Calvin Mottice was born in 1839 and died in 1857 at the age if 18. He was the son of John B. Mottice and Elizabeth Cachel.
This notebook of his, which I call a "sketch book", appears to be a collection of handwriting practice exercises and a few other interesting revelations of his thoughts. The date of 1857 appears on some pages, so this was evidently written during the last year of his life. There is no indication in any family records why he died young or why this sketch book was kept by the family. I have not looked carefully at every page, so there may be some new information contained here.
