Autograph album started by owner Mary Jane Coryell, "Jennie", of Seneca Falls, New York, on October 19, 1861. The inscriptions date from the 1860s up to 1873. Inscribers were from New York, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Note on the ownership page, below, Jennie's birth and death dates, rendered in what appears to be a contemporary hand.
A paper that appears to be a page from a smaller autograph album is tucked in the album. It contains inscriptions on each side, one of which was inscribed to Eliza in 1887 by Mrs. D. W. Edwards, possibly Mrs. David Wade Edwards. Jennie had died in 1879, and the album apparently passed into the hands of her younger sister Elizabeth Ann Coryell.
The album, published by Leavitt & Allen of New York, measures approximately 8-1/2" by 7" and contains inscriptions by Jennie's relatives, friends and schoolmates, many of whom inscribed other pages, including pages shared by multiple people. An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.
From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:
Mary Jane Coryell, "Jennie" was born August 9, 1839, the daughter of William Brundage Coryell and Lettice (Minor) Coryell. Jennie died, unmarried, on January 29, 1875. She buried in the Lake View Cemetery at Interlaken, New York, with other family members.
Two of Jennie's sisters, Sarah and Eliza, inscribed pages, as did "Uncle John"; aunt P. J. Voorhees; and several cousins with the surnames Wyckoff and Voorhees; refer to the list of inscribers, farther below.
The S. H. Gridley of Waterloo, New York, or who inscribed his page there and described himself as Jennie's pastor, was presumably Samuel H. Gridley, D.D.
One page has a beautiful spray of flowers, which might have been pre-printed, but I tend to think was done by the inscriber, Mary A. Bridgman.
Surnames in the Album and their Occurrences
Inscribers in the Album - Note: some people inscribed more than one page
- Unsigned; inscribed at Fayette, New York, on November 4, 1865
- Uncle John; inscribed in June 1862
- Uncle John; inscribed on June 11, 1862
- Lena or Sena or ?
- Dora
- Cousin E.
- Brother David; two-page inscription. Not sure if brother or brother-in-law or a religious connection
- Mrs. L. R. ?; very faint
- K. or R; inscribed at Lodi, May 6, 1862
- K. or R.
- Carrie
- A. Y. G., or A. T. G.; inscribed at Waterloo, New York, on April 19, 1867
- M. Louise R?; surname possibly Romsey, Ronson, Romson, Ronsony
- E. J. V.; two-page inscription of March 4, 1862. Not sure of middle initial. V. may stand for Voorhees.
- P. J. V., possibly Voorhees
- J. A. Acker; inscribed on May 4, 1870
- James A. Acker of Fayette, New York; inscribed on May 4, 1871; on a page shared by 7 other people
- LeRoy Bradley of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- A. L. Bridgman
- Julia E. Bridgman of Seneca County, New York; on a page shared by multiple people
- Mary A. Bridgman. Beautifully painted spray of flowers
- Melia Bryant of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Mattie Burroughs
- Annie R. Carrell of Romulus, New York; on a page shared by 4 other people
- Mrs. E. Carrell of Romulus, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- John Carrell of Romulus, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Abram B. Chapman of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 7 other people
- E. A. Chapman; inscribed at Lodi, New York, on April 28, no year written
- John J. Chapman; inscribed at Lodi, New York, on April 26, 1863; "A Friend of your Father and Mother"
- Mr. and Mrs. John J. Chapman of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- R. or K. Chapman; inscribed at Lodi, New York, on May 4, 1863
- Rachel Chapman of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Eliza A. Coryell; presumably album owner Jennie's younger sister Elizabeth Ann Coryell. On a page shared by 6 other people
- Maggie Coryell of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 5 other people
- Mary Jane Coryell, "Jennie" (August 9, 1839-January 29, 1875), of Seneca Falls, New York; album owner. The album was started on October 19, 1861
- Minor Coryell of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 5 other people
- Sarah; two-page inscription to "Sister Jennie". Album owner Mary Jane Coryell, "Jennie", had a younger sister Sarah Coryell
- Eliza A. Covert of Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Della Darling; inscribed on August 27, 1866
- ? Edwards of Seneca Falls, New York; first initial possibly D. or P.; middle initial possibly W. or H. Possibly David Wade Edwards; on a page shared by 4 other people
- Mrs. D. W. Edwards; inscribed to "Sister Eliza" at Seneca Falls, New York, on September 17, 1887. This is on a separate piece of paper tucked in the album and was inscribed after Jennie's death, when the album apparently passed to her younger sister Eliza. Mrs. D. W. Edwards may have been Sarah Edwards, wife of David Wade Edwards.
- Sarah W. Edwards; possibly the Sarah who was first wife of David Wade Edwards; on a page shared by 4 other people
- George Esterley of Canoga, New York; middle initial possibly M. On a page shared by 3 other people
- Julia A. Esterley; on a page shared by 5 other people
- Luzetta Flagg; inscribed at Ovid, New York, on February 14, 1864
- Dr. P. Flickinger of Fayette, New York; presumably Dr. John Flickinger. On a page shared by 3 other people
- Charles D. Goodyear; inscribed at Fayette, New York, on September 6, 1864
- Franc A. Goodyear; possibly Frances A. Goodyear of Seneca Falls, New York
- J. N. Greene of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 6 other people
- John N. Greene of Champaign, Illinois; inscribed on August 24, 1865. Inscribed to "Sister Jennie"
- John N. Greene of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Kate W. Greene of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 7 other people
- Mrs. J. N. Greene of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 5 other people
- S. H. Gridley; inscribed at Waterloo, New York, on May 17, 1864. Jennie's pastor Samuel H. Gridley, D.D.
- Harriet Hasbrouck of Tyre, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Sarah A. Hasbrouck of Tyre, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- M. W. Homes [not sure of surname]; inscribed at Romulus, New York
- Mollie Hood of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Neale Hopkins
- W. L. Hopkins of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Wadsworth L. Hopkins, or Wadsworth S. Hopkins; inscribed at Fayette, New York, on January 11, 1866
- Charles M. Lefler; inscribed at Beartyown, New York, on March 12, 1868
- M. Alice McKinley; on a page shared by 7 other people
- Mary McKinley of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 7 other people
- Cyrus McWhorter of Romulus, New York; on a page shared by 4 other people
- B. B. Minor of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Benjamin B. Minor of Townsendville, New York; on a page shared by 7 other people
- John L. Minor of Townsendville, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Jonathan L. Minor; on a page shared by 4 other people
- Libbie Minor of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Alice M. Morehouse of Waterville, Ohio; page shared with Della Sutton
- Mrs. E. W. Owen; inscribed at Romulus, New York, on October 25, 1873
- ? Palmer; inscribed at Romulus, New York, on February 17, 1869
- E. Palmer; from or inscribed at Newark on February 27, 1864
- Mrs. A. C. Peterson of Farmer Village, New York. This inscription is on a piece of paper tucked in Jennie's album. The reverse has an inscription by Mrs. D. W. Edwards inscribed to Eliza, the younger sister of album owner Jennie Coryell, so this may also have been meant for Eliza.
- Parsoll H. Peterson; on a page shared by 3 other people
- Elisabeth J. Plank of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 5 other people
- Mrs. P. W. Plank; inscribed at Champaign, Illinois, on October 4, 1870
- P. W. Plank of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by 5 other people
- Alice Pontius
- John Runyan of Bridge Water, Washington County, Michigan
- A. L. Russell; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Mary Russell; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaffer of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by multiple people
- Katie Shaffer of Champaign, Illinois; on a page shared by multiple people
- Smalley; inscribed at Fayette, New York, on November 21, 1865
- D. C. Smalley, or D. O. Smalley, of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Mary A. Smith of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by 4 other people
- Mary Ann Smith
- Mrs. L. A. Stover or Mrs. S. A. Stover
- M. J. Stover; inscribed at Bearytown, New York, on April 28, 1867
- Della Sutton; page shared with Alice M. Morehouse of Waterville, Ohio
- Alice Swab; inscribed at Fayette, New York, on April 3, 1871
- Alice Swab; inscribed on April 2, 1871; remember grammar school
- Mary A. Swab of Fayette, New York
- Mary A. Swab of Fayette, New York; on a page shared by multiple people
- Batie A. Thomas of Waterloo, New York; on a page shared by multiple people
- Maggie Thomas of Waterloo, New York; on a page shared by multiple people
- George J. Van Neste of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 6 other people
- Margaret A. Van Neste; on a page shared by 6 other people
- S. W. E. Viele; presumably Sering Wade Edwards Viele; on a page shared by 4 other people
- James N. Voorhees of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 7 other people
- James N. Voorhees; inscribed on April 16, 1863; not sure of middle initial. Jennie's cousin
- Mr. and Mrs. John Voorhees of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 4 other people
- P. J. Voorhees; inscribed at Lodi, New York, on July 9, 1862; Jennie's aunt
- William Voorhees of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 4 other people
- William Voorhees; not sure of middle initial; Jennie's cousin
- Gertrude Willson of LaFayette, Indiana; middle initial possibly T or L or S; shared the page with William Willson of LaFayette, Indiana
- William Willson of LaFayette, Indiana; shared the page with Gertrude T. Willson of LaFayette, Indiana
- Lester D. Wilson of Farmer Village, Seneca County, New York; on a page shared by 3 other people
- L. F. Woodruff of Romulus, New York; presumably Laura, as a paragraph in a similar hand was signed Laura.
- Anna Wyckoff; inscribed on July 26, 1864. Jennie's cousin
- James Wyckoff; inscribed on July 26, 1864; Jennie's cousin
- Katie T. Wyckoff of Queens, Long Island, New York
- Libbie Wyckoff of Lodi, New York; on a page shared by 4 other people
- S. V. Wyckoff of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; possibly Stephen Voorhees Wyckoff; on a page shared by 7 other people
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