Description: Like many Lefferts women, Maria Lott Lefferts received a thorough education. In this notebook, a young Maria practiced her arithmetic skills. In the back of the book, she recorded common measurements like "time," "dry measure," and "cloth measure."
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Citation: Arithmetic book belonging to Maria Lott Lefferts, circa 1790s-1800s; Lefferts family papers, ARC.145, box 6, folder 2; Brooklyn Historical Society.