Download or read book George Davidson Commonplace Book written by George Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commonplace book with paper covers containing watercolor paintings (primarily of ships), quotations, examples of calligraphy, and other notations. On verso of front cover, in pen: "George Davidson / His Book Began, in the / year of our Lord, Seventeen hundred / and Eighty five. / Steal Not this Book, Nor what's therein, / for fear the gallows, / Be your End." Also includes biographical and historical materials relating to Davidson, including two leaves containing the Davidson family history, written in hand, circa 1831.