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John Kemp
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John Kemp (1763-1812) was born in Scotland and graduated from Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1783. He received the degree of LL.D. from King's College in 1787. He came to New York and was appointed teacher and then professor of mathematics at Columbia College; he also taught geography and natural science.
Local Note
John Kemp was a trustee of the New York Society Library from 1794 to 1812.
Mentioned
- Keep, Austin Baxter. History of the New York Society Library, pp. 236, 251, 262, 264, 280
- King, Marion. Books and People: Five Decades of New York's Oldest Library, pp.
- Monaghan, Frank. This was New York, the Nation's Capital in 1789, pp.
| Date Out | Text | Vol | Size | Date In | Rep | Fines | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28/1789 | Emerson's Mechanics | 4to. | 09/25/1789 | Self | 012 | ||
| 11/27/1789 | Nicholsons Philosophy | 1 | 8vo. | 12/16/1789 | 132 | ||
| 01/22/1790 | Buffons Works | 1 | 8vo. | 02/12/1790 | 132 | ||
| 02/12/1790 | " | 2 | 8vo. | 03/05/1790 | 132 | ||
| 03/05/1790 | Postlethwaites Dic. | 1 | Folio. | 03/08/1790 | 132 | ||
| 03/08/1790 | Price on annuities | 1 | 8vo. | 03/22/1790 | 132 | ||
| 03/22/1790 | Johnsons Poets | 30 | 12mo. | 04/16/1790 | 132 | ||
| 04/19/1790 | Ency. 5 Plates | 5 | 4to. | 04/23/1790 | 132 | ||
| 04/23/1790 | " | 4 | 4to. | 04/26/1790 | 132 | ||
| 04/28/1790 | Priestly on Air | 6 | 8vo. | 06/16/1790 | 4s/8p | 132 | |
| 06/26/1790 | Ency French | 10&12 | 07/08/1790 | 132 | |||
| 07/08/1790 | Robins Mat. Tracts | 1 | 07/20/1790 | 132 | |||
| 07/26/1790 | Emersons mechanicks | 2 | 08/12/1790 | 132 | |||
| 09/15/1790 | Robins Mat. Tracts | 2 | 08/15/1790 | 132 | |||
| 11/09/1790 | Nicholsons Philosophy | 2 | 10/06/1790 | 132 | |||
| 11/09/1790 | Bruces Travels | 5 | 12/06/1790 | 132 | |||
| 03/14/1791 | Mac. Algebra | 04/01/1791 | 132 | ||||
| 05/13/1791 | Gillies Greece | 3 | 04/17/1791 | 132 | |||
| 05/17/1791 | Emersons Mechanics | 2 | 06/01/1791 | 132 | |||
| 06/01/1791 | Robins Mat. Tracts | 1 | 06/19/1791 | 132 | |||
| 08/05/1791 | Adams Mic with Plates | 08/23/1791 | 132 | ||||
| 08/23/1791 | Hales Veg. Statics | 1 | 09/10/1791 | 132 | |||
| 09/10/1791 | Parkinsons Mechanics | 4to. | 09/23/1791 | 132 | |||
| 09/22/1791 | Adams Microscope with Plates | 4to. | 11/19/1791 | 132 | |||
| 11/19/1791 | Smiths Optics | 2 | 12/10/1791 | 132 | |||
| 01/07/1792 | Stuckelys Curiosum | Folio. | 01/14/1792 | 132 | |||
| 01/14/1792 | Hume | 2 | 02/25/1792 | 3s/4p | 132 | ||
| 02/29/1792 | Hume | 5 | 03/08/1792 | 132 | |||
| 03/08/1792 | Steeles Correspondent | 1 | 03/10/1792 | 132 | |||
| 03/10/1792 | Hume | 5 | 03/26/1792 | 132 | |||
| 03/26/1792 | " | 6 | 04/16/1792 | 132 | |||
| 04/17/1792 | " | 6 | 04/19/1792 | 132 | |||
| 04/19/1792 | " | 7 | 04/27/1792 | 132 | |||
| 04/27/1792 | " | 8 | 05/08/1792 | 132 |
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