I understand and was responding to the look of the document. There was a lot of care put into the document, as far as the wording, and drawings. 

Thanks for the info.

Anita Wills 



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Hello Anita,

I meant “suitable for framing” metaphorically as something beautiful or 
pleasing. It was never a common practice as far as I am aware. People may 
have framed their own copies of important documents. Whenever I see an 
unusual or beautiful document in the collection -- some of our hand-drawn 
and hand-colored plats come to mind -- my first thought is that they are as 
beautiful as anything in a gallery. Documents in the care of an archive would 
generally not be framed long-term because of preservation concerns. Thanks 
for reading. 

-Dale

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