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Polygraphy or Shorthand Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity Being an Universal Character Fitted to All Languages Which may be learnt by this Book without the help of a Master
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Polygraphy or Shorthand Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity Being an Universal Character Fitted to All Languages Which may be learnt by this Book without the help of a Master
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editions of his work, Macaulay personally signed each copy, and wrote within the book: "whoever presumes to pirate my Book, will be prosecuted with the utmost Rigour".
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Dresden Treasures: The Special Collections of the Saxon State and University Library (www.mdpls.org)
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Man-Midwife, Male Feminist: The Life and Times of George Macaulay, M.D., PH. D., (1716–1766)
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The Annals of Manchester: A chronological record from the earliest times to the end of 1885
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A list of Lancashire authors, with brief biographical and bibliographical notes
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A question concerning Aulay Macaulay, posted on "Notes and Queries" of
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His shorthand system was the first English system to include written
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in 8 different languages. His book included a dedication to George,
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George III, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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and many other languages. He died on 19 March 1788, in Manchester.
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18th-century English tea dealer, shorthand inventor
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Aulay Macaulay (disambiguation)
Image of two pages from Macaulay's book.
Manchester
England
tea
Image of the signature of Aulay Macaulay; it reads "A: Macaulay".
tea
Manchester
shorthand
English
shorthand
pirated
vowels
psalm
Prince of Wales
George III, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The Annals of Manchester: A chronological record from the earliest times to the end of 1885
A list of Lancashire authors, with brief biographical and bibliographical notes
ISBN
1-4181-6285-X
"The Stenographic Collection"
the original
Polygraphy or Shorthand Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity Being an Universal Character Fitted to All Languages Which may be learnt by this Book without the help of a Master
A question concerning Aulay Macaulay, posted on "Notes and Queries" of The Guardian
Categories
1788 deaths
English people of Scottish descent
Creators of writing systems
Businesspeople from Manchester

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