Lost for 250 years! 1700s Battle Journal found! most important time in modern history

I recently purchased this book with an assortment of other antiques a week ago... little did I know how interesting this book would be! Letters to George Washington, battles from the revolution and Napoleonic wars and an Irish rebellion... this book was hand written during one of the most defining periods in our modern history! Follow along as we take this book into Barry Bailey (Bailey the book man) on KZbin. As we explore the contents and history of this amazing journal!
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[@cyndimcreynolds1444]

This book belongs in the Library of Congress, or some other equally esteemed institution. What a treasure you have there. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@SallyWooten]

I wish there were a LOVE button for this. This is something that no one in the future will ever see from this century.

[@LIBICU812]

Would it be possible to take a pic of each page to create a digitized version for all of us to read? I would hate to see it not be made public for many years. Such a wealth of history for all to learn from.

[@Idontknow-ly9bu]

Great idea!

[@gzubeck3]

If they digitized and then published an entire book with the original plus a typed paged next to it with easily readable text I would buy it even for a $100. Would be a great coffee table book that everyone would read.

[@mrsta1267]

He is the new owner 😉 That would be wonderful!

[@MissTake2]

I would be interested in reading also.

[@cassieoconnell774]

I'd absolutely Love to see the book copied. It's fascinating stuff!

[@julieivers7375]

WOW, what a find! That journal should ideally be in a museum, perhaps a specialist auction is the way to go with this one!

[@greg7656]

not a museum piece at all. Books of this vintage are not rare.

[@phangirlable]

Conservator of art here. Of course journals from that time aren't super rare. The focus on world events, politics sprinkled with personal experiences spanning several decades is though. This would be a great find for historians and/or museums of history.

[@greg7656]

@@phangirlable But these don't seem to be first-hand accounts. Just contemporary reproductions of readily available material, i would think. But who knows? Will need to be studied by an expert.

[@amysbees6686]

Wouldn't thr Imperial War Museum be interested in this sort of thing?

[@greg7656]

@@amysbees6686 Did the author fight in the Imperial War and keep a journal with information directly about his experiences? Or did the author merely copy down, from a newspaper, the news of the day? Big difference I would imagine, in the importance of the book...

[@minz55555]

Well now, that was very interesting! "What a time to be alive", indeed. Love that you change up your content as we never know what we're going to get :)

[@elizabethannmisel9002]

This surprised me...I must have missed the entry where you tell how you found this.

[@01baia]

Alex, please consider contacting the relevant bodies in Cork, Ireland, regarding purchase of this book. It may well be that their Universities and / or Public Libraries and / or Museums would be interested in purchasing this book.

[@cassia_cries]

I used to work in the family archive of a British aristocratic family... always loved the letters and journals

[@LordlyJeremy]

At around 12:00, where the diary notes that the letter is in “Lord Nelson’s hand”, I don’t think he meant that the handwriting was literally Nelson’s (although he may have transcribed it to copy his handwriting). What he probably meant was that the letter he received was in Nelson’s own handwriting, instead of having been written out by a secretary - which would have made the correspondence a lot more personal and important.

[@CarolReidCA]

Alex! Can you make a video reading the entire journal & showing each page? Thank you for your friend showing us the binding, the pin, materials, etc.! This is an incredible find! I hope you share and preserve this! I would LOVE it if you shared this on video with everyone! What a great find!!! I think the author probably bound this himself, or his wife or a friend bound this for him. BTW, some of us still drink Dandelion tea & eat dandelion leaves! They are great in a salad! (As long as it's been moist & the plant is growing in a fairly shady area!) Thank you for sharing such a beautiful, historical book! Please make a video reading this & showing the art work! Museums generally put books like this away without many or any people seeing it, which is sad. Somerimes is for preservation, yet it's rare for them to make pictures of the pages available, and sadly the art, penmanship, binding, etc. is sadly put away and just as lost as it would be had it been destroyed. I hope you'll share it! Thanks for the video! Love it!

[@nicolethijs5428]

oh yes please!. This is so soooo interesting

[@crystalwaters7081]

It's such ashame that we have lost the art of beautiful penmanship these days...his is exquisite! This book should be taken to an expert. It could be extremely important historically...not to mention valuable. Thanks for sharing this, Alex! 🏘📖☺

[@TheKategolden]

I am sharing this in all Irish Group of Historical societies here in Ireland.

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Fantastic!

[@dondouglass8665]

Bless you KG.

[@CraftyLoops]

I'm Irish....and a novice bookbinder and I'm completely enamoured with that book. How fascinating. My family has quite a prominent history in Ireland and I wonder if some of my ancestors would have been familiar with the author. What a fascinating book. It was obviously a beautifully made book in its day for it to have lasted so long, even with the obvious repairs. Completely beautiful and a treasure indeed. I only hope to be able to make books that will last as long. Lee :)

[@sueeason275]

Crafty Loops ....my family is descended from Scotch ..Irish ..English ..though I'm straight American Southerner ...family history goes back to Mary , Queen of Scots ....Just finished a book on her history and I must say none of it resembles my life ..thank God .

[@CraftyLoops]

@@sueeason275 Oh I know the feeling. My Aunt did a lot of work on our family history.....and let's just say....every family has a few skeletons in the closet. teehee. I live in Northern Ireland, so my family history pretty much stayed in Ireland, with the odd outlier here and there, lol. Lee :)

[@mariep-MAPAT]

Such a precious book however you see it!!! Love the art, the calligraphy, the paper clippings, the every day stuff, and of course, the historical stuff! Priceless!!!!! You really should show it to an historian.

[@marinaknife4595]

That must have been SO ENTHRALLING once you realised what you had. Thank you for sharing this stupendous find! Perhaps you could contact the County in Ireland - could see the country LOVING TO BRING IT HOME - maybe contact the Culture Department. After all literally a National Treasure! You could do some browsing in Ireland - that would be fun too!"

[@poppydoodles8514]

Absolutely fascinating. This book needs to be seen by a historian. Its contents are more valuable than its monetary worth, to my mind. Mr Bailey is a lovely man and worthy of being an addition to your 'team'. Thank you so much for sharing, Alex. ❤️

[@debbivaughn1313]

Besides the Bible, that's the most fascinating book I've ever seen. I'm a history fan and calligrapher too, which made it even more special to me. Alex, thank you so much for taking the time to share this treasure with us.

[@JudyHart1]

Absolutely the right person has this book, can’t wait to see where it ends up.

[@TuckerSP2011]

Just as a side light, back in the days before Xerox machines and the like, a person would travel to a Town centre and bring pen and ink or a book and ink and copy important documents for their own enjoyment or education. I worked in a land surveyor's office and the old surveyor told me that during the slow winter's, his uncle (also a surveyor) would take a horse and buggy or sleigh to the town hall or county seat. He would bring rolls of linen and ink and reproduce the important land documents and maps that he needed to research land titles. He would reproduce them so exactly to include flying eagles, running horses, pointing hands etc as depicted on the original.

[@darlenedouglas5148]

Would love to have the put on digital form preserved for everyone to enjoy! I would certainly enjoy the history of this journal! I am sure that war museum or Washington's museum would enjoy! Absolutely awesome find & hope you would give some consideration of doing digital before selling or putting it up for auction! Thanks for sharing this fantastic find!

[@aprilkurtz1589]

Get it into a Sotheby's auction. You will have to pay money to have it authenticated and certified by an expert in texts of that era, but it will be worth it. This is exciting, and I'm happy you have it!

[@oliviaallan5125]

April Kurtz Sotheby’s don’t charge to have an item authenticated or valued :)

[@aprilkurtz1589]

@@oliviaallan5125 No, they don't, but on antiquities I believe they require a certificate of authenticity signed by a registered expert, because there are a lot of fakes out there. Not saying this book is fake, of course.

[@elizabethharttley4073]

Naw, if it ends up in a private collection the chance of it being seen is greatly reduced.

[@tinabostwick-breon3866]

Book like this will go for milliin or more in that auction. Highly recommend to him do so.

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

That was fascinating. And what a lovely man Mr. Bailey is. You both are like brothers.

[@baileythebookman8379]

Thanks for the kind words Doreen. Lovely....I'll take that!

[@thewol7534]

"Junius" ( or more correctly "Iunius") is Latin for the month of June.

[@nadinepartridge2570]

Thank you for sharing this fascinating book with us. Wow! Now that is what real history is, an actual hand written account as it happens. I was mesmerized. Much love and thank you again.

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

It’s pretty amazing:)

[@suzannejensen275]

Curiosity Incorporated Alex is there anyway to make copies of this book? I'm sure if there is any of his relatives still living they would cherish this book as part of their family history. There is a lot of people asking about getting a copy of it and willing to pay for the copy. Could it be copied and made into a coffee table book with references to the history and other things going on at the time that he mentioned maybe adding pictures to what he mentioned to the book. I'm not really sure how much the book would end up costing depending on how many orders that were taken and how much work went into it. Maybe if you put out the question about purchasing it and get a pre-order deposit it would make it worth it. I would still love to have a coffee table book of Mary's art and her life. It is strange to have never met you or Mary but feels so connected. When I was talking to some friends they were asking me if I was going to Mary's funeral because I had talked so much about Mary and her life and work they thought I really knew her. Even though I never met her I did cry about her passing she was one amazing woman and the art that she created will now be loved by Millions around the world through your KZbin channel. Now many talented artists have their KZbin channels exploding because of the work they did for you on The Potter's House it seems everyone that comes in contact with you have received nothing but good luck and you and return. You have a beautiful wife, three amazing children and now you have your hundred year old General Store. You also have a KZbin channel that can't be beat by anything else that's out there. I think you were a God send to Mary and now you are being blessed for your good deeds have been returned to you tenfold. Ignore the trolls and continue to have a genuine loving and giving heart as you do. I think it's time for you to publish a CD in time for Christmas. I love how much you do remind me of Johnny Cash when you sing his songs. I used to drive my family crazy with the nickel jukebox at the cafe and play "A Boy Named Sue" over and over again LOL and the song "A Burning Ring of Fire". I'd be the first person to put my name on a pre-order list and send you money for that CD. Sending love to you and your family from Texas 💕🌵🙏🍀

[@douglassiemens4245]

Wow, what a great find! As you were discussing the events in the book, I kept thinking this would be a great personal perspective movie, sort of like a colonial-era Forrest Gump.

[@debbivaughn1313]

Great suggestion!

[@suzanneparent4619]

I agree, a how when where this book was discovered, along with where it will finally reside. To be able to follow the journey visually would be amazing. Do you know of anyone that can kickstart that?.

[@angelisasommars7981]

I'm so glad it was you that ended up with this piece of History that is obviously priceless. And confidant that you will find the perfect spot that it belongs. So this simply amazing recorded history can be preserved and passed on for 100's of years to come. Wow!? So very interesting... The things you alone have taken the time to research is a part of History in itself. Maybe you should start your own journal. With a wellmade leather backed book. With all your wonderful finds on how you acquired them and who you passed them on to. Because hundreds of years from now somebody could just as well come across your book. And that would be great knowledge for the future. Because I feel your name deserves to go down in history as well. Thank you and thanks for sharing.

[@MKCarol-ms7lg]

I just love the aesthetic of Mr. Bailey's book store. Wish I lived closer. There are some very interesting stories presented in that book. Thanks for sharing, Alex.

[@ottawaandy8580]

Wonderful story - what a beautiful book. Well done, Alex - I like how you always find interesting people to complement your adventures.

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Barry is a great guy!

[@gubbie2u]

Wow!!! I'd love to sit down and read this journal, page to page.... fabulous find!!

[@kayapostolas3387]

They have hand held scanners I could see you making copies of the original book and many of us buying copies to see and read the contents. Thanks again Alex for another adventure. Hope rezoning approval arrives ASAP!!

[@cheryllynn1913]

Alexander! Please take this book somewhere where it can be professionally digitized for genealogical and historical purposes!

[@jesusbeloved3953]

Mr. Bailey, please excuse our Alex’s jokes; he has terminal Dad jokeism. We love him anyway!

[@baileythebookman8379]

I've suffered (and made others suffer) from DadJokeism in the past myself!

[@TheSassy1962]

I am a genealogist, so I have a few tidbits you might enjoy. Hermer Spratt married Martha Foote in 1778, and upon this marriage Martha inherited Pencil Hill. They remodeled a smaller Tudor era home into a grand house and in 1780--the year your journal starts--they moved in. Their only child, Thomas Edward was born in 1782. When your Hermer died in 1830, Thomas inherited everything, including Pencil Hill. His first born son was named Hermer Deveraux Spratt (born 1815) and was the author of a book on 16th century Irish history called Juverna. Hermer D. might have used his grandpa's notes as a part of his research!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Very cool!

[@TheSassy1962]

@Nicky L Yes, thank you for catching it!! I've got both spellings and didn't clean it up when typing.

[@marcilk7534]

How about start a series where you read this to us? We can have Friday night story time.

[@elizabethharttley4073]

Thank you for the update. This book is a treasure. Definitely worth the effort to find the perfect museum so it can be shared for a long time. Plus they will preserve it thru a controlled environment. Absolutely facinating.

[@mccadee5933]

I gave a thumbs up, not only because the content is so good but also because I noticed that you take time out of your busy schedule to read and reply to so many comments. You and your family are awesome. 👍🏼

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Thanks Dee :)

[@agvulpine]

I enjoyed pausing and reading each of he pages you stopped on. Please photograph each of the pages (with a simple suspended smart phone) and publish a PDF.

[@CarolReidCA]

I did the same! I LOVE the old writing & the artwork! Wow!

[@nicolethijs5428]

Oh yes please!

[@tracyhrynkow3396]

It's not every day that you stumble upon a find like this one. It makes history come alive right before your eyes. Hopefully the future buyer will not put the book away in a collection but share the information of the contents in this book......just like what you did on your channel! It was fascinating.Thanks Alexander!

[@elizabethsamways7986]

I would absolutely love to read the Mr. Spratt book. You are so lucky to own it. A one off history book. So rare. I have a coffer from my husbands family in 1712. Mr. Spratts book has now told me all about the era of my coffer. Amazing, thank you so much for sharing.

[@dianne11ca]

I loved how you made Barry, a most benevolent book binder, LOL a few times. Also loved checking out that amazing old journal with you guys. Cheers, and good luck with finding it a nice, new home.

[@KatytheNightOwl]

Thank you for posting this to us, Alex - as a lover of books, and history, I found this fascinating! To have the real words of somebody alive during this time is amazing, and I really hope you find someone who will preserve it, but also make it available somehow for the public to read :) Best of luck!

[@Mercmad]

I wonder if you know the story behind the name Jack Sprat? Prince John, Richard the Lionheart and the Ransom! In 1189 John (Jack Sprat) married Joan, the ambitious and greedy daughter and heiress of the Earl of Gloucester ("Joan ate all the fat"). When King Richard went on Crusade, from 1190 to 1194, John attempted to take the crown of England - a ruthless and treacherous usurper). On his return from the Crusades King Richard was taken hostage by Duke Leopold demanding a ransom of 150,000 marks. John reluctantly had to raise the ransom, leaving the country destitute for years and reducing John's inheritance ("They picked it clean"). The ransom was paid and Richard was released. John was crowned King of England following the death of Richard in 1199. He had his marriage to Joan annulled, she was never acknowledged as queen. She then married again to Geoffrey de Mandeville and her third husband was Hubert de Burgh. Jack Sprat rhyme aka Jack Spratt Jack Sprat could eat no fat His wife could eat no lean And so betwixt the two of them They licked the platter clean Jack ate all the lean, Joan ate all the fat. The bone they picked it clean, Then gave it to the cat Jack Sprat was wheeling, His wife by the ditch. The barrow turned over, And in she did pitch. Says Jack, "She'll be drowned!" But Joan did reply, "I don't think I shall, For the ditch is quite dry."

[@pauc9596]

Hello Alex, what you have there is an incredibly rare and valuable journal. Valuable in cash terms to a certain extent but more valuable for its historical importance. I believe it would fetch a considerable sum at a specialist book auction such as held by Sotheby’s or Christie’s etc. Major libraries like the British Library, Smithsonian, Canada National Library in Ottawa would welcome it. It would also attract great interest from collectors of Nelson memorabilia and if proved to have his own handwriting in it then you might be looking at tens of thousands in financial value. As well as collectors of Washington, Wellington, Napoleon, Franklin etc. Contact one of the top auction houses, not a local one, for the best advice on it. Also keep it in a dry, clean location wrapped in acid free tissue and cloth in a box and make sure it is secure without telling everybody where it is! It was normal for journals or note books to be started from both ends, so this is just another indication of its authenticity. Good luck with it, if you do decide to sell it you will be able to put the money to good use in many ways as you already do.

[@Mr_Rob_otto]

Pau C solid advice!

[@kaleigh4081]

That book is amazing! I just visited Versailles two days ago and (re-)learned about Washington having been there. To see someone's handwritten account of it is just incredible! Thanks for this, Alex.

[@myfamilymatters]

We really loved your video about this old book. Thank you so much Alex for taking the time to film this for us. Love all of your videos.

[@lennsisson]

I think this is what the Elizabethans called an "Occasional Book." People would buy blank books and fill them with useful information. They didn't have the Internet, very many libraries, etc., so when they found some important or interesting information, they would record it so that they didn't forget it.

[@LittleCarol]

Hi Alex, just thought you might like to know that the word Consumption in the text of the journal. This I think was a reference to the killer disease now know as Tuberculosis. In the early 1800's the disease was rampant in both England and America. It claimed 1 in 4 deaths, it would fit the time period of the Journal. It had no known cure at the time and was very contagious, it was called Consumption because of the nature of the illness and the way the lungs were affected followed by fever which then 'consumed' the whole body. I loved seeing the Journal what a wonderful find. It was waiting for you to come along all those years amazing. Thanks for sharing your treasure with us all. Love from UK

[@LittleCarol]

At 21.39 recipe for drink made from dandelions in case you missed it. reference consumptions

[@chomper4x4]

For 5 years Doctors misdiagnosed my mother in law Mila with Cancer. In January 2018 during her Visa medical evaluation they found she had Tuberculosis.(Consumption) After 9 months of treatment in Manila she passed 3 physicals, cured with her Visa approved she Arrived here in California November 2018. 2 weeks later she was approved for a Green card . After 5 months In USA Up at 3:30 am each day as on the farm, working 40 plus hrs per week in specialty food store cooking traditional desserts She earns more in the first hour then she would working (6 x 12 hr. days) 72 hours on her small coconut farm in Mindanao.

[@LauraLouise008]

Very awesome ...what a find, like you I hope the right person finds it and shares the many stories to the world!!

[@elliotazus6258]

Hi Alex, What a huge awesome and fabulous find!!! So so interesting and thank you for sharing as you always do! Please PDF it. God bless you and your family!!!

[@sueeason275]

As a history buff , this caught my eye immediately ...old letters and old books are the very best view of the past ...newer versions of history seem to be "improved " with ideological renewal of facts , or if you want to say it ...political correctness ...I prefer the straight forward view of the people actually living and experiencing the events of the times ....thank you for sharing this ..some old letters I have copies of from Americas civil war talks of hunger so bad that horses bridal with were boiled for sustenance, and weevils in old flour ...even wild life for food was scarce near battle grounds , as the fighting had scared them away ...acorn coffee , etc.......but , for SURE , EVEN IN THE HARSHEST OF TIMES , NO ONE CONSIDERED ..eating the deceased , as the declined morals of today are advocating ..this has become the basest society and cannot last....COME LORD JESUS ! ..........There is an account of travelers west eating their companions that passed on Donner's Pass in the Rockies , during a particularly hard winter , ...horses coming first , then whatever could be come by ..

[@neva.2764]

This reminds me of the plain crash in the Andes. If circumstances are extreme ...

[@karenlouks3636]

I love this channel watch it first because you go to sales in flush out things that people wouldn't even see now I see history that you dig up

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Thanks Karen :)

[@ldg2655]

Wow!!!!!! As a book lover and collector, particularly a lover of OLD books... watching this video just makes my fingers itch to see and touch this book. Apparently, i missed the video in which you found this awesome treasure... i will have to go back and look for it... W👀w!!! What a find!!! It would be totally awesome if you could, as time was available, photocopy the pages and clippings in the book and make it available for us to read, word for word...

[@neva.2764]

You mean pictures I guess... Photocopies are a no-go!

[@jmc-xp6ml]

Cool find! It was nice to see the bookbinder finally start using a pointer.

[@larrybrennan1463]

Before the stapler, it was common to use a "bank pin" to hold papers together in a file. I've handled files from 1890-1900 and have learned that lesson! Bank pins are usually made of brass, sometimes nickel- plated, and are thinner than dressmakers pins. Steel ones rust and stain the paper brown; brass ones stain the paper green, of course.

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

When looking at the pin did you notice the curious fact that the pin had not even stained the paper at all. There are serious red flags with this book.

[@AutumnFalls89]

That is such an amazing find! I'd pay for a digital copy, if you do get it scanned/transcribed online.

[@iamdawt]

This is now my favorite thing you've ever shown us! How interesting to be able to read the entire thing, wow. This is definitely a treasure someone will be excited to add to their collection. I'm glad you're the one who found it.

[@RachelRaeism]

I hope you find the right owner to take care of this book! Always a joy to watch your channel Alex!

[@barbaralavoie1045]

This book is lovely! I’ve always been a fan. Of old books and have even had some old books in the past, now gone. But I just was thrilled with them.

[@RobAnn308]

Fascinating! I had to lol every time he laughed at Alex's jokes!

[@baileythebookman8379]

Thank you so much to Alex for coming to my store to chat about this amazing discovery! It sure was fun to discuss and I look forward to many more book adventure discussions with Alex!

[@lizlampinen3357]

Thank you for sharing! LOVE history. So fascinating! Keep us posted on where the book finds its final home.

[@mozu517]

My mother was born in 1911. I often think of all the 20th century history she lived through. I'm 67; pretty soon I'll be able to say the same about myself! 😉

[@HawklordLI]

My great-grandmother was born in 1864 during the Civil War and died in 1942 during WWII, it's weird to think how much the world changed in that timespan.

[@DodiTov]

Carol, you really don't think about it. Space flight, the first man on the moon, Vietnam war, color television, private telephone lines, the microwave, electric lawn mowers, robots (think roomba), the personal computer, the personal portable telephone, and so much more. Just part of the life that we grew up, lived, and grew old with. To think! We are not even "senior citizens" any more, we are just "mature".

[@nancymontgomery8897]

I'm so tickled by Barry's laughter at Alex's jokes. He obviously isn't familiar with dad humor.

[@heehaw8401]

Bailey the Bookman needs a KZbin channel!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

He has one! Baileythebookman

[@baileythebookman8379]

Thanks Debbie! Just starting to get one off the ground. I'm having so much fun with it and looking forward to many more book adventures. It will be tough to top this book though :)

[@cathifamjourney469]

What an incredible find!! Thank you for sharing this with us!!

[@jlcollins14]

This book should be in an archive for preservation and digitization! What an incredible find. Thanks for sharing!

[@sparkleflair]

Thanks for taking us along to find out more about this book. I've been anxiously awaiting this video since your live feed was taken down!

[@28alaquoe]

Hi Alex, may i suggest that you make contact with University College Cork, they have a library there and retain historic items....It would be nice to see the book to come home....

[@ruthanne7522]

consumption was the word for Tuberculosis back in the day.

[@carly1478]

Very cool find. Thanks for showing it to us.💕💕

[@elizabethwamsley7953]

Absolutely fascinating. Really appreciate your care and love of historical treasures.

[@thisoldnurse1521]

What an awesome find. I have been following your chant for a number of months now. What initially caught my attention was your potter’s old house renovations and followed you and your families travels. Yes, especially your trip to Canada’s Maritime provinces. So much history here ( so you don’t need to guess where I’m from.) I love antiques and history. So your channel meets the requirements. Good luck finding a good home for your book. Certainly it looks authentic to me as I have spent much time doing my genealogy research at the various archives.

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

We love the east coast :)

[@tinyTears]

How fantastic to find a book that Documents all them historical times . Thanks for sharing with us.

[@maddieadams75]

Book is so fascinating. Thanks Alex for sharing it. ♥️

[@MrGaryRoberton]

Without the personal recorded perspective on history, all we have are common facts, dates and a consensus of the events. It may be more valuable to a historian, or a professor of history, than to any other person. That is the only means now to see new illuminations of a time.Thanks to you for having a true appreciation for the past.

[@parriseingram4065]

I could listen to you speak all day.

[@kathygalloway2990]

WOW, Alex what an awesomely amazing piece of history you have I would say as for me this book/ journal would be priceless best of luck I hope that special person purchases this great piece of history to preserve it thanks for sharing!

[@peggywilson9929]

What a beautiful find ❣️ so much history

[@RhettyforHistory]

The history is very fascinating!

[@shannono3167]

I believe he would have done the drawings himself, back then drawing was considered a skill that all educated people should have.

[@katlover5619]

FACINATING JOURNAL...love to read this!! Incredible find! God bless you.

[@connie736]

Brilliant. I hope this fascinating journal finds the forever home it deserves.

[@sharparris]

As graphic designer, I love this episode. Thank you for sharing.

[@dewbottle]

Now that was interesting thank you , A wonderful bit of history !

Very interesting Alex. The illustration of ships is gorgeous, the penmanship proof of a time without television where clear minds could write continually without errors.

[@phangirlable]

Without television and worse, mobile phones. Damn, never thought of it that way but kind of no wonder the past brought forth some many people who achieved so much work, research, inventions, scientific discoveries, art etc. in a (often shorter) lifetime. Sometimes it seems impossible but yeah, unlike us they didn't spend most of their free time on the phone or in front of the telly.

[@barb-jm7990]

Spectacular find!! Mr. Spratt may have recorded some details of history in there that were not known before!!

[@toooldtocare1000]

This has got to be the most interesting video on KZbin. Thank you Alex for sharing this delightful look into our past. I want to read this from cover to cover. WOW!!!!

[@Patricia.R.]

Nice Alex! What a spectacular find. You’ve met a new friend who is also an interesting person. Nice to meet Barry Bailey (the bookman) ...and of course the journal is a nice treasure too! 😉

[@tearex3919]

Wow! That was so, so interesting. What a fantastic piece if history you have there. I'm so glad it feel into your hands.

[@arlenegariepy8957]

Awesome book Alex what an incredible find and as always very interesting!!

[@teresahepplewhite9828]

Wow Alex, What a project. I found myself looking up names and dates even before the end of your video. Please keep us posted. X

[@kathyprusak2762]

Very interesting 🤔. Many people are still keeping journals. The hand writing is so beautiful. TFS 🤗

[@dondouglass8665]

The Incomparable Alex does it again. Unbelievable and unbeatable. A magical halo of shimmering goodness seems to precede your touch. I’m honestly becoming in ‘awe’ of your finds and discoveries. As the song goes, “You must have done something very very good, and not too long ago,” - or something like that. Anyway, on to the next one. (Of course with a follow up on this amazing adventure). Best to you and your family, and as always, stay, strong, safe and sure.

[@squirly1969]

I enjoy watching your channel I’m always entertained. Thanks Alex!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Thanks Jean, I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jaybales3160]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. You are right the journal belongs at a university of even a museum. Looking forward to your next episode.

[@danielborrows2203]

Wow, what an amazing find, very valuable and an important piece of history.

[@quadri87]

Neat! Appreciate the share. As proactive you are, you surprises me everyday with interesting finds. Keep on throwing flames!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Thanks Hafsa :)

[@8403shellz]

WOW!!!! What an AMAZING piece of history! Hope it gets to a museum - that is just priceless! Thanks for sharing!

[@bmoritzdesign3862]

Learned quite a lot, thanks for sharing

[@zoeyround3747]

I love all of your videos, but this is by far the most interesting one I have watched. I love history and old books. Thank you so much for your research and doing this video. Blessings from America!

[@grannyqute2273]

Alex, your a great teacher. Your children are fortunate to have you. Oh, and your funny too. I love to laugh and make people laugh. I was glued to the screen. Thank you. Your friend from Delaware, the First State of our UNITED STATES.

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

Thanks Eileen :)