1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book primitive make do 13 1/2" long x 4"

13 1/2" long x 4" tall x 1 3/8" deep

The figure holds a long bowl

Happiness is found in virtue

this is the first I've come across like this

1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book primitive make do 13 1/2" long x 4"I was sold on this old ledger before I even opened it; just a beautiful object in and of itself, with the well worn mark of James Brown, "Bookseller and Stationer, Facing the Seminary, Montreal" at the center of the front cover, and a sweet cloth mend on the binding. Then on the inside of the front cover is written the name of its owner, Joshua P. Hammond, 1811, with a few different notes as to his location at various years, including that he "left