Selected art related documents from the Lea & Febiger records, 1788-1820
Lea & Febiger,
est. 1785
Publishers
Philadelphia, Pa.
Collection size: 2 items (on 2 fr. of microfilm)
Collection Summary: Letter from Benjamin West to Samuel Adams, May 12, 1788, about Mathew(?) Carey, and a letter from Samuel West to Henry Carey, 1820, about Benjamin West.
Biographical/Historical Note: Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
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