1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. red and white but otherwise it is in

but otherwise it is in very good condition

about to enter the picture frame

which I finally purchased after carrying it around with me on two separate visits to a local antique shop

I just fell in love with the aesthetics of it

This one is signed Marshall J

1788 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. red and white but otherwise it is inIve bought and sold a number of 19th century penmanship and maths notebooks, including a couple British ones from the early 1800s, but never one from the 18th century, let alone an American one. This and another I am listed separately were kept by an Alijah Crane (Jr.) of Boston this one begun on July 24, 1788the same year the U. S. Constitution gained enough state votes for ratification, with the bill of rights ratified the following year. Pretty