A Fire Proof and Water Proof Cement

This clipping from an unknown print source is pasted onto page 56 of Allaire's Diary, which has been added to the middle of the notebook. The same recipe for fireproof and waterproof cement appeared in newspapers, such as The Ladies' Literary Cabinet (New York, 25 May 1822) and Minerva (New York, 14 February 1824), and in print recipe collections, such as The Housekeeper's Book (Philadelphia, 1837). Although the typesetting suggests that the recipe in Allaire's book is not from these sources, publication dates suggest that the clipping also dates to the first decades of the nineteenth century.  Image courtesy of New Brunswick Museum Archives and Research Library.