An anonymous manuscript notebook of sermons and other religious writings in both longhand (1703-1766) and shorthand (1704-1724) in an unidentified system. The volume is split into two approximately equal parts; the first half is in shorthand, and the second half is in longhand.
Unfoliated and unpaginated. Cambridge panel binding. Several different hands are used throughout the volume.
The name 'Wm. Inwin.' is written on the back end paper. About 40 items from the Carlton Shorthand Collection formerly belonged to the stenographer James Henry Lewis (1786-1853).
The Carlton Shorthand Collection is one of the most comprehensive shorthand collections known, with an estimated 18,000 books, periodicals, and pamphlets on all aspects of stenography, many thought to be unique. The collection was largely put together by William J. Carlton (1886-1973), author of Charles Dickens, Shorthand Writer (London, 1926). The collection was primarily bequeathed by Carlton, with some later donations from the shorthand teacher, Peter Dorey.
Hannah Yip; Carlton Shorthand Collection Catalogue
Sermons preached after 1715, in addition to undated sermons, have not been catalogued in this database. Owing to the unidentified system of shorthand, the sermons in shorthand have also not been catalogued. It is possible that the sermons were preached in Cheshire. The anonymous scribe has written 'Great Budworth [Cheshire], April 8th 1766' at the end of the last sermon in the 'longhand' section.
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 5:18 -- 6 leaves, unfoliated and unpaginated (written in reverse)
Sermon on Matthew 5:16 -- 6 leaves, unfoliated and unpaginated (written in reverse)
Sermon on Revelation 22:17 -- 2 pages, unfoliated and unpaginated (written in reverse)