Saturday, December 2, 2017

1878-1882 Autograph Album of Rosa Clark WIlson of Binghamton, New York


1878-1882 autograph album that belonged to Rosa Clark Wilson, "Rose", of Binghamton, New York.  There's no ownership or presentation page, but clues in the inscriptions point to Rose at the album owner.


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of about 40 of Rosa's relatives and friends, some of whom, including Rosa herself, contributed to a group page that was inscribed during an outing a Lake Oquaga from July 9 to the 15th in 1879.  Most of the people who contributed to this page also inscribed individual pages in the album.


An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.  Below, the surnames found in the album:

? [2]JJackson [2]
CCarpenter [2]MMartin
ComstockMcCall
DDean and Deane [4]McKean [2]
DevereuxMills [2]
FFordMurphy [2]
Freeman [2]PPage
GGilbertPerry [2]
GulliverQQuirk
HHadleyRRuss
HanfordTTruesdell
HitchcockVVan Tuyl ?
HolmesWWilson [3]
Hotchkiss [2]

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Rosa Clark Wilson was born about 1860 in Broome County, New York, the daughter of merchant William Newbold Wilson and Caroline (McKean) Wilson.  Two of Rosa's siblings inscribed pages in her album: Lizzie Ely Wilson and [William] McKean Wilson.



It appears that Rosa never married; she died in 1902.   If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album
  • Guess, inscribed at Binghamton, New York in August 1880
  • W. M.; not sure of initials; inscribed at Binghamton, New York on March 27, 1880
  • Will B. Carpenter of Deposit, New York; inscribed on March 15, 1880
  • Will B. Carpenter; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • J. C. Comstock; inscribed at Deposit, New York, on July 28, 1878.   Along the right edge:  Oct 5th/80
  • "Deaney"; inscribed at Deposit, New York, on August 20, 1879.  Presumably a member of the Dean family.
  • Ed. G. Dean; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Edward G. Deane; inscribed at Deposit, New York, on July 11, 1878
  • Fred S. Dean; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Horace Devereux; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • A. Ford; middle initial possibly W or N or ?
  • Ella M. Freeman of Deposit, New York; inscribed on July 10, 1878
  • Ella M. Freeman; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • S. Eugene Gilbert; inscribed on Saturday, January 21, 1882.  He did a sketch and worked variations of the word Rose into his cute inscription
  • J. T. Gulliver; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on December 14, 1881
  • E. W. Hadley of Deposit, New York; inscribed on July 7, 1882; mentions Oquaga Lake in August 1881
  • Charles B. Hanford; inscribed at Binghamton, New York on October 15, 1882.  Mentions William Stafford
  • C. H. Hitchcock; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on December 2, 1882
  • M. Carrie Holmes of Deposit, New York; inscribed on August 9, 1878
  • Bessie R. Hotchkiss of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on December 22, 1882
  • Rose Hotchkiss; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Walter M. Jackson of Deposit, New York; inscribed on July 16, 1878
  • Walter M. Jackson; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Fred O. Martin of Deposit, New York; inscribed on July 8, 1882
  • James McCall; inscribed at Cooperstown, presumably New York, at Thanksgiving in 1879.  Mentions Quaker Lake and the slight rain on Sunday evening November 6
  • Anna McKean; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Kate McKean of Deposit, New York, in Broome County; inscribed on January 4, 1878
  • Neb Mills; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Nettie Mills of Deposit, New York; inscribed on August 13, 1879
  • Charles P. Murphy; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Lines transcribed from the original manuscript by Charles Perez Murphy at East Bloomfield, New York, at Deposit, New York, on August 21, 1879
  • Ada M. Page of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on September 17, 1879
  • Charles B. Perry; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879
  • Charles B. Perry; inscribed at Deposit, New York, on July 22, 1878.  Also wrote: Binghamton July 1st, 1878, presumably referring to a prior event with Rose
  • William M. Quirk of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on February 5, 1878; sketch
  • Mollie Russ of Deposit, New York
  • H. J. Truesdell of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on July 1, 1878.  He wrote the date Sunday Even, June 29, 1879 at the bottom in pencil. Also written in pencil along the right edge: "Binghamton NY, September 26, 1880.  One week from this date I solemnly promise to return to Rose Wilson the property I have now in my hands belonging to her.  H. J. Truesdell"
  • W. E. Van Tuyl.; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on August 23, 1878.  The page has several others dates on it: August 1, 1879; November 2, 1879; and July 29, 1879
  • Lizzie Ely Wilson of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on December 22, 1882; sister of album owner Rose Wilson
  • McKean Wilson of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on January 19, 1882.  Presumably Rosa's brother William McKean Wilson
  • Rose C. Wilson of Binghamton, New York; album owner; she inscribed a group page during an outing at Lake Oquaga in 1879.
  • Rose C. Wilson; autograph on a page shared by 12 people at an outing on Oquaga Lake on July 6-15, 1879

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