Edgar Lazarus Commonplace book, approximately 1856-approximately 1895

Oversize ledger with clipped newspaper articles on numerous subject including politically motivated duel (1856) of A. G. Magrath and W. R. Taber, Jr; with follow up "cards" from seconds in the duel, John Cunningham, James Conner, Dr. John Bellinger, and others; a disguised 1858 attempt in Charleston to bring in slaves from Africa; articles by Jews such as Joshua Lazarus, P Phillips, Edwin DeLeon and others; Charleston and Southern papers detail Civil War issues and politics; most post war clippings are from Baltimore papers on numerous topics, some of Jewish interest.