1832-39 Young Man's College Expenses (and $ from Parents) Leather Covered Notebook stone color Name/initials carved into the underside

Name/initials carved into the underside but a bit difficult to tho decipher

Some toning as evident

and it is one I handle pretty carefully as I believe it is really very old and somewhat fragile

I believe likely showing the name and location of the maker

it's the perfect solution to needing a place to store marbles when not in play

1832-39 Young Man's College Expenses (and $ from Parents) Leather Covered Notebook stone color Name/initials carved into the undersideIt was fun to find this one in Central MA this week, and more fun to spend some time with it. It spans a number of years in the 1830s, and while I can't find the name of its then owner on it anywhere, it reveals lots about him a young man in college, I believe specifically Brown University (noted once). Included are lists of the money received from his father each month (a lot!), money spent including lots on clothing, and, my favorite, a list of