<I>The Believer’s Pocket Companion</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1853
name: label: Written by
content: William Mason, British, 1719 - 1791
label: Published by
content: American Baptist Publication Society, American, founded 1824
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
label: Signed by
content: David E. Davis, American
label: Owned by
content: Frankie Davis, American
notes: label: Description
content: A book titled “The Believer’s Pocket Companion” (2017.78.3.1) and a small paper card (2017.78.3.2) owned by Marquis Peterson. The book has a brown cover with a gold lettering on the spine and a decorative design on the cover. The book is inscribed on the first and second front free endpapers. It has 136 pages. The pages are off white with foxing throughout. The card is yellowed and has “55th Mass. Vol. Inf.” Handwritten in black ink on the front.
label: Description
content: The book has two inscriptions. On the front free endpaper, signed in ink is [David E. Davis]; on the second front free endpaper, handwritten in graphite in the same hand is [Presented to / Frankie Davis / by her uncle / David E. Davis].
place: label: Place printed
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.78.3.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: cards
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2017.78.3a (closed)): 6 × 4 × 5/8 in. (15.2 × 10.2 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2017.78.3b): 1 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5 × 9 cm)