46 results filtered with: Shorthand - Early works to 1800
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The system of shorthand, practiced by Mr. Thomas Lloyd, in taking down the debates of Congress; and now (with his permission) published for general use, by J.C.
Carey, John, 1756-1826.Date: 1793- Books
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The pen's dexterity: or, the ingenious and useful art of writing short-hand. Containing twenty copper-plates (curiously Engrav'd in the Author's Life time for the Use of his Scholars) of all the Letters, Characters and Contractions us'd therein. With Rules and Directions explaining the same to the meanest Capacity. Whereunto are added, Law-Terms, with other Discourses, as on War, Trade, Birds, Beasts, Fruits, Vermin. &c. Approv'd by both Universities, practis'd by Honourable Persons, Reverend Divines, Eminent Lawyers and Gentlemen; and is of special Use for Travellers, &c. By Jeremiah Rich, To whom the Publick is so much oblig'd for the Psalms and New Testament done by him in the same Character.
Rich, Jeremiah, -1660?.Date: [1735?]- Books
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Cryptography. Or a new, easy, and compendious system of short-hand, ... By Swaine and Simms.
Swaine, James.Date: 1761- Books
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Universal stenography; or a new complete system of short writing: Rendered perfectly easy to read & write; freed from all prolixity and obscurity; adapted to every purpose in which short writing is useful or ornamental and attainable in a few hours by the most common capacity: Being an improvement on the most celebrated systems that have been exhibited to the public for above a century past and superior to all in ease, elegance and expedition. Designed for the use of schools & private gentlemen. Second edition. By the Revd. W.F. Mayor. master of the Academy at Woodstock.
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758-1837.Date: [1785?]- Books
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Universal stenography; or, a new compleat system of short writing: Rendered perfectly easy to read & write preed from all Prolixity and Obscurity; adapted to every Purpose in which short Writing is useful or ornamental and attainable in a few Hours by the most common Capacity: Being an Improvement on the most celebrated systems that have been exhibited to the Public for above a Conbury past and superior to all in Ease Elegance and Expedition. Designed for the Use of Schools & private Gentlemen. A new and improved edition. By William Mavor, L L.D.
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758-1837.Date: [1792]- Books
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The plainest, Easiest, and Prettiest method Of Writing Short-Hand, ever yet published. By F.T.
Tanner, Francis.Date: [1712]- Books
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Short-Hand, adapted to the meanest capacity, wherein the rules are few, plain, and easy: the characters not burthensome to memory; And The Hand Shorter & more intelligible than any other extant. Together with the principles on which it is founded; also an alphabetical praxis, &c. By Henry Taplin, of Chichester, Sussex.
Taplin, H. (Henry).Date: [1760?]- Books
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A new art of short and swift writing, without characters. Invented by Mr. Ratcliff of Plimouth. By which Rules a common Hand will make such Expedition, that Sermons, Speeches, or Tryals, may be taken with Delight, and plainly Read, though Twenty Years after. Licensed and Entred, according to Order.
Ratcliffe, Thomas, of Plymouth.Date: [1711]- Books
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The newest, plainest and best short-hand extant. Containing I. A brief account of all the short-hands already extant; with their Alphabets and Fundamental Rules. 2. A plain and easie method for beginners, less burthensome to the Memory than any other. 3. A new invention for contracting words, with special Rules for contracting Sentences, and other Ingenious Fancies, both pleasant and profitable unto all, let their Character be whose or what it will. The tenth edition, with additions. By E. Coles, Late School-Master in Russel-Street, by Covent-Garden.
Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680.Date: [1707]- Books
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The plainest, easiest, and prettiest method of writing short-hand, ever yet published By F.T.
Tanner, Francis.Date: [1713]- Books
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Annet's short-hand. More easy to learn and remember than any other, and may be as expeditiously wrote. By this new method every word is to be written without taking off the Pen; and as many words join'd together as may be lineal and legible. The Book alone is a sufficient Instructor. Eccles. IX. 10.
Annet, Peter, 1693-1769.Date: [1752?]- Books
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The universal short-hand, by which any person, from a few weeks practice, may become able to keep pace with any public speaker, and carry off, verbatim, whatever may be delivered, whether on Philosophy, Law, Physic or Divinity.
Date: M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776]- Books
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A new treatise on short hand, reduced to so plain, easy and concise a method, that any person, by a few days application, may make himself master of this useful art.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The whole art of tachygraphy: or, short-hand writing made plain and easy. By Graves and Ashton, Teachers of the Mathematics in Gainsbrough.
Graves, Robert, shorthand writer.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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By Joseph Walton: now come to this place. To be spoke with at [blank] is taught the excellent and useful art of short-hand writing, after the most plain, speedy, and perfect manner ever yet extant; ...
Walton, JosephDate: 1750?]- Books
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Short-writing the most easie, exact, lineal and speedy method that hath ever been obtained or taught. Composed by Theophilus Metcalfe, author and professor of the said art. The fifty-fifth edition. The copper cuts having been newly corrected, with a new table for shortning of words. Which book is able to make the practitioner perfect without a teacher. As many hundreds in this city, and elsewhere, that are able to write sermons word for word, can from their own experience testifie. A young man that lately lived in Cornhill, learned so well by this book, that he wrote out all the Bible in this character.
Metcalfe, Theophilus, active 1649.Date: [1721]- Books
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Cryptography. Or a new, easy, and compendious system of short-hand, ... the persons, moods, tenses, & particles, are contrived to join together with the utmost facility, and distinctness; ... Illustrated with seventeen copper plates. By Swaine and Simms.
Swaine, James.Date: [1765?]- Books
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Stenography: or, a concise and practical system of short-hand writing. To which is added, an appendix, containing a brief survey of the rise and progress of the art; with an impartial Account of the various Methods which have been published since its first Introduction. By W. Williamson, Short-Hand Writer, Furnival's Inn Court, Holborn.
Williamson, William, stenographer.Date: 1782- Books
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An e.s.s.a.y intended to establish a standard for an universal system of stenography, or short hand writing; ... By Saml. Taylor, ...
Taylor, Samuel, 1749-1811.Date: 1794- Books
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The pen's dexterity: or, the ingenious and useful art of writing short-hand. Containing twenty copper-plates (curiously Engrav'd in the Author's Life-Time for the Use of his Scholars) of all the Letters, Characters and Contractions us'd therein. With Rules and Directions explaining the same to the meanest Capacity. Whereunto are added, Law-Terms, with other Discourses, as on War, Trade, Birds, Beasts, Fruits, Vermin, &c. Approv'd by both Universities, practis'd by Honourable Persons, Reverend Divines, Eminent Lawyers and Gentlemen; and is of special Use for Travellers, &c. By Jeremiah Rich, To whom the Publick is so much oblig'd for the Psalms and New Testament done by him in the same Character.
Rich, Jeremiah, -1660?.Date: [1735?]- Books
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Annet's short-hand perfected, Containing Plain and easy Examples and Instructions for Learning it.
Annet, Peter, 1693-1769.Date: [1761]- Books
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The pen's dexterity; or, the ingenious and useful art of writing short-hand. Containing twenty copper-plates, (curiously engraved in the Author's Life-Time for the Use of his Scholars) of all the Letters, Characters, and Contractions used therein. - With Rules and Directions explaining the same to the meanest Capacity. Whereunto are added, Law-Terms, with other Discourses, as on War, Trade, Birds, Beasts, Fruit, Vermin, &c. By Jeremiah Rich.
Rich, Jeremiah, -1660?.Date: [1792]- Books
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Brachygraphy: or, short-writing, made easy to the meanest capacity. The Persons, Moods, & Tenses, Being comprized in such a Manner, that little more than the knowledge of the Alphabet is required, to the writing hundreds of Sentences, in less Time than Spoken. The Whole is founded on so just a Man, that it is wrote with greater Expedition than any yet Invented, and likewise may be read with the greatest Ease, Improv'd after upwards of Thirty Years Practice and Experience. By Tho: Gurney,
Gurney, Thomas, 1705-1770.Date: 1760?]- Books
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The universal English short-hand; or, the way of writing English, in the most easy, concise, regular, and beautiful manner, Applicable to any other Language, But particularly adjusted to our own. Invented by John Byrom, M. A. F. R. S. And some time Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Now published from his Manuscripts.
Byrom, John, 1692-1763.Date: 1767- Books
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Stenography completed and made universal; or, an explanation of the whole art of short-hand : being an improvement from the best authors on that subject : particularly the Ingenious Mr. James Weston's second book; And Adapted to the Meanest Capacity. BY Which Any Gentleman or Lady may learn this Art completely without the Assistance of a Master, And take down from a moderate Speaker's Mouth, any Speech, Sermon, Trial, Play, &c. Word for Word, and also read distinctly one another's Writing.
Mitchell, John, stenographer.Date: MDCCLX. 1760