American Ladies Pocket Book
Scope and Content note
This collection is comprised of the single volume, anonymous "American Ladies Pocket Book" for 1799. The small printed volume includes an almanac, lyrics to popular songs, dance steps, rules concerning dress and conversation, and short stories about various moral topics. Many of the entries in the blank pages of the pocket book record amounts paid for various dry goods, and are dated from 1815-1817.
Dates
- Creation: 1799, 1815-1817
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical note
Unknown.
Extent
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed May 2016.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- American Ladies Pocket Book, 1799, 1815-1817
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- May 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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