Accession # *89

THE NEPi YORK PUPLIC LIBRARY RARE BM)KS AND MANUSCRIFTS DIVISION

ACCESSION SHEEX

T i t l e Beale, Charles Currier. Collection

Approximate inclusive dates 1640-1910 ! 5 , i

h t e of receipt ''I3 , Received f- National Shorthand Reporters Association [ I$+>

on arrival ------'-'---- 9

condition Poor-Good. Manuscripts need extensive conservation treatment. Fragile.

Restrictions

Description

SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION

Special Formats fJ Photographs Maps a ~ u d i o Tapes O F i b o w i f a c t s a Machine-readable records Dother (list)

Temporary catalog card added entries

Bible - Manuscripts Manuscripts, English

Book of Common Prayer .-Manuscripts Shorthand Shorthand-Alphabet

American Benn Pitman

Graham Pitman

is 0 Graphics

shorthand reporters-United States Great Britain

X Accessioned by

Date ~ I o / 19

I Beale

BIOGRAPHY

Charles Currier Beale (1864-1909), stenographer, publisher, educator

and shorthand collector.

Beale was born in Boston May 3, 1864 and died in Melrose, Massachussetts.

Beale studied Andrew Jackson Graham' Handbook, a variation of Pitmans'

shorthand. ~eales' business interests included the Beale Shorthand Bureau

and School of Phonography which he founded and operated In Boston between

1884-1908.

An avid collector of shorthand manuscripts and printed material, Beale

amassed a large collection which was donated to the New York Public Library

by the National Shorthand RSporters Association in 1913.

DESCRIPTION

The collection covering the years 1640-1910, emphasizes the subjects of

American and English shorthand systems and also manuscripts written in

shorthand.

Theology is represented by Bibles on both~the Old and New Testaments, sermons

and the Book of Common Prayer, spanning the 18th and 19th century. To a

lesser extent, the subjects bibliography and court trials are represented

in shorthand.

Authors represented include: Stephen Addington, William Addy, Joseph Alleine,

Stephen Pearl Andrews, John Angell, Caleb Ashworth, Phineas ~ailey, Thomas

Belsham, Georg$&iker Bishop, Timothy Bright, John Byrom, Richard Creed,

Jacob Cushing, Theodore Ledyard Cuyler , P h i l i p Doddridge, Henry Dow,

Andreas G o t t s c h l i n g , Marcus T u l l i u s C i ce ro Gould, Edwin Guest , Joseph

Gurney t h e younger, Thomas Gurney, John H a r t , W.L. Haskel, Ar thur Head,

Jerome B i rd Howard, P a t r i c k Kean, D , U . Lathrop, G. Rus se l l Leonard, Theo-

p h i l u s Me tca l f e , John Mi l ton , Wil l iam Wesley Osgoodby, John Pa rk in s ,

Benn P i tman , Joseph P r o s s e r , Joseph C. Rice , J u l i u s Ensign Rockwell,

Spencer C. Rodgers, Thomas She l t on , Edward Burtenshaw Sugen, Robert S.

Tay lo r , Samuel Tay lo r , James Thomson, Johannes Tri themous, I s a a c Watts,

John Wes tby~Gibson , James Weston, Louisa M. (Ba i ley) Whitney, W i l l i a m

Will iamson, John Willis, Wil l iam Henry Woodcock, and Alexander Tremaine

Wright.

The NYPL B u l l e t i n 1934, October pp. 889-896 should be consu l t ed f o r a

d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n . The box l ists f o r t h e manuscr ip t s i n t h e p r i n t e d

gu ide are o b s o l e t e .

CHARLES CURRIER BEALE COLLECTION

Container list

Box 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Addington - Anonymous Argell - Baker Beale, Charles Currier: Accessions - Collecting

Early - Little Visits Medical Language - Visits to... Incoming Miscellaneous letters 1899-1907 Notable Shorthand Libraries

Belsham - Bishop Book of Common Prayer Bright - Cuyler Doddridge, Philip

Dow - Library list. Metcalf - Parkins Pitman - Rice Rockwell - Rodgers Sermons - Shorthand Stenographer - Westby-Gibson Weston - Young Beale, Charles Curriy. lnv&tory of Beale Shorthand Collection. 1 vo: Texas.-Courts: District Court . '1 bol. Willis, John. ~ h & School-master. ... - 1 vol.

Miscellaneous

20-21. Catalogue of books on shorthand (catalogue cards) 22-23. Library of Congress cards on shorthand (catalogue cards)

Note: Consult "shorthand Books in the NYPL" for a - z . .

cotnplete description.

SHORTHAND BOOKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 889

Ms. Div.

- Ail>liotl>eez Dyromiana, a eh~eklist of lo items relating la John Byronr. KA.. r.n.s.,

-- Collecting and collections of books on

890 THE N E W YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

B a l e , Charles Currier, co~ilinuad

- Early Atncricatl s l~or thand authors. 1-7. u. t.-p. rCincin~tati, 1901-03.1 31 I., 13 p. illus. 4'. Mr Div. q.IC

clippings from the Phonopruphir m w s r k r . Nor.. 1901 to July. !903. nmunlcd and bound. no. 7 type- written, anpubltshed.

no. 6. Erastus Brighnm Bigclun. ... 7. Rev. Phinehm Bailey. p. IU-11. Bibliw!a~th. Bound with bia: httcrs from s ahurthnd bhhophtr;

. . 1Citminn.ti. 190143.1 4'.

- Early American shorlhand writers. n, t.-p. cCincinnati, 1903.1 10 1. 4".

Ms. D h . - . - T h e early use of shorthand in New

England. lWith a bibliography of shorthand publications. n. t,-p. Boston, 1898?, 4 1.. 29 1. 4'. Mr. Dly.

Typewritten. Beale Collection. - A a historical account of shorthand in

New England, by C. C. Beale. With a biblt- ography and index to New England short- hand literature, by Julius E ~ > s i g n Rockwell. Boston: the aut l~or , 1903. unp. 4'.

Ma Div. Pb

h a d v 1. Tbe early or colonial u u of mharthnnd in New

"'%$ Collection. -The ideal steuograpl~y. 11. t.-p. rnos-

ton. 190-1, 5 f. 4'. Ms. Piv. Typewrilteo., Beak Collcrtcon.

- - A second copy. Ma. Div. - - Inventory of the Charles C. Beale shorthand collection, accepted August 24, 1910, by the National Shorthand Krporters Association, a t its Denver meeting, as an official statement of the shorthand items In the collection. r B ~ s t o n , 1910.1 244, 20 col.

1Y1.

-The i t e n s in the shorthand collection of Charles Currier Beale. Boston. Mass., 1906. 37 f., 1 I., 38-58 f. 4". Ma Div.

C,,~er titlc. Sawc I. hi.: Library lilt. Tyncwrittm ?hccI8. ".d" co11oct,on. --- - . - Letters f row a shorthand bMiophite.

F rom Gurney Taylor I.ewts. Esq tpseud.1. t o his nephew, Speedwell Goodspeed. Letter

, . no. 1-9. {Cincinnati, 1901-03.1 55 1: 4'.

Mr DIV. BICI( Clippln~s from the Phmwm hw wpMiu. Oct., , .

1901 to Kay 1903. nauotd Wd $:Id. ~ c a k ~olkction. :L. -Library list tof Americana, Anglicano.

etc. i s his library. Bopton. 19071. 57 P., 37 1. Ma. Div. BI '!

4': rypevrittm. Aacssions from Nw. 20. 1902, t i ' , , j A U ~ sod Sep!cmhcr. 1907, added In rrhtw.

celc Collcetlan. , , , ' . , * - List of works on shorthand in the i , ' library of Cbarlea Currier Beak. Boston,

Mr Dh. rn 1907? 47 f. 4". Typcwrltl~tt sh&% Author titlo and imprint eu plied. i saw hi.; ~1br.r~ lid dP Amedonr. An#licau,

OIC. Buls Collccti",,. - Little visits to the homes of eminent stenographers. By Gurney Taylor Lewis tpseud.~. no. 1-4. n. p. 1190-?I 4 npP 4".

Typewrillcn. Ma DIV. sllY conm,tr: no. I. ~ i n o t h y nright. no. 2. Marcus

Jubn Brrom. no. 4. Tlmar Lloyd.

- Medical langua e lFor court report- ers. Bos,tott. 190-?) 10 Pf 4.. Ma Div. 1

Typewr,ftm., B a t 5

Be.k Cotlcctlon. - Official reporting in IP federal courts. ~Boston, 1908.1 23. 6 f. 4 ..

Ms. DIV.QC Typvriltcn. Tco learn I n w d .fur f. 32, *re

m.rkd 22.-221, Beale Collretlon. -The reporter in court. ~Boston. 1900.1

8 f. 4". Ma Div. Typewriltc~. Beale Callcction. -Shorthand manuscripts. List of book9

written in shorthand belonging t o the library of Charles Currier Beale. Boston. 19071 140- 142 1. 4': Mr Div.

Typewnttcn ~ a t h o r . title d~rets. and imnriat . u ~ p l i d .

- Some facts about sharlhand systems. n. 1.-p. r13aston. 190-?I 8 f. 4'.

~ypewrium. Ma, Div. ne.1. Colkctloll. -- A second COPY. Ma Div. . . Bed. Collrction. - Speed in shorthand. n. 1.-P. ,Boston.

I . f 4.. Mr Div. -,- " . . . . 7- - ~ ~ & , i f l C " . . Red. Colleellon. - - A second COPY. Ma Div.

- T h e stenographer in the court rwnl. r B o ~ t ~ n , 1901J.I 68 f., 5 diagr., 1 plan. 4*.

Mr Div. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i t c ~ . , A1 head of lllle: Pan 1.0.. Intro.

ducmrr 11. s+nt mall, mad before tbr Sbodhnd Pmm d~h. And. 1900.

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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

~ e f i n ~ F c purJ - I . . .The order for n m r u i ~ ~ g prayer. T h e order for evenitlg prayer. T h e erred af

70 T h e For* Ir)c r L Saint Athanasius. T h e Litauy. T h e Psalms C O t .LCCT V of David. London? 1775. 541. 16". *-

1.-v. I*) ahorthmd; ti& fmm t o ~ r of contento. Rorkwdl Collactian.

60% 8 - T h e Bonk of Corqrno~l Prayer. . . rWritten in shorthat~d byl Jon. Jackson.

.. . . Manchester, 1832. 595 12". Me. Div.Box 5 Written by J~nothdtn .lackon fur R#ng Wtllmnt i v

and by him rc*cncd to Jolm Rylc Waxl. Bonncl 1; moruccu, d c d , edsc.. I J .~L~I . ,~ J O ~ " R v l r W n d . -., -

h a l e ~d111tlgn. 7, q n s c t as D ro 7 6 & i r h e Bookof Comn~on Prayer. copied H L F ~ L C y CoC' , in shorthand, ms. London? 17-71 531 p 32"

".f'I.. rn l l rn inn * m v

130% 9 Bright, T i ~ u o t l ~ y . 15511-1615. Stcnogra- I . ,An account of the inventor of short- hand writing.] n. 1.-p. n. p. 1190-71 4 f. 4".

Ms. Div. Rlh Typewriltcn. Title wotcd: "Chmacter and arlc of

rlmrtc. nrtIt and iccretc, writing hr chsrrctcr lovenlnl by Timothe B r i ~ l d , dcrtor of phir ikr . lm&ipd at London by 1. Windcl.,thr amigna nf Tim Bnrht.. . 1588.. ." Conlnlnl blblluprrphl of orhqr works by mmc .U,I,,.~.

nca1c collcclion. Byrom, John. Passages in regard to short-

hand from Byro~n's Journals. July 14. 1715 t o Fcb. 29.1724. I6 1. Ms. Div. 118

nrnlc C O I I C C I W ~ .

- Renmrks on hlr. Jeeke'r plan for shorthand. no. 488, p. 388, gRelnarks on Mr. Lodwick's alphabet for sl~ort-hand. By I. Ryro#n. no. 488, p. 401.1 n. I).. 8 1 . d. 3 f.. l I. 4'. Ms. D i v . w ~ ~

Tvprvritlm. Dcalc Collection. - Stleech delivered by J . Ilyrorn a t the

formation of the Slmrthand Society, Mnuday, February 28, 1726,s P. M. n. t:p. n. p. 189-?I 7 L 4". Ma. Div. b

Tyfcwri , te" . Beale Collediun. - T h e universal English short-band.

n. 1:p. n. p. 1176711 121 p.. 1 I. 8". M a Div. " rant ah~,rehund, mi inal nm" written on los& of

cuv% also "Ja:ph ~ d c r . 1718." Uenk Cullretlan. Cambridge, Mass. - Board of Aldertnrn.

I lcar ing on the petition of the Municipal Sig- nal Company, of Boston, regarding the award of contract by the chief of police, for the police signal apparatus, in ward one, of Caw- bridpe, before the full Board of Aldermen, Friday, Oct. 7, in the Board of Al,lern~co's routn, City Hall, Cantbrid r 7 15 o'clock P. M. ICar~tbridgc, 189211 22.1. 'i".

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i t b n . MI. Div. Dcalc Callcetiun.

Celebration of the one hundred and sixty- sixtlt snuiversary of the foundation of William B 0 l 7 '.

and Mary College, Virginia: visit to Ex- Presideut Tyler, Williawsburg.. .dinner a t thc old Raleigh tavern; speeches o f . . . l Iugh FJlair Grigsby, Es?., of Norfolk. ..&c. Wil-

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l ia~t~slmrg, Va., Feb. 19th, 1859. 8, 27--41, . , 8 ,

57-89 f. f". Mr Dlv. lyl ! ' ,c ,@

Lvme irwcs unbound. '

R c d t c ~ l l ~ d \ ~ ~ . ' , ? I !

Characterismus; or, A sya tcn~ of such rules as n~igllt be best for the writing of short- , . . ' , hand, the principal whereof are emergent , . froln a ntew s lphalxt whlch ia here excogi- , . . t a t ~ d . I'rinlcd from t l~e, .n~anuscr ipt in t l x . . . Rritish Muscutn (Sloatt nts.. 1950. €0. 75.) the , . spelling and pnnetualion being ntoderuized. A. T. W. tLondon. 190-?] 1 p.1.. 3-19 f. 4".

Ms. Div. EoX!%W Typwrltlm. Copied I ron a rapy made by Mr.

Alexander Trmmire Wrilbt of Lomlon. Bcelc Coll..tian. A Collection of hymns. rWritten in By-

row's system of ~ h o r t l ~ n n d . ~ Thoruas Shcp- herd, scripsit. n. p., 1778. 188 1. 32'.

Ma. Div. m Bound i n morreo. Imld, r l l b silt rdw.. R e d s Collcdion.

Court dcciriom nffecti!~g stenogra~>hers. ,Citations and sunlillaries.l 11. t.-p. 11 , p. , , 1190-?1 9 I . 4'. Ms. D k . -

Beak Coll.ctlan. 4

Creed, Richard. Letler, partly in short- . . h a d , written in 1655. Sigltrd Rich: Crccd. 4 March '55. broadside. 11% x 7.

~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ and bound. Ms. Div. Rcnle Colf~tl.n.

Cushing, Jacob. Shorthand ms. noteltook of sermons, writreu in 1762, I,y Jacol, C u d - ine, of Ilingltarn. Mass. T h e headline on first page reads: "By Mr. Browu ... Oct. 24. 1762." T h e nantes of Mr. Rownrd and Mr. Guy Hingham appear elsewhere. Hinglnw, Mass., 1762. 32 1. 16'. Ms. Div. W1(

With letter rcgardial tbe mame by W. 1, NcwconB. North Seiturle. Mas..

Uedc Co1lccti.n.

Cuvler. Tlwadorc Ledyard. ~Charac tc r .~ I.ccture by Rev. T. L. Cuyler,~ a t Cower Institute, Sunday evening, Dec. 5th. 1858. n. 1.-p. new York.1 1858. 15 1. obl. 12".

Ma. Div. W Manascrim note. taken in ahurrhmd br Andrew I. Bcale Collection. ' Doddridgc, Pldip . Ixctures on the evi-

dences of revealed relieion. Extracted from 60 I, 10 ~ ~

the works "f tlw late ~ e v e r e l t d Pllilip Dod- dridae. Hiahbury. 1791. xxv. 253 f. ss. 8".

f '*", Wrltteu i n .hurthand. Ms, Div. B8 neatc c o u ~ ~ t i o n .

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;;. .". : / rc* ' i" . . . S H O R T l I A N D BOOKS I N 1 l i E

, . 'Mu,r~ucriplr. ronl imed -.-

Dodge, Jonatl~an. Dodge's stenngraphy. Copy made by Hararc Ensign Hockwell. 182-. (Died 1831.) With ncrles by Hcmy Ensign Rockaell about 1847, con~l~ar ing Dodge's systent with Pitman's ( ~ l m n n p n p h ~ . n. p. ,18237, I0 I. 8". I D S pv.240, no.7

n mana.cri t pakvell cokct lun.

Dow, Henry. Shorthand mss. of Capt. Henry Dow of Harnptpn, N. 11.. 1683 to 1692. 3 1. Ma. Div. M

B4o Collralon.

R o r I( Wt? 1 ) Uundas, Charier. Stenograplty; or, Short- ! hand writsn made c a ~ y ; c o n ~ a i n i n ~ direc- (I O L L t IhJ tions. examr%s. kc. . wilerebv the most c o w

mon capaciiy &ay acquire i perfect k~mwl- edae of the art in 8 fey hours. Bostolv. 1817.

, I 5 I. sq. 8". M r Div. Caption-title. Rockwell Collection. --- f r I R W J FCI I (?# I E d ~ a r d s , James Keith hfanuseript short-

j 0 ,tiL I I :KUC L L ha~tt l notes of S ~ T I I I O I I S taken by ]. K. Ed- r o t C r c r < O h wnrds in Augast and September. 1849. n p.

1849.1 72 1,. 12". * lD$' calicd -.: 5 ,. , Rorkvcll Callcotion.

~o t t sch l ing ; Andreas. Phonogra~,lny: a ' systenj of new characters in print and wfit- i i

ing as an easy, plait, aud clear pronoaltcmg directory, uniform far tnoderu la~tguagcs.

:,..-, London 1887. 2 fold. I. 8". Me. Dlv. neale doilectm.

, .- Gould, hlarcus Tullius Cicero. l ' lw ana- .. ' l' lytic guide.. . to the art of short hand writ- ing . . . Compiled froru the latest Earopeau publications, with sundry i~aprovrn~enls . adapled to the present slate of literature in

w tile United Stales. I V i r ~ ~ n a ? N. Y.. 1827-29, 90 1. 5 ed. sq. 12'. Me. Div. LI.ll

Wriflcn in Could'. ehortlmod. "C. P. Nrutod' ri.ltcn an L.CL wcnllllnadunt 3." 1 hc

Ecmk evidently w h e n by ~ c w u t n am! =nm to rvntnin hia diary as well .I Gaul& boo* of slnarttmnd. Bouud in calf.

s. Bcdr Collection. '. , ,::. , - M. T. C. Gauld'e art uf short lmtd . . writing by whicll the language 01 a public . . speaker ntay.be recorded 5s fast as deliveled.

, , n. p. 1163-?~ 7 f. 4'. M a Dfv. -4 . . TIF.,.'ill.". . .

. , . , Beale Co1Isti.n.

. : . . ,, : - Note-book written i t ) 61mrtI~and. Also two rnsu. letters; with clippiegr, bibliopra- phy, and letters concerning 11. 1'. C. Guuld.

Ucatc Colledlon. M a Div.

Guest, Edwin. Sanwlc of "Con~pcodioua shorthand" by Edwin Guest, of London. E*&nd. Milwaukee, Wis.: G. M. Kiug ,189-?,. 4 1. 4". Ma Div. M

11ccto r. 11, m.nuacrlpt. Beak "COll~Cti~#L Gurney. Joseph, the yoauger. T w o notc-

books of sermons. rcuorted in 183.1. bv loscnb

N E W YORK PU$LIC LIBRARY 893 , . .

my-Saltcr (so statcd by Mr. R. McCackic). . , . n. p.. 1833. 2 nos. 1 6 O . ' Mr Piv. BQ . ,

G a n ~ y ' . rhnrthmna. , , ' . : Desle Collcrtion. ,

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Gurney. Thomas. Brachy raphy; or. Short . . 4, . '

w~.iting wade easy t o thc &west capacity: ,, ; . , the persons, tnoodg & tenses bcingconrprized ' . . , : 4 s

in sucl, a manner that littic wore than the kt~owledgc of the alphabet is sequired to the , .

writing huadrcds of se~~lences in lens time .. , than spoken.. Tile whole being founded an ,' . 1

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SO just a plan that it is wrote with greater , . : I 8 . expedition than any yet invented, and like- !

wrse mar be rend with tlw ~ r c a t e r t ease. 1111- i

provcrl dflcr upwards of tllirty years practice : . . awl experience by Tho. Gurney. n. t1752.1 , , . 32 1. 2. crl. 8". M r DP;.

- Brachygrsphy; or, An easy and conl- petdioas system of short h a d , adapted to 130s 11 the varions arts. acicnees and orofclsiotts: improved after 1;lorc than forty >cars prac: lice &experience by T. Gurney: aud brought still nearer to pcrlcclim up& tile prcrent etethod by Joscah Garncy. n. p., 1778. 9 p.1.. 54 o. 9. ed. 16". M a Div.

Gurnn'n ibortbnd. Bound in ntorlwro. Marsinn croi% collecti"".

-- Dictlouary In sltorthaod. n. 1:p. III . p., 177711 41-404 D. ra. 8'. Ms. Div.=

Hart. 1nhn. Ilart's orthography. 1569. r L a * * London 11850?,. 75 I. 32'. * 0 L C h s + r

For full wll.llon. sm Srsrwl -Enc~nrn - 1569: 01 Y ' J r - Hart.

Haakel. \V. I-. I n lesponsc to tllc toast - "Souw rilfalls and how to avoid tlvtn." Ik'ocw 806 11 on shorthand and lypcwrltiy. Doston. 1900.1 . . 4 f . 4 , ' , .,,, : M a D i v . w , . , : . . I . . . - . :.. .. . . . ,

Bed. ~ ~ l l & l l ~ n . '

lioward. Jerome Bird. A letter to Mr. Charles Currier Reale conlaininq list of aborthand books and periodicals ta his li- brary. With parliculars about Parkhurst'a publications - Americas Reporter, Plow- ahwe, and Cosmnpolit?n. Cincinnati, 0.. Jan. 29, 1901. 5 1. 4'.

v..--...-I,.... Ms. Div. -4 .,-~....,.,..

Gurney, the ydu"'gci. Identified by Ed;. Gur- n c s ~ a Callenim.

rrrrb SHOR'I'HAND BOOKS IN ' H I E

Monesn-ips. ro!>l iuvrd

; 80% I J Rockwell, Julius Ensigu, ronlinwd

< - Rough list of slmrtlvmrl and kindrcd \ d

publications in tlw collectiou of J. E. Rack- well. \.\'aslhgton. D. C., hlerch I. 1901.

! I p.1.. 34 p.. I 1. 12". Mule. Div. -.1 Rulr Coltrelion.

i - RMgrrs , Spencer C. What t l ~ courts say. n. 1.-p. Troy, N. Y. 1190-71 37 f. 4'.

~ y ~ e u r i l b n . Ms. Div. Box l+ Rate G I I L ~ I O ~ .

Rucss, Ferdinand. Die Kasseler IIaud- scltrift der t i ronisch~n Noten; w m t Ergin- r u w p l rum der Wolfenbiittler Handscbrift. mit Unterstiitruog der Kgl. baycrisclicu

t Akadernic dcr Wissenschaflen und des Deutschcn Ste~~ograpl tcnbu~tdea Gabcls-

I berger hrrp. von Ferdinand Rueso.. . Leip- 21B: R. G . l eubeer , 1914. iv P., 150 facsims. f'. t* IDE

I crmom is , s lorth*lld, with the text nod b$ I day= it1 longhaud. n. tTp. INorwiclt. 1803-11.1

3 v. 16". Ms. D i v . W

Shorthand ~uantrscript. n. t . -~, . ,n. 11 , 17~-?, 68 1. 12". Ma. Div. R.n

Shorthand rmnureriot. Notrl,cu,li borwd i u vellunt. l ' hc alplmbrt is Macaulny's system uf slmrtlwnd, which dates front 1747. ,I . 1. I,. $17~-?, 20 I , scl. 8': Ms. Div. PIL

ncatz C,>ll<~,t",,.

Shortlmnd nm~nt~srript. Will, Iwclr,e PIPICS of skrtclws of skelelonr. mauitiius. skt~lls, etc.. atad three pages o f watercolor drawiugs. Probably a class note book. 11. 1.-p. [a. p..

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 895

179-11 29 1.. 15 pl, diagr. sq. 8'. ncdc co~~.~tion. Ms. Div. - Shor thand notes in manuscript. n 6.. 7~ A ~ J F ~ e # t S

IRMI -8Z., 4 v. ohl. S O . . Text run, i,adIrl 0 bindhe. *pv To err r d r L L, Ilockxcll Collreli~.

---i - Stenographer-lap. The statutes now

force in, end the deri~iona of the courts of the state of New York, of iu~portance to t Ix law stesogrepher, 11. L-0. n. 1190-?I 29 f.

Dew' 1 b 4'. 4; ~ i v . M

Typeuvielm I I C ~ I ~ Collcainn. Btmoeraphan i n comtcil. Shortlraud re-

pol.ters meet, etc. Clippings from Boston. Cincimati and other papcrs. Moultled a ~ ~ d bound. 1902 -03. 35 I. 4'. Ms. Div. -

Rr.10 Coll.ellln.

Sugdcn. Edward Burtensltaw. 1st I,aro#, St. Lconards. A cwcise view of the law oi sales, p l d n s e s , mortgages. Icascs, scttlc- m a l t s and devises of rstales. In a series of letters. By E. 8. Sugden. Erq.. of 1.iu- rubs ha, barrister a t law. II.ondon? 179-p1 I pl.. 65 p.. 7 1. 12". Ma. Div. E R F F

Na,nnacriyt 14 slaorlhand. Isrobably in Blancba~&s second .ym?n, poblisbcd in 1787.

nc.le C O I I ~ ~ I O ~ .

lSystem of shorthand. n. p.. 17751, (3-1 R.rYwr ' ' 20 p.. 3 1. 16". Ms. Div. Coll ,

cst Pittitanic rcportrr<tltat ever lived.-Elk- I w t . Ind. , 1929.1 42 1. obl. 8'. Ma. Div.

National Shurthilnd Revortars' A,racinliur Colkc-

896 1'11E NEW YOKK

+Wortuscrififs, rot~lbt~rcd

Vermont the birthplace of pltanograplny. [From the Rutlatld Herald, Srpt. 25, 1876. With rliscussioo cotxcrning stenography. Rutland, Vt.. 1876.1 5 1. 4". I

l'ypcw.illm. Bcale Collcctipn. Watts. Isaac. Mymns (in ahorthandl.

n. t-p. In p,, 179-1, 90. 13 P. 16". Ms. Div. Hcdc Collection. m - Hymns and pir ritual songs in three

+ books. I. Collected from the Scriptwes. 11. Composed on divine subjects. In: Prepared for the Lord's Supper. By I. Watts . . . writ- ten in 6borthand by Miss A. 11. Penford.. . rSotzthampton?, 1782. 43 1. 32". * I D V

B n t d with bir: The Pmlma ol Dwld 1mir.hd in ths 1ansu.m of, the New Ta~uarent., $outbpm(~too. 1782. 31'.

' Hcffln Collrctlon. . ,

-The Psalrns of David. Transcribed by , John Worthington. Highbury, 1791. 1 p.l.,

152 p. 16". Ms. Div. Bed. Collrctioh. M - __ T h e Psalms of David i d t a t e d in the

language of thc Ncw Testament, by I. Wat t s ... written in shortlmnd by Miss A. If. Pen- ford. Sou thaa~pto~i . 1782. 4 I. port. 32".

+il* With 1h1.1 Is hound hi*: I1 nnni md ritud sanrl

In three book.. l~ovthamptonfl 1182. 1$. rrefncy conc:tian. Westby-Glbron. John. Leaves from a

s h ~ r t h ~ n d student's note-hook. [Roger Williams the Puritan, a shorthand ~ r i t e r . ~ n. p.. 1885. 3 f. 4'. Ms. Div.

Tyl.c"rilten. Deal. Callcetian. Weston. James. Prepositions & lermina-

t iow perplexedly mixt. ,lan~es Weston hip book. 1722-1724. ,Five httle hooklcts mak- ing a system of sh&thaud.' "Written by inc, Henry C r e e n l d g h for the use of Mr. Wes- ton." n. p., 1722-24.1 5 parts. 16'. Ms. Div.

Title from cover of lira1 h , o n .

-~ Stenography compleated; or. T h e ar t of shorthand brought to perfection: beiulg the most easy, rxact, speedy, end legi1,le ~ u c t l ~ o d extant. Whereby can be every sentence, a t least two, three, six, seven, or more words t u ~ c t h e r in one- without takiug off the pen, in the t w i n k h g of an eye; and yt by the signs of the En%- lish moods, tenses. crsour, particles &c. Nevcr before inventecf By this new tneihod any, wlm can lmt tollernbly write their tmtnes in roen&lmnd, may with rase (by this book alonc without any teacher) take down from 11~e speaker's ntouth, any sermon, speech. trynl, play &c. word by word; t l ~ o o ~ l ~ they know n o t h i w of L ~ t i n . And may likewise read one arwtl~ers writing distinctly be it ever so 10119 "ftcr it is written, to perform tltrsc hy ally other slwr!-hand n~ctllod ex tmt , is utterly irnpossiblc. ha is evident from the books themselves. The nature, use, and ex-

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eelleney hereof are more fully contained in . ' . :. ,,i , i l l , the preface. Cos~posed by ,Ismcp Wcston. . , 1 . I I n. p., 1727. 226 p. 8'. Mn. Div.

p. 119-201 wnpln a d1~llanar)r followed by o b r r - v a t m ~ s and erplwatlon.. Whh black +&F llna, Bound in vcltdm. , , : ,':+

Denlc Collnrian. . , ., . , ,:. . s , - Stenography transcribed by M a m q - ., : , ; : I : 1; duke Draper. In. p., 174-71 04 1. 1s. 8'. . . . , , ' I : - h i

' I , MrD'v. ,' . .. ! . :p Westnn'a shorthand. Cmtaln. Wmon'~ Dictloniry . .

of .I,mth*od. Tltls on mpn: MprmduLe Dnpar q I . ; ' , ' J ::' nhonlhnvd lrouk. I I :

n."le ~ ~ l l ~ ~ t l ~ " . , . 1 , ' I , ,; .I ,:,; Whitney, I.nuisa M. (nallpy). A father's :.. 1 ' . ,!: ,*f

lemcy. l3y Mrs. I.. M. Whitney. ~Meruoir 8 .; '.:. .!. of Rev. l'hinehao B a i l e ~ . ~ n. 1,-p. n. p. 119M)p1 , . . . . I 70 I. sq. 4". ML DIV. ' , .. . , ':!@ ,!

T~~cwrittm m.nwcrint. ' , .:, nm1c Collcclion. , . j

fi . W!lllnmaon. William. Stenography; or. A ' . : ! , ,

couc~aa (e practtcal rystsm of short-hand , , )% writing. By W. Williamson, teacher of that . . .,:' I:

a r t in London, late of Edinburgh. Edis- t

b r ~ l - g l ~ ~ . 1779. 1 p.1.. 28 f..9 1. qp. 8'. MI. Dlv. . I Mrr,m. erappsd. Beplc Collactlun. , . -- Stenography: or. Short hmd writing

defined. n. 1.-y. n. p. r1798.1 4 1.. 1 pl. 12". M a Dlv.

W i l l J o l t . T h e scl~ool-master to the . art of stenography. Explaining the rules, ~ n d 5 tew3tine the nractile thereof. t o the vndcr- - ~. ~. [tan&; of the meeneft cnpncity. . . Lon- ' , don: H. Seylc, 1628. 1 p.l., 100 p. 2. cd. 4'.

Rum r f Mr. Dlv. Pollowcd by him l 'ht art of strnunrwh ; or. Shurl-

writin*. h spellinn ob.rmrtrrir, dntd l h l . 10. rd. ~ypevrltIm. - - A second copy. MI. Div.

nenk C O I I C C I ~ ~ ~ .

Woodcock, Willjam IIcmry. I'rnctical s h ~ t h a n d : an o r ~ g ~ n a l , sciemific, practical and brief tncthod of shorthand writlng adspted for all co~ntnercial and professional work. Pol~lished hy W. 11. Woodcock. Whiteiield Road, Stocktost Heath. Cheshilc, 1892. 4 p. f'. M b Dlv. ,

Ifmtoarn b na~$uaerlp(. nen1e ~ , , l i c ~ t ~ , ~ . . . , W r k h t , Alexander Trenmine. Satnuel ' '

Taylar, nn ler a t ~ d stenographer. with Tahulnr b i b h g g l a l ~ h y of "An esss intended , to eotablish an u~ttveranl systelu o/steno ra phy or short hand writin &o(~don. 19bi"l . ' , 2 %I., 2-12 f 26 1.. 20 f. fl" Ma. D h .

written:' Publiahcd by lh; Willie-Bnom Club. 1903'Sls.

Denle Catleerfan. A Young raw prcncher. A gram divine, A

moJt dull phyaltinn, An alldrrmnn; and many . . pther characters; in s curions old Et~glish I . ., n ~ s . Also a syslcm of s l~orlhand practically ' , . Sl~clton. 1641. n. 1.-p. n. p., 1720. 39 1. 16'.

Ms. DIV. . k Six Iravcq at m i vrlllrn by ram. hvnd bcnr .sulwt.

dated l m - m , by ~ n . ~ t e p . r ~ n a u and irecipto. . . 0, etc.

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