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Library Information

Library date
1778-12-22
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Location
"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"
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Library Size (titles)
179
Number of titles in the library. 1,459; ~50; 100-200; Unknown ("1 lot books")
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Library Size (volumes)
278
Number of volumes in the library. 1,459; ~50; 100-200
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Sources
Extant copies; title pages of the libraries of Landon Carter and Robert Wormeley Carter at Sabine Hall, Richmond County, Virginia photographed by Colonial Williamsburg with the permission of the Rev. Dabney Wellford, Sabine Hall (9 September 1958). Many of these titles are now in the University of Virginia library.
Carol Edith Curtis, "The Library of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall, 1710-1788". Master's Thesis, College of William and Mary (1981)
Will (1765, approved 1784); Probate inventory (1675)
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Library Notes
Some titles here also belonged to Landon Carter's son Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1794)
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Links
www.example.com, https://www.example.com/, www.example.com/some/url
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Provenance Marks
Typically signed on title page "Landon Carter" or "Landon Carter / Sabine Hall"
Bookplate design, common ownership marks, etc.
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Legacy Categories
Libraries of Early America; Artists; Signers of the Declaration of Independence; U.S. Presidents
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Total Book Value
$300; £52/10/2
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Total Inventory Value
$3000; £654/13/5
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Contributors
LandonCarter (Colonial Williamsburg staff)
A LibraryThing member name.
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Entity Information

Date of Birth
1710-08-18
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Date of Death
1778-12-22
"YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY" "YYYY-MM-DD BCE", "5th-6th c. BCE",
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Gender
"female," "male," "n/a" or enter as free text
Places of Residence
"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "Paris, France", "Algeria"
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Education
"Mississippi State University (BS|Library Science)","Oxford University (Christ Church)", "University of California, Berkeley"
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Occupations
plumber or waiter or engineer
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Legacy Connections
Carter, Landon II (son)
Huxley, Julian (brother), Orwell, George (student), Huxley, Leonard (father)
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