Copy books, 18th and early 19th century writing, c.1770-1869 and n.d.

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Folder 1: Writing exercise book, owned by Samuel Compton Cox, 1770; writing exercise book, owned by John Drew (1757-71); writing exercise book, owned by John Robinson, Ainstable School, 1798
Folder 2: Writing exercise book, owned Sarah Larter, aged 9 years, 1801 [watermarked 1799]; writing exercise book, printed and sold by Smith & Harrison, Devizes [watermarked 1808]; writing exercise book, owned by M.H. Hilhouse, 1819; writing exercise book, sold by J. Parsons, Bookseller, Bookbinder and Stationer, St. Andrew's, Norwich, c.1823; writing exercise book, owned by James H. Creighton, c.1837-1838; writing exercise book, owned by James Ely Bottomley, 1839; writing exercise book, owned by Thomas Outram,1852.
Folder 3: Printed booklet of round hand copies, by Walter Paton, writing master, published by J. Phelps, 44 Paternoster Row, London, n.d.; Rock & Co's Prince of Wales Ornamental Copy Slips, by Rock Brothers & Payne, 11 Walbrook, London, 1849; H.D. Smith's Old English Copies, London: printed & sold by C. Chabot, 91 Skinner Street, Snow Hill, owned by Francis Thomas Davy, c.1850.
Folder 4: Writing exercise book, owned by Helen Oldacres, Clipston Ladies' School, conducted by Mrs Ludlam, 1850; writing exercise book, owned by John Lumley, Mr Potter's Academy, Spofforth, near Wetherby, 1850; writing exercise book 'Mas[ter] F. Richards Specimens of penmanship', 1865; writing exercise book, owned M.E. Spencer, 1867 and c.1860s; writing exercise book, owned by Birdie Goddard, St. George Gate Seminary, Doncaster, conducted by the Misses Shillito, 1869; writing exercise book, owned by George Meadway, London: J. Souter, 73. St. Paul's Church Yard, n.d. [mid-19th century].