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Noah Webster Manuscript Signed

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Noah Webster Manuscript Signed
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Signed handwritten ledger by lexicographer Noah Webster concerning payments from the publication of his dictionary. Ledger dated 9 June 1829 lists amounts owed to his publisher, Sherman Converse, as well as his editors, Professor Olmstead and Doctor Percival. Webster specifically notes, ''Cash due on Copyright of Am. Dictionary'' in addition to other debits and credits surrounding the creation of his dictionary. Detailed observations on second page provide reasons for possible discrepancies. Ledger is signed in ink, ''N. Webster''. Two-page 7.5'' x 12.75'' document shows toning along foldlines, else very good condition.