The Complete letter-writer; or, Young secretary's instructor. : Containing a great variety of letters on friendship, duty, love, marriage, amusement, business, &c. To which are prefixed, plain instructions for writing letters on all occasions. /
Dilworth, W. H.
Watson, Joseph,active 1806-1812,former owner.StEdNL
Watson, Hannah,active 1809,former owner.StEdNL
Watson, Ebenezer,former owner.StEdNL
Glasgow, : Printed by J. and M. Robertson.,
MDCCXCVIII [1798]
ESTC
Manuscript inscription on the front pastedown reads "Joseph Watson own'd this book / But in it he did never look / Now [????] keeps in her till / So at her head will never fall / If worth is in these leaves contained / By reading them it must be gained". The recto of the front free endpaper has the manuscript inscriptions "Joseph Watson / Joseph Watson / Joseph Watson / John Watson / Hannah Watson / Joseph [????], Joseph Watson / his book / his". Below this in a different hand "Hannah W / W Watson 1809". Manuscript inscription on the recto of the back free endpaper reads "If any one this book / Doth find in city [????] or / [????] When [????] you to / Return to me your [????] / it [????] the". Manuscript inscriptions on the verso of the back free endpaper reads "Joseph Watson / His book / of June 25 1806". In another hand "Ebenezer Watson / Book 31 [???] 31".
Inscription on front board reads "Joseph Watson". Inscription on the back board reads "Joseph Watson's book [March?] 11 1812".
Letter writing