George IV, king of Great Britain, 1762-1830. Copybook., 1767, November 20 -
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- Bound Bound
- Scope and content:
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- Date from title page decorated with flourishes in ink which reads: His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, November 20th, 1767
- George IV created Prince of Wales on Aug. 17th, five days after birth on Aug. 12, 1762
- Pages numbered 1-18 in pencil
- Copybook presents practice words for each letter of the alphabet except E-H and V, and sentences for each letter except G, I, O, Q, and U-Z
- Initial letter and sentence written in another hand as an example for copying
- The name "George" concludes each of the sentence pages beginning with "Knowledge..."
- Provenance statement in pencil inside front cover: from Dawson Turner's sale of MSS & autographs June 1859
- Acquisition information:
- Gift. Frances and George Ball Foundation from the estate of Elisabeth W. Ball, Muncie, Indiana. 1984.
- Physical description:
- Autograph document signed 21 p. 15.8 cm.
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