Lot Essay
Phinehas Post was a resident of the "Colony of Connecticut" in the County of Wendham. There are deeds dating from 1770, 1771, and 1772 documenting that Post was of age to buy land.
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AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET
BY PHINEHAS POST, CONNECTICUT, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicting several illustrations including a bird, Eve, a mermaid, a man, and a skeleton, all accompanied by poetic verse; two pages are folded to reveal another hidden drawing
watercolor and ink on paper--4 5/8 x 3 1/2in.
BY PHINEHAS POST, CONNECTICUT, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicting several illustrations including a bird, Eve, a mermaid, a man, and a skeleton, all accompanied by poetic verse; two pages are folded to reveal another hidden drawing
watercolor and ink on paper--4 5/8 x 3 1/2in.