improve thy Time." At the bottom of the page is written: "Peter Groves his book 1798." Written perpendicular to the sample is: "No. 7 - Peter Groves. _____ 35 Yrs of Age - had written before, but improved considerably last Winter." On the reverse is the writing sample: "no moument is comparable to virtuous actions." At the bottom of the page is written: "Peter Groves his book 1798." Image 3) Writing sample is the repeated line "Opportunity neglected commonly brings repentanc[e]." At the bottom of the page is written: "Solomon Mounter Burlington mo 1 1798." On the reverse is the writing sample: "Learn to avoid Sin." At the bottom of the page is written: "Solomon Muntir Burlington March mo 2 179[8]." Written perpendicular to the sample is: "No. 6. Soln Mountier - written by a young man who had written before, but now made a Satisfactory improvement." |
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