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Ciphering Books Extracts
Kristin Raab
Development Officer
The extracts displayed come from ciphering books in the HHS
Archives collection. Because students learning disciplines as varied
as mathematics, handwriting, spelling and surveying used them,
ciphering books are an excellent source for documenting the early
history of education.
Louis
Bevier 1734-1739 | Maria
Elting 1799 | Louis
Bevier 1800 | Rachel Elting 1803-1812
Rachel Elting Ciphering Book, 1803-1812
Topics in this book range from addition of money to the rule of
three.
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Rachel Elting (E-60) was born on March 17, 1792 to Solomon
Elting and Cornelia LeFevre. She married Dr. John Bogardus on
June 24, 1820. Together they had six children. She died
December 27, 1831 and is buried in the "Old Huguenot Burying
Ground." |
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"And thus by the Calendar -
Thirty days
hath the month of September
The same may be said of April,
June and November
All the Rest have Thirty and One
But
February which Alone
Has Only Twenty Eight of Julian
Time
But Every Leap Year Twenty Nine." |
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