Untitled 3 041420 Construction of what came to

Construction of what came to be named Fort Adams commenced in 1798

Jefferson agreed

Originally advertised for issue by subscription as early as 1731

it also contains

Untitled 3 041420 Construction of what came toSertum orchidaceum, an album so titled of watercolour drawings of orchids. English, mid nineteenth century Watercolour drawings of orchids and flowering plants, captioned at foot HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED LARGE SCALE WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS. A pencil note on the fly leaf reads These drawings are thought to be done by the wife of MacFarlane the celebrated orchid painter (i. e. James Laird MacFarlane, 1836 1913). PROVENANCE: Samuel Williams Fuller (c. 1777 1857)