Architectural drawings

Scope and Contents

Twenty-nine signed receipts for a variety of goods, such as "fifteen Dollars in full for a Mattrass," and "Seven hundred twenty four Dollars 50/100 ... for 100 Kegs of Lard." Includes commodities shipped to Havana, Cuba. At the back of the book are some rough sketches of buildings, evidently done at a much later time as one appears to be a skyscraper.

Content Description The collection contains 280 leaves of well-detailed architectural and furniture drawings and paintings, as well as four photographs. The leaves are minimally signed by the creator, but a majority include dimensions for the objects. There are black and white drawings as well as watercolors. Some leaves include a note belonging to “John H. Buri, Designer, Philadelphia, Pa,” “Chapman Dec. Co., 1608 Walnut, Phila. Pa,” and “Specialty Woodworking Company of Philadelphia.” Some leaves are...