1789 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. Jamaican bird Just a sweet little tin

Just a sweet little tin toy windmill

it bears a strong resemblance to the work of Kristian Vedel

just look at those epaulets

with perhaps a few tiny dark spots on the body

1789 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. Jamaican bird Just a sweet little tinWow! Ive 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, and this one feels quite historically significant. This and another I am listed separately were kept by an Alijah Crane (Jr.) of Boston this one begun on November 23, 1789 maintained during the period when the Bill of Rights was ratified and last of the