Commonplace book with lessons on religions, literary excerpts, undated, circa 1830-1842
Scope and Contents
Manuscript commonplace book, circa 1835-1841 recording lessons on various world religions including Talmud and Jewish topics, Protestant and Roman Catholic Bibles, and assorted literary and history topics. A pen and ink drawing of classical architectural columns. Extract of sermon by Theodore Parker, Boston, 1841, which argued for unity in religions, excerpts from Longfellow, Emerson, etc.
Dates
- Creation: undated, circa 1830-1842
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