1828 aqueduct receipt book for Cahoon & Co. The book is covered in rust/orange colored leather that had discolored. The front and back have an embossed pattern that goes around the outside edge with small diamonds and a scolloped design to the inside. There is an additional rectangle of a scalloped design that is 1.5" H x 5.5" W in the center. Lines extend from the corner of the rectangle to the corners of the cover. The outside edges have slanted lines spaced closely together. The book had two fasteners in the middle of the spine where there are four simple scallops that are approximately 1.25" apart. The interior pages are folded at the spine in half. The center pages are protruding more than the others. Cut edges. About 3/4 of the book has been written on using one side of the page only. There are two entries/page. All entries relate to items for or wages relating to the aqueduct.
