Script and instructional book
Object number
FIC.2013.76
Creator
Davenport, Joseph
Date
October 22 1799
Description
Handwritten, bound play by Joseph Davenport. Volume is bound in a plain weave fabric cover printed with the words "Navigation." The play is a majority of the book, presumably written in Davenport's hand. After the play's conclusion, Davenport journals some navigational and sailing instruction and guidance as well as some mathematical questions and answers. A typed transcription by Jeffrey P. Greene is enclosed in collection.
Object Types
scripts (documents), instructions (document genre), exercises, booksSubjects
Battle of Rhode Island Related People & Organizations
Davenport, Joseph (subject)
Greene, Jeffrey P. (subject)