Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

[7th Regt. N.Y.G., Decoration Day?] : Row of unidentified soldiers marching. Circa 1939.

""Abuses in Architecture""

""Accuse me not, Mr. President, of an irrelevant remark: I speak of the History of Art "

""Fareageaerisms"" [sic]

""Financial suggestions"" from Jay Cooke addressed to W.P. Fessenden, July 21, 1864

""Fragments, scraps, etc. mostly entered into the index rerum Malton [?]""

""Having removed a portion of my books to the family seat on the Orange Mountain, I have resolved to break up my library of history, science and art, and to offer it for sale, at low appraisement, if to the free or public libraries of N.Y. and to them onl

""Inserted at page 12, paper on Arc. & Principles""

""Ladies: for you it belongs especially to cultivate the arts of taste "

""Mr. Harvey's exhibition. This display consists of perhaps 200 oil and water color paintings of interesting local views "

""Mr. President: In the year 1839 I was secretary of the A.A.F.A.""

""Mr. Tuckerman will agree with me that 'good writing should be free from every impertinence.' -- Why not also good architecture?"" signed ""Alexr. J. Davis, Architect""

""Note D to page 4. It is recorded that the first book placed in the Library, was Flaxman's illustrations of Homer, $15.00 "

""Of the many English publications on Villa Architecture that are before the public, it is commonly received opinion that none have yet appeared which seem to be suited to the tastes and wants of the American people "

""Remarks of John Quincy Adams upon Othello & Shakespeare""

""Resolved, that the thanks of this class are due, and are hereby presented to the Trustees of the Cooper Union " signed R.J. Halleck, Chair."

""Study your plans carefully, and compare them with approved examples, sometime before beginning to build "

""Suburban Gothic Villa""

""Such contumely thou no more shalt bear --Home. The quoter has ever been the best friend of the Academy of Design "

""The estate of Henry Hart late of Kingsbury merch[an]t deceased in acc[oun]t wiith Hamilton McCollister Esquire Sheriff of Washington," dated June 25, 1793

""The general running lines are horizontal. Arches not necessary. The general running lines are vertical. Arches a really fundamental principal [sic] "