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Library Information

Library date
1655-07-10
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Location
"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"
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Library Size (titles)
11 identified
"10 smal bookes" unidentified
Number of titles in the library. 1,459; ~50; 100-200; Unknown ("1 lot books")
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Library Size (volumes)
23
Number of volumes in the library. 1,459; ~50; 100-200
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Sources
Will; published in The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts I:227-228 (dated 23 March 1655; proved 23 November 1655)
Probate inventory; published in The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts I:229-230 (taken 10 July 1655)
Will (1765, approved 1784); Probate inventory (1675)
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Library Notes
Will: "I giue to my Cossen Jorg Bedell one of the swords ||which my sonn will|| and one of Doctor sebes works and on[e] of Docter prestons."
Probate inventory: "3 Bibles, a Concordance, Calvins Institutions, Luther upon the Galatians, Mr. Shepards Morality of the Sabath, Nicolas Gibbins Disputations, Joshua Symonds bookes, 2 of Dr. Sibs & 1 of Mr. Preston, Markam & 10 smal bookes," valued at £2
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Links
www.example.com, https://www.example.com/, www.example.com/some/url
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Provenance Marks
Bookplate design, common ownership marks, etc.
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Legacy Categories
Libraries of Early America; Artists; Signers of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Presidents
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Total Book Value
£2
$300; £52/10/2
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Total Inventory Value
£195/8/6
$3000; £654/13/5
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Contributors
A LibraryThing member name.
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Entity Information

Date of Birth
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Date of Death
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Gender
female
"female," "male," "n/a" or enter as free text
Places of Residence
"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "Paris, France", "Algeria"
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Education
"Mississippi State University (BS|Library Science)","Oxford University (Christ Church)", "University of California, Berkeley"
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Occupations
plumber or waiter or engineer
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Legacy Connections
Huxley, Julian (brother), Orwell, George (student), Huxley, Leonard (father)
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