1853 Autograph Album of James S. Pegg of Bloomingsport, Indiana; Student at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana

Autograph album started in 1853 by James S. Pegg of Bloomingsport, Indiana, a student at Friends Boarding School in Richmond, Indiana.  Friends Boarding School, established in 1847, changed its name to Earlham College in 1859.

Perhaps Bloomingsport is place now known as Bloomingport, Indiana.

The homemade album measures approximately 6-1/2" by 4" and is missing its back cover and perhaps one or more inscribed pages.  An alphabetical surname list appears below and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [6]	F	Foster	P	Patterson
B	Bailey	G	Garretson		Pegg
	Binford [4]	H	Hampton		Pool
	Branson		Harvey		Prichard/Pritchard
	Brown [2]		Hill		Pritchard
	Bruff [2]	J	Johnson	S	Stanley
C	Cox	M	Marmon		Street
	Crow		Mendenhall	W	West
E	Evans [2]		Moore		Wildman

James S. Pegg was born April 24, 1836, or April 24, 1837, in Indiana, the son of David and Jane (possibly Sanders) Pegg.  I found Quaker records for each birth year.  Both parents had connections to North Carolina; read more on the migration of Quakers from North Carolina to Indiana here.

James S. Pegg is buried in the New Garden Friends Cemetery in Wayne County, Indiana, with his parents and sister.  I don't know if this particular James S. Pegg ever married or had children.  Hopefully a reader will share information in the comments.

Sources

U.S. Federal Census

U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

FindaGrave

Four people with the surname Binford inscribed pages in the album:

P. Binford of Damascoville, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853

M. A. Binford of Crawfordsville, presumably Indiana 

Jesse Binford of East Westville, Ohio

Aquila H. Binford of Crawfordsville, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853

The last page showing in the album:

1)  John ? [looks like Winslar; could be Winslow] of Richmond, Virginia; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853

2)  William Cox of Dublin, ?, possibly Dublin, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853

If you have information to share on any of the people mentioned or on Friends Boarding School/Earlham College, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album

• Too faint to decipher
• unsigned
• Melissa of Greensboro, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, on the 9th of the 3rd month of 1853
• too faint to decipher
• Callie
• John ? [looks like Winslar, could be Winslow] of Richmond, Virginia [Virginia is spelled out]; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853; shared the page with William Cox of Dublin ?, possibly Indiana
• ? Bailey, possibly Quiney Bailey, of Cincinnati, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, on the 22nd of the 3rd month 1853
• Aquila H. Binford of Crawfordsville, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853
• Jesse Binford of East Westville, Ohio
• M. A. Binford of Crawfordsville, presumably Indiana
• P. Binford of Damascoville, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853
• Elizabeth R. Branson; inscribed at Chester, possibly Chester, Indiana, on the 20th of the 3rd month of 1853.
• Ann E. Brown; inscribed on Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, on the 10th of the 3rd month in 1853
• Mary Ann Brown of Waynesville, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853
• E. Bruff; inscribed at Friends Boarding School in the 3rd month of 1853
• S. Bruff; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853
• William Cox of Dublin, ?, possibly Dublin, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853; shared the page with John ? of Richmond, Virginia
• Samuel Crow of Paoli, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853
• George T. Evans of Waynesville, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana
• Joseph Evans of Waynesville, Georgia; perhaps a student at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana
• J. C. Foster of Ogden, Indiana; perhaps inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana
• Lizzie Garretson of Waynesville, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana
• Sarah Ann Hampton of Chester, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853
• Charles Harvey of Richmond, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, on March 25, 1853
• Allen Hill of Carthage, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, on the 24th of the 3rd month of 1853.
• Rebecca N. Johnson of Waynesville, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana
• Mollie Marmon of Richmond, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853; shared the page with Sallie Jane Prichard of Raysville, Indiana
• William C. Mendenhall of Centreville, possibly Indiana, inscribed at the Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853
• Joseph Moore of Canton, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School in Richmond, Indiana, in the 8th month of 1853
• James Patterson of Carthage, Pennsylvania; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, on the 22nd day of the 3rd month of 1853.  
• James S. Pegg, album owner, of Bloomingsport, Indiana; presumably a student at the Friends Boarding School, later called Earlham College, at Richmond, Indiana
• Lizzie Ann Pool of Richmond, Indiana, inscribed on March 8, 1853
• Sallie Jane Prichard of Raysville, Indiana; shared the page with Mollie Marmon of Richmond, Indiana
• David Pritchard of Raysville, Indiana; not sure of middle initial, possibly P.
• Vierling K. Stanley of ? Indiana, possibly Speerland; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in the 3rd month of 1853.
• Mary Street of Carthage, Indiana; inscribed at Friends Boarding School in the 3rd month of 1853
• M. D. West of Wilminton, Ohio; possibly a student at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana
• William Wildman of Selma, Ohio; inscribed at Friends Boarding School at Richmond, Indiana, in 1853