Item 7: Booklet by Oliver Oldschool, titled “The Port Folio: Volume 6”, 1815 July
Item — Box: 17, Folder: 1
Dates
- Created: 1815 July
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Booklet
Condition Note:
Poor
Measurements:
9 ⅛ in. x 5 ⅞ in. (closed); 11 ¾ in. x 9 ⅛ in. (open)
Title:
The Port Folio: Volume 6
Description:
This booklet contains facts about various topics and poetry. The first essay, titled, “Memoirs of Brown’s Campaign,” describes the Battle of Fort Oswego and Sandy Creek during the Revolutionary War. This article is part of the ongoing segment “Naval and Military Chronicle of the United States.” It also contains a scientific article published in 1815 titled, “On The Peopling of The Continent of America,” which discusses the theory that people and animals arrived in America through Asia.
Repository Details
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu