Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 141
Illus. 77. book, or ledger, and as it is at the right height for aman to write standing, or sitting upon a very highstool, it may have been used as an office desk. Be-low the slanting lid are two doors behind which are Desks 115 … shelves. Twodrawers extendacross the lowerpart, and at eachend of the desktwo small, longdrawers pull out.The desk wasmade about 1770.Illustration 78shows a mahog-any block-frontdesk with cabinettop, owned byCharles R. Wa-ters, Esq., of Sa-lem, which wasbought by Mr.Waterss grand-father, about1770.…
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