18th Century Hand-stitched Partial Child's Catechism with Woodcut Illustrations grinding wheel plus a few different couples

plus a few different couples identified only with initials) along with various doodles

Each @ 9 3/8” tall x 12 7/8” w (measured on the square) x 3 1/8” d

and the pewter top screws on nice and snug

really—interesting for being (just off) doubled and placed side by side

18th Century Hand-stitched Partial Child's Catechism with Woodcut Illustrations grinding wheel plus a few different couplesI did some deep digging through some troughs of paper this week in southern Maine, happily rewarded for my efforts by turning up a 1840 letter with beautiful cross writing, listed today, as well as this early child's catechism with woodcut engravings, which I believe is 18th century and of New England. It is partial (surely there was a whole alphabet of lessons proclamations before getting to the XYZ that begins the first page here, and the last page