Show script adds value to notebook acquired by library contains virginia roter and ilia 1119 colonial beer recipe HE romanldo rom anllo story of an old notebook lbook THE which assumed sumS as great value after years of neglect when astute literary detection revealed that many ot of its it pages were in george washington handwriting has been added to the rone mug and color tul till history of 0 rare books book the notebook now in the flies files of tho the new york public library dates back to 1767 when washington was a Vir virginia zinia colonel at the time he was waa two regiments menta ot of soldiers for the th french and indian wars the first ten pages paces in a handwriting other than tire are devoted to a roster of these regiments tho the remaining forty tour four pages in own handwriting contain miscellaneous memoranda notes for future correspondence an and d own recipe tor for colonial beer who when th ill was waa ferst acquired by the library froni from an old book dealer in 1920 it was for the historical value of the roster no rotation relation to washington was known or suspected the discovery that the remaining pages long disregarded as the personal notes of some minor tary aide actu actually nily cun written by iou himself added another chapter to the fascinating story of american colonial research the identification ot of washington as the author was waa made by victor hugo keeper of manuscripts of the library examining the notebook he was struck by the resemblance between certain notes and ideas rater later embodied by washington in hh big letters to governor din biddle the speaker ot of the house of burgesses and other virginia boffl bials comparison Comp ailion arlSon with other material written by washington in the same sama year and examination by handwriting experts confirmed the fad fact that the notes wore were an fn ing tons own hand further research based on the notes was conducted recently when a limited quantity ot of colonial beer made according to the formula in ili the notebook was brewed by special permission ot of tile the now york state slate liquor authority although it had ion long g been known that washington like other colonial squires followed follo weI the custom ot of brewing his own beer it was not until utitia the not notebook eback was discovered that his particular became available the beverage bevera gd was brewed as 1 n scientific experiment to demonstrate the advances in brewing technology since day ond and wits served along with modern beer L to guests at brewing day at shenew the new york worlds fair |