The System of Short Hand, Practiced by Mr. Thomas Lloyd, in Taking Down the Debates of Congress; and now (with his permission) published for general use, by J.C.

Lloyd, Thomas

Published by Philadelphia: H. and P. Rice, 1793

About this Item

A scarce work by "the father of American shorthand." 4 x 6.5". 16 pages of text, one double-page and one single-page engraved plate. Does not have the rarely-found list of subscribers. Full leather has some stains, spine worn with some losses. Early owners' signatures on title and a few other pages. Lloyd employed his shorthand method in compiling the speeches during the First Continental Congress, the first session of the Federal Congress, George Washington's inaugural, the Congressional Register and more. He later ended up in debtor's prison in England, and on his return to the U.S. worked with Mathew Carey to issue this book detailing his shorthand system. According to his opening sentence, "The whole of the Short-hand System, now offered to the public, is comprised in the two annexed plates, which contain every thing that needs be learned in order to reduce it to practice." Evans 25252, Brown and Haskell pg. 210.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The System of Short Hand, Practiced by Mr. Thomas Lloyd, in Taking Down the Debates of Congress; and now (with his permission) published for general use, by J.C.
• Publisher: Philadelphia: H. and P. Rice
• Publication Date: 1793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good