Hi Mark,
I think you mentioned this to me last spring, and I'm glad this popped
up now. I was just thinking of you and asking for this site URL.
Melville had a Leicester contact, a businessman named James Billson, and
I want to see what's over there about him, some day when I am not so
busy with digitizing HM here, and there's fewer bombings in the world:
or non=bombings. Hope you are well, and that your search for a new
Peter is evolving. I'll try to visit this site soon.
yrs,
John
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John Bryant, English Department, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
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One serious piece of advice: search www.a2a.gov.uk, this is a boolean
search engine through all the English county record offices and quite a
few other things. It will provide a lot of red herrings and a lot of
gold: be prepared to spend a few days collating the data, and having a
few busted visits; also choose a few differest words (depending on what
you are interested in) ... how many thousand volumes do you want to
find?
Cheers,
Mark
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Subject: Re: Mid 18th Century Commonplace Notebooks
I would be very interested to read responses to this query posted on the
list.
Many thanks in advance.
Ivan Lupic
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From: EDDY M.D. <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 5:37 PM
Subject: Mid 18th Century Commonplace Notebooks
Dear All,
I am currently researching mid eighteenth-century commonplace
notebooks. I am wondering if anyone could suggest some reading material
that addresses: (1) the principles - assumed or explicitly stated - that
authors used to order their commonplace notebooks during the
mid-eighteenth century and (2) where authors were taught how to keep a
commonplace notebook. Please respond to me off the list. I have found
material on the seventeenth century, so I am keen to hear about
mid-eighteenth century developments.
Best Wishes,
Matthew.
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Dr Matthew D Eddy
Department of Philosophy, Durham University, 50 Old Elvet,
Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom. (44) 191 334 6550.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/m.d.eddy/
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