Book/Printed Material Some cursory remarks made by James Birket in his voyage to North America, 1750-1751.


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Title
Some cursory remarks made by James Birket in his voyage to North America, 1750-1751.
Contributor Names
Birket, James.
Created / Published
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1916.
Subject Headings
-  United States--Description and travel
Notes
-  "The diary here printed under its original title, 'Some cursory remarks made by James Birket', came undoubtedly from the collection of Dr. William Thornton, now on deposit in the Library of Congress. It was preserved by Mrs. Margaret Bayard Smith ... and descended to Mrs. Smith's grandson, J. Henley Smith, by whom it was presented to the University for publication."--Pref.
-  Also available in digital form from the Library of Congress Web site.
Medium
vi p., 1 l., 74 p. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
E162 .B6
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbtn.21242
Library of Congress Control Number
16021242
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"The diary here printed under its original title, 'Some cursory remarks made by James Birket', came undoubtedly from the collection of Dr. William Thornton, now on deposit in the Library of Congress. It was preserved by Mrs. Margaret Bayard Smith ... and descended to Mrs. Smith's grandson, J. Henley Smith, by whom it was presented to the University for publication."--Pref. Also available in digital form from the Library of Congress Web site.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/16021242
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Chicago citation style:

Birket, James. Some cursory remarks made by James Birket in his voyage to North America, 1750 to 1751. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1916. Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/16021242/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

APA citation style:

Birket, J. (1916) Some cursory remarks made by James Birket in his voyage to North America, 1750 to 1751. New Haven, Yale University Press. [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/16021242/.

MLA citation style:

Birket, James. Some cursory remarks made by James Birket in his voyage to North America, 1750 to 1751. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1916. Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/16021242/>.