1789 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. Jamaican bird There is a tiny hole

There is a tiny hole near the top for stringing a thread through to hang it

a bit like a tabletop lighthouse

4 7/8" t x 2 3/4" in diameter

which makes me think of the roaring twenties about to run into the impossibility of the Great Depression

1789 Penmanship Notebook, Abijah Crane, Boston, MA. Jamaican bird There is a tiny holeWow! 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