1830s/1840s Autograph Album of Miss Mary E. Allen, possibly of Binghamton, New York, or Owego, New York

1830s/1840s autograph album of Miss Mary E. Allen, possibly of Binghamton, New York, or Owego, New York, or perhaps just over the Pennsylvania border.

Mary's name appears on the bottom edge of the title page, shown below.

The album, published by J. C. Riker of New York, measures approximately 7-3/4" by 6-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over thirty of Mary's acquaintances, possibly some of them family members.  A few of the pages have engravings.

Sadly, it appears that some pages were removed from the album before it came into my hands.

An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Place names include:

• Binghamton, presumably Binghamton, New York
• Buffalo, presumably Buffalo, New York
• Ellerslie
• Friendsville, possibly Friendsville, Pennsylvania
• Little Meadows
• Norwich
• Owego, presumably New York
• Salina
• Silver Lake, Pennsylvania
• Vestal, presumably Vestal, New York

Surnames in the Album

?	? (17)	L	LaGrange
A	Allen	M	McIntosh
	Ames		Milligan (2)
	Andrews (2)		Morgan
	Avery (2)	S	Seymour
B	Brink		Stone
D	De Witt	W	Whitney
J	Jarvis

If you have information to share on a Miss Mary E. Allen who might have been the owner of this album, please leave a comment for the benefit of other family researchers.

One of the inscribers appears to have been Phila Ann Brink, who would graduate in 1870 from New England Female College.

Alphabetical List of Inscribers

• Unnamed, possibly Miss Mary E. Allen, album owner, herself; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on March 27, 1843
• A. E. L. or A. E. S., inscribed at Salina, presumably Salina, New York
• L. W. D. or L. W. L. or ?; inscribed at Little Meadows in March 1843
• Unsigned, at Binghamton, New York, on July 23, 1839
• L. P. Mille or Miller or ?; inscribed at Norwich on July 11, 1837
• A. C., inscribed a 2 page sentiment at Binghamton, New York, on January 11, 1841
• Amici
• E. M. L., inscribed at Friendsville on July 10, no year written.  Possibly Friendsville, Pennsylvania
• Caroline; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on November 23, 1839
• Initials, possibly J. M.
• Faint initial
• Fred
• Cary
• L. H. S.
• M. A. ? P. of Silver Lake, Pennsylvania.  2nd middle initial might be N. or V. or A.  or ?
• A Friend; inscribed at Buffalo, New York in January 1843
• Morgan; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on July 6, 1842
• Miss Mary E. Allen, album owner; presumably of the Binghamton, New York area
• B. Ames of Owego, New York
• Joanna W. Andrews; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on February 8, 1838.  Possibly instead of Joanna W. Andrews, she was Mary Joanna Andrews (1830-1871)
• Julia C. Andrews, inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on February 8, 1838.  Julia C. Andrews (1823-1903)
• Lesbia P. Avery, inscribed at Owego, New York.  She would marry attorney Isaac Newton Jerome, Jr.   Elizabeth "Lesbia" Platt (Avery) Jerome (1825-1875)
• Mary A. Avery of Owego, New York, inscribed on July 14, 1837. Mary A. Avery (1822-1888)
• Phila Ann Brink.  Perhaps Dr. Phila Ann Brink (1829-1910).  Phila Ann Brink, daughter of Ephraim Brink and Laura Coggshall, graduated from the New England Female Medical College in Boston in 1870, becoming one of the early female physicians in America.
• E. De Witt; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, in July 1837
• Eliza A. Jarvis; inscribed at Binghamton, New York in March 1843.  Perhaps Eliza Ann Jarvis (1828-1886), who would marry Joseph Borden McKean
• Dolly LaGrange; inscribed at Vestal, presumably Vestal, New York, on March 11, 1844.  Presumably Dolly (Olmstead) Seymour Lagrange (1798-1845), wife of the late Dr. Benjamin Olmstead and then wife of John LaGrange and mother of inscriber Caroline Seymour
• Adeline McIntosh; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on March 16, 1838.  Perhaps Adeline McIntosh (1825-1887)
• A. F. Milligan
• M. C. Milligan; inscribed at Ellerslie on July 14, 1837
• Morgan
• Caroline Seymour; inscribed at Vestal, presumably Vestal, New York, on February 22, 1844. Presumably the daughter of inscriber Dolly (Olmstead) Seymour LaGrange and her first husband John Seymour
• Martin Stone; inscribed on April 3, 1842
• Lucy Whitney; inscribed a 2 page sentiment at Binghamton, New York, on July 14, 1837. Very sad poem "The Dying Child"

Photograph of young siblings Samuel Prioleau Ravenel, Jr. (1868-1940) and Marguerite Amelia Ravenel (1870-1962) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas

Wonderful photograph of young siblings dressed in costume:

• Samuel Prioleau Ravenel, Jr., (1868-1940) 
• Marguerite Amelia Ravenel (1870-1962)

They were the children of Samuel Prioleau Ravenel (1822-1902) and Margaretta Amelia (Fleming) Ravenel (1833-1913). 

Samuel Prioleau Ravenel, Jr., (1868-1940), according to his FindaGrave Memorial, attended Penn Charter School, Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania law school. He would practice law in Asheville, North Carolina.

Marguerite Amelia Ravenel (1870-1962) divided her time between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Highlands, North Carolina, and was interested in the arts. She and her sister Clarissa Walton Ravenel (1872-1951) were admitted to the Huguenot Society of South Carolina in 1903. Their father Samuel Prioleau Ravenel (1822-1902) was already a member.

If you have information to share on the Ravenel and/or Fleming families, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

30+ 1899-1937 letters re: Herbert Francis Hardy (1883-1979) of New York, Pennsylvania and Great Pond, Maine, and his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy (abt 1853-1943)

Collection of over 30 letters, mostly written to Herbert Francis Hardy (1885-1979), with two to Herbert's mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy (abt 1853-1943). 

Note: Pauline's name may have been Paulina Louisa. On one of her letters, she wrote on on stationery with the letterhead of J. E. Stolhmann, Publisher, Bookseller & Importer, No. 48 Pearl Street, New York - with that address crossed out and 130 Park Row, presumably her own address, written in its place.

Perhaps a reader will share how this family came to Great Pond, Maine - perhaps a summer residence that became Herbert's retirement dream as a farmer, after his previous career as an engineer. 

Herbert married Ruth Monroe, a Pennsylvania native, about 1925. They had, I believe, 5 children.  By 1935, as implied by the 1940 Census, the family was living in Great Pond, Maine, in Hancock County near Aurora.

Herbert's son Herbert Francis Hardy, Jr., who grew up exploring the woods in and around Great Pond, died in 1964 in Vietnam.

The collection starts with an 1899 letter from Herbert, Sr., who gave his address as New City, New York but was on a visit to Brooklyn, New York - to his mother, whose location is not given - perhaps she was in New City or perhaps on vacation.

I believe Herbert was in the Class of 1908 somewhere, perhaps an engineering school, as one writer, Theo, writing in 1906 had stationery printed with a 1908.

The collection also includes a newspaper clipping of a photograph of a man with the surname Hussey. The clipping is not complete, but it's intimated that Mr. Hussey is the oldest resident of a certain town in New Jersey, or perhaps of the whole state.  "This is Papa is it not ? Theodore"

If you have information on the Hardy, Stolhmann or Moore families, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Included in the collection:

To Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy (Herbert Francis Hardy (1885-1879), "Buzzy"

• September 25, 1899 letter from Herbert Francis Hardy in New City, New York, to his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy (1853-1943), "Muzzy"

To Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"

• February 6, 1906 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• February 14, 1906 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann)
• January 30, 1907 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann)
• Wednesday, February 1913 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• May 22, 1907 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann)
• July 7, 1909 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• July 12, 1909 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• July 16, 1909 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• July 31, 1909 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• August 26, 1909 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• November 4, 1909 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy

From Theo in Ithaca, New York, to Herbert Francis Hardy in New City, New York, both possibly in the Class of 1908

• January 1906 letter to Mr. Herbert Francis Hardy in New City, New York, from Theo in Ithaca, New York; possibly both in the class of 1908

From ? to Herbert Francis Hardy - letter has some missing pieces - writer was possibly C. Pierce ?

• April 16, 1911 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy at the Y.M.C.A. in Syracuse, New York, from ?, possibly C. Pierce ?, mailed in Kansas City, Missouri

From Luther M. Pease to Herbert Francis Hardy - perhaps Luther Martin Pease (1886-1952)

• November 26, 1911 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy in Syracuse, New York, from Luther M. Pease, mailed in South Bend, Indiana
• September 12, 1912 letter to Herbert Francis Hardy in Syracuse, New York, from Luther M. Pease, mailed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From Cousin Fred in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy in Great Pond, Maine

• January 1, 1937 letter to Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy in Great Pond, Maine, from her cousin Fred who was living at 7131 Cresheim Road in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Letter from Eugene Augustus Hardy (1879-1960), Herbert's older brother, to their father Peter Augustus Hardy (1845-1893)

• Undated letter to Papa from Eugene at Narrowsburg, New York, in Sullivan County, to his father 

Undated letters to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy

• Undated letter, Wednesday, to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• Undated letter, Monday, to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• Undated letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• June 21, ?, letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy in New City, New York
• August 5, ?, Thursday Noon, letter to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• Undated letter, Sunday, to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• Undated letter, Friday Noon, to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• Undated letter, Monday, to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• Undated letter, Tuesday, to Herbert Francis Hardy, "Bussy",  from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) 
• Undated letter, Wednesday, to Herbert Francis Hardy , "Bussy", from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• Undated letter, Wednesday, to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• Undated letter to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy"
• Undated letter, Tuesday, to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, writing on stationery of J. E. Stolhmann, Publisher, Bookseller & Importer of 130 Park Row, New York, New York
• Undated letter, Tuesday, to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy
• Undated letter, Monday, to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy" in New City, New York, in Rockland County
• Undated letter, Thursday, to Herbert Francis Hardy from his mother Pauline Louise (Stohlmann) Hardy, "Muzzy" in New City, New York, in Rockland County

Newspaper clipping of photograph of an elderly man with the surname Hussey, with handwriting speculating that he is "Papa", also has name Theodore, but not sure if the man is Theodore Hussey or if Theodore was someone else

1909 Postcard Commemorating George Washington's Birthday, from Caroline B. Cox, a Calais, Maine, native then in Pennsylvania, to Miss Hattie Wharf in Calais, Maine

1909 postcard from Caroline B. Cox, a Calais, Maine, native, then living in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Miss Hattie Wharf in Calais, Maine. 

The picture side is a tribute to the birthday of President George Washington.

Caroline B. Cox - Caroline Isabel (Boardman) Cox (1873-1945), a Calais, Maine, native, who would marry Herbert Bailey Cox in 1907 at Calais, Maine.  He became assistant to the president of the Empire Steel & Iron Company of Pennsylvania.  They later moved to New Jersey and then to Winchester, Massachusetts.

Hattie Wharf - presumably Harriet Louise Wharff (1873-1941), daughter of Thomas E. Wharff and Maria N. (Dyer) Wharff of Calais, Maine.  Hattie would marry George R. Gardner in 1922 at Calais, Maine.

If you have corrections and/or information to share, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Bible Listing the Ulrich Siblings, possibly the children of Benjamin Ulrich of Ephrata, Pennsylvania

The person who sold me this Bible said that it was from the Ulrich family of Ephrata, Pennsylvania; hopefully, a reader will weigh in with validation.

• Eliza Ulrich, born November 26, 1834; died September 5, 1919
• George Ulrich, born June 23, 1836
• William Ulrich, born March 8, 1838
• Jefferson Ulrich, born October 18, 1840
• Joseph Ulrich, born April 16, 1842
• Henry Ulrich, born January 27, 1844
• Samuel Ulrich, born September 8, 1852
• Allen Ulrich, born November 23, 1858

They may have been the children of Benjamin Ulrich and wife Catherine of Ephrata, Pennsylvania.  If you have information on the Ulrich siblings, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

The Bible was published in 1831 by G. W. Mentz & Son of Philadelphia. 

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1859-1887 Autograph Album of Mary C. Eaverson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1859-1887 autograph album kept by Mary C. Eaverson (1842-1916) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Mary would marry one of the inscribers, Lorenzo F. Davis (1835-1903).

The album, published by Riker, Thorne & Company and printed by Ackerman Lith., measures approximately 9-1/2" by 7-1/2 and contains the sentiments of 50 of Mary's relatives and friends, as well as six full page hand-colored engravings of birds and flowers [shown at the end of the post]. This would have been a treasured gift.

An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [4]	D	Davis [2]	M	Moore [3]
A	Alford [3]		DuBree [2]	P	Paxson [3]
	Ash [2]	E	Eavenson [10]	S	Seeley
B	Baxter	F	Finney [3]	T	Thomas
	Borden	G	Gilbert	V	Valentine [3]
	Branyan	H	Hathaway	W	Warren [2]
	Bushong [3]		Holland		Williams
C	Cooper	L	Lincoln [3]

Places in the Album - presumably Pennsylvania

• Bart, Lancaster County
• Christiana
• Duncannon, Pennsylvania
• Eden
• Georgetown Mills or Hills
• Moscow
• Philadelphia
• Pleasant Valley
• Sunbeam Seminary
• Sycamore Glen
• Valey, Valery or Valley Home

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

Mary C. Eavenson was born in 1842, the daughter of Jones Eavenson and Emily (Valentine) Eavenson, Quakers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Mary's father and his third wife Phebe inscribed a page in the album on the 6th day of the second month 1883.  Sadly, Jones Eavenson would die the next month.

It appears that Mary and her husband Lorenzo F. Davis made their home in Philadelphia.  Their marriage year is given as 1868 in A genealogical record of the descendants of John and Mary Palmer of Concord, Chester (now Delaware). Lorenzo wrote his name in two places in the album, one on an individual page at Philadelphia on the 19th day of the first month of 1883 and again on the 24th day of the 4th month of 1887 on a page shared with Aldes L. Ash.

Many of Mary's relatives inscribed pages in the album, some with the surname Eavenson and some from surnames that married into the Eavenson family.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the people mentioned in the list below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

As I was going through, it became evident that the owner was Mary C. Eavenson, but it helped that Aldes L. Ash created an Acrostic of Mary's name in 1864 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Interestingly, many online trees have Mary's middle initial as E, so Aldes' inscription is especially important.

Inscribers in the Album

• "Thy Cousin Sallie"; inscribed to Mollie, which was presumably the nickname of album owner Mary C. Eavenson (1842-1916)
• Maggie; inscribed at Pleasant Valley on September 12, 1858
• Mary; album owner Mary C. Eavenson's cousin
• Leonardo; inscribed on April 12, 1862
• Augustus Alford; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 18, 1876
• C. Jennie Alford; inscribed on September 30, 1876
• Carrie Alford; inscribed on September 23, 1876; perhaps Caroline T. (Brooks) Alford, wife of Augustus Alford
• Aldes L. Ash, inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 31, 1864; he made an acrostic of the name of the album owner, Mary C. Eaverson
• Aldes L. Ash; his inscription on a page of 10 little boxes with only his name and that of Lorenzo F. Davis, who dated his signature on the 24th day of the 4th month of 1887
• Mary Baxter; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 12, 1862
• Joseph E. Borden; inscribed at Christmas in 1879
• Anna E. Branyan; inscribed at Duncannon, Pennsylvania
• E. Bushong; inscribed at Valey or Valery Home on January 20, 1859
• E. K. Bushong; inscribed on January 16, 1859. Presumably Edith Kinsey (Paxson) Bushong (1836-1914), wife of Gilbert Bushong (1836-1911), who inscribed the following page.
• Gilbert Bushong; inscribed at Eden on January 16, 1859. Presumably Gilbert Bushong (1836-1911). The E. K. Bushong who inscribed the previous page was presumably Gilbert's wife Edith Kinsey (Paxson) Bushong (1836-1914)
• Sue R. Cooper; inscribed at Georgetown Hills or Mills on March 19, 1859
• Lorenzo F. Davis; inscribed on the 24th day of the 4th month of 1887; his inscription on a page of 10 little boxes with only his name and that of Aldes L. Ash
• Lorenzo F. Davis; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 19th day of the 1st month of 1883
• Emilie DuBree; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 12, 1875. Perhaps Emily DuBree (1850-1876), sister of Nathan E. DuBree, who was married to Lydia A. (Eavenson) Dubree, sister of album owner Mary C. Eavenson
• Lydia A. DuBree; inscribed in the second month, 6th day of 1883. She was Lydia Ann (Eavenson) DuBree (1828-1883), wife of Nathan E. DuBree and sister of album owner Mary C. Eavenson (1842-1916)
• Benjamin Eavenson; inscribed at Moscow, on November 15, 1858. Perhaps Mary C. Eavenson's older brother Benjamin Eavenson (1831-1918) or her uncle Benjamin Eavenson (1808-1883)
• Emily V. Eavenson, "Thy Niece"; inscribed at Bart, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 1879. Perhaps Emily, daughter of Hanna W. (Cooper) Eavenson and Reese Eavenson, who was a brother to album owner Mary C. Eavenson
• Hanna W. Eaverson; inscribed on March 19, 1859. Presumably Hanna W. (Cooper) Eavenson, wife of Reese Eavenson, brother to album owner Mary C. Eavenson
• Jones Eavenson and Phebe M. Eavenson; inscribed on the 6th day of the 2nd month in 1883. They were album owner Mary C. Eavenson's father Jones Eavenson (1804-1883) and his third wife Phebe (Massey) Eavenson (1839-1916). Jones Eavenson would die a month or so later on 15 March 1883. How nice that Mary would have this memento.
• Martha Eavenson; inscribed at Moscow on November 26, 1858; perhaps Martha Ellen (Ash) Eavenson, wife of Mary's brother Albin T. Eavenson
• Marvin M. Eavenson; inscribed to "Sister Mary" at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Maech 24, 1872.  He was Marvin Meeker Eavenson (1845-1926), whose wife Mary (Eachus) Eavenson inscribed the right facing page. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53342385/marvin-eavenson
• Mary Eavenson; inscribed in the 12th month of 1858 [or 1859]. Perhaps Mary (possibly Valentine) Eavenson (1807-1897), who was the wife of inscriber Benjamin Eavenson (1808-1883), paternal uncle of album owner Mary C. Eaverson (1842-1916). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147831624/mary-eavenson
• May E. Eavenson; inscribed on March 24, 1872. She was May (Eachus) Eavenson (1846-1922), whose husband Marvin Meeker Eavenson inscribed the left facing page. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84643930/mary-eavenson
• Reese Eavenson; inscribed on December 20, 1859; brother of album owner Mary C. Eavenson
• William Eavenson, "Your Nephew"; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 18, 1875. Perhaps William Eavenson (1856-1909), the son of Mary C. Eavenson's brother Benjamin Eavenson (1831-1918) and Martha (Gibbs) Eavenson (1839-1898)
• M. L. Finney; inscribed at Christianna, presumably Christiana, Pennsylvnia
• S. D. Finney; inscribed at Christianna on March 28, 1859; presumably Christiana, Pennsylvania
• W. B. Finney; inscribed at Christianna on March 29, 1859; presumably Christiana, Pennsylvania
• Will O. Gilbert; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 28, 1879
• Tillie Hathaway; inscribed at Pleasant Valley on September 22, 1858
• Annie Holland
• Lydia Lincoln; inscribed at Sunbeam Seminary on November 8, 1858.
• Ruth Ann Lincoln; inscribed at Moscow on November 6, 1858
• Sallie J. Lincoln; inscribed in Moscow on November 7, 1858
• Levi W. Moore; inscribed on October 17, 1858
• Phebe A. Moore; inscribed on October 17, 1858
• R. A. Moore; inscribed on the 21st day of the 8th month of 1858
• Lizzie L. Paxson
• Mary Jane Paxson
• William L. Paxson; inscribed on the 2nd day of the 11th month of 1858. Perhaps William Longstreth Paxson (1817-1884)
• H. F. Seeley; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 1879
• Mary Thomas; cousin; inscribed on 5.1.1887
• Mary L. Valentine; inscribed at Sycamore Glen on January 20, 1861
• Rachel H. Valentine; inscribed in the 2nd day of the 1st month of 1859
• Rebecca Valentine; inscribed at Sycamore Glen on October 26, 1860
• Clara B. Warren; inscribed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1880
• S. E. Warren
• J. L. Williams; inscribed on July 30, 1877

Civil War Document Detailing Clothing Allowances to George W. Fleck of Company D, 190th Pennsylvania

 

Civil War document detailing the clothing issued to George W. Fleck of Company D of the 190th Pennsylvania Regiment.

Presumably George Washington Fleck (1845-1876).  According to this form, George mustered in to Company D at Bull Run, Virginia, on 13 March 1864. 

The document, too large for one scan, is approximately 15-1/2" by 10-1/4". George signed for each distribution, with a witness for each.  Witnesses:

• A. J. Demming  [multiple] - Andrew J. Demming (1835-1909) - paroled prisoner
• William R. Peacock  [multiple] - William R. Peacock (abt 1835-)
• Will F. Bathurst  [multiple - William F. Bathurst (1842-1923)
• Charles H. Martin - presumably the Charles H. Martin captured at Weldon Railroad on 19 August 1864

The document was signed at the bottom by William B. Duddy, Lieutenant. He was William B. Duddy (abt 1839-1913).

Note: The reverse of this form contains information on the clothing allowance of George Fisher, who is the subject of another post.

If you have more information on any of the men mentioned above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Civil War Document Detailing Clothing Allowances to George Fisher of Company D, 190th Pennsylvania

Civil War document detailing the clothing issued to George Fisher of Company D of the 190th Pennsylvania Regiment.

The document, too large for one scan, is approximately 15-1/2" by 10-1/4". George signed for each distribution, with a witness for each.  Witnesses:

• A. J. Demming [multiple] - Andrew J. Demming (1835-1909) - paroled prisoner
• Will F. Bathurst - William F. Bathurst (1842-1923)

 The document was signed at the bottom by William B. Duddy, Lieutenant. He was William B. Duddy (abt 1839-1913).

According to this form, George mustered in this Company at Bristoe, Virginia, on 1 February 1864. His record of service in Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865 notes that he was born about 1843 and that he was a paroled prisoner who mustered out with his Company on 28 June 1865.  He may have been the George Fisher who had mustered in as a private and mustered out as a corporal.

Note:  The reverse of this form contains information on the clothing allowance of Private George W. Fleck, who is the subject of another post.

If you have more information on any of the men mentioned above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1880s Autograph Album of Irene, "Renie"; Attended Villa Livonia Boarding School in Heidelberg, Germany; Several West Point Inscribers

1880s autograph album that belonged to an Irene, or "Renie", who was presumably from Pennsylvania or New York and who spent at least a term in Heidelberg, Germany at Villa Livonia,  a boarding school for young ladies operated by the Rosenplaenter family.

The album was given to Renie by Miss Fannie at Christmas in 1882.

The album measures approximately 8" by 5" and contains the sentiments of 37 of Renie's friends, schoolmates and instructors in the United States and in Heidelberg.

Many of the inscribers were Renie's fellow students at Villa Livonia, some of whom inscribed pages in German and French, including several members of the Rosenplaenter family, who ran the school.

Interestingly, the Rosenplaenters may have been Americans rather than German, as I had at first assumed. Inscriber Carlos B. Rosenplaenter may have been the Carlos B. McKeever (1863-1936), a mining engineer, whose passport application indicates that he was born in New York City on 7 December 1863, the son of Frederick Leonard Rosenplaenter, who was also born in the United States, and Caroline Bartlett (McKeever) Rosenplaenter (1842-1929), born in Baltimore, Maryland.

This Carlos had siblings whose names matched the names of other inscribers. Other records show that Carlos was not the only male sibling to change his surname to McKeever.

Of further interest, there was another inscriber in the album with the surname McKeever - Edith McKeever, who called herself Renie's schoolmate and may have been related to Caroline Bartlett (McKeever) Rosenplaenter.

At least three of the inscriptions from New York were penned by cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. They were :

• Edward D. Anderson; inscribed at West Point, New York, on February 15, 1891; presumably at the U.S. Military Academy. Presumably Brig. General Edward D. Anderson (1868-1950), who graduated from West Point in 1891.  
• Joseph L. Donovan; inscribed at the United States Military Academy at West Point on February 22, 1891. Presumably Col. Joseph L. Donovan (1866-1947), whose FindaGrave memorial contains a photograph. 
• R. J. Fleming, inscribed on December 15, 1890 at West Point; Class of 1891. Presumably Col. Robert John Fleming (1868 Ireland -1949)., whose FindaGrave memorial contains a photograph. 

Presumably V. Vilioti or Milioti, who inscribed the left facing page, was the artist of the lovely sketch below.

Gertrud Marschall or, perhaps Gertrude Marshall, sketched the sweet scene below.

If you have a theory as to the identity of Irene, "Renie", or if you have information on any of the other people mentioned in the list below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Alphabetical List of Inscribers

?

• Irene or "Renie", album owner, who may have lived in Pennsylvania or New York
• Miss Fannie, who presented the album to "Renie" in 1882
• B. R.; inscribed in German 1884.  Perhaps a member of the Rosenplaenter family who operated Villa Livonia in Heidenberg
• V. ?; possibly V. Kilioti or V. Milioti; presumably the artist of the pencil sketch of a cottage and a stone arched bridge on the facing page
• Maria Kuttenen or Maria Ruttenen, or ?; inscribed at Heidelberg in February 1884
• Kaulletta; not sure of name; inscribed at Villa Livonia on September 21, 1883
• Erline Lovis or Caline Lovis or ?; inscribed in German at Heidelberg on 16 December 1883 at Villa Livonia
• Fanny R or Fanny Pe; possibly Fanny Rosenplaenger; inscribed in German. 
• Juliette; inscribed in French at Villa Livonia on 9 November 1883

A

• Edward D. Anderson; inscribed at West Point, New York, on February 15, 1891; presumably at the U.S. Military Academy. Presumably Brig. General Edward D. Anderson (1868-1950), who graduated from West Point in 1891.  
• Julia A. Berwind of Philadelphia; inscribed at Villa Livonia in January 1883. "To my dear little 'Renie'"
• Katherine Bowmonville or Bournoville or ?; inscribed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 3, 1889

C

• Eleanor V. Clark; inscribed at Villa Livonia on December 16, 1883
• Ethel R. Clark; inscribed on January 19, 1884 at Villa Livonia

D

• Mary A. Dodd; inscribed at Villa Livonia, on 1-7-83
• Joseph L. Donovan; inscribed at the United States Military Academy at West Point on February 22, 1891. Presumably Col. Joseph L. Donovan (1866-1947), whose FindaGrave memorial, linked to his name, contains a photograph. 

F

• R. J. Fleming, inscribed on December 15, 1890 at West Point; Class of 1891. Presumably Col. Robert John Fleming (1868 Ireland -1949), whose FindaGrave memorial, linked to his name, contains a photograph, linked. 

H

• Edith Hardie; inscribed on February 8 and February 9, 1883

J

• Martha Jaeger; inscribed in German at Heidelberg in 1883 at Villa Livonia

L

• Chip Lamerre; inscribed on August 8, 1888 at Richfield Springs, presumably in New York. Not sure of surname
• Chip Lawerre; inscribed on August 8, 1888 at Richfield Springs, presumably in New York. Not sure of surname
• Erline Lovis or Caline Lovis or ?; inscribed in German at Heidelberg on 16 December 1883 at Villa Livonia

M

• Sadie F. March; inscribed on January 31, 1888
• Gertrude Marschall or Gertrude Marshall; wonderful pencil sketch of children watching a boy blow a bubble
• Edith McKeever; inscribed on December 28, 1882; schoolmate

P

• Blanche Pieron; inscribed in French at Villa Livonia, on 28 September 1883
• Amy Pratt; inscribed at Villa Livonia on October 15, 1883; schoolfellow

R

• B. R.; inscribed in German 1884.  Perhaps a member of the Rosenplaenter family who operated Villa Livonia in Heidenberg
• Paula von Randow; inscribed in German at Villa Livonia; on 20 December 1883
• Carlos B. Rosenplaenter; inscribed at Villa Livonia in Heidelberg on 4 December 1883; perhaps Carlos Bernard Rosenplaenter, who changed his name to Carlos B. McKeever (1863-1936)
• F. Rosenplaenter; inscribed at Heidelberg on 12-12-83 - perhaps Frederick Leonard Rosenplaenter, who changed his name to Frederick Leonard McKeever (1871-1926). 
• Fanny ?; inscribed in German. Just an initial for surname - if an R, perhaps Fanny Rosenplaenter
• Howard Rosenplaenter; inscribed in German at Heildelberg on 27 December 1883. Perhaps Howard Rosenplaenter (1868-1898), who died in Indonesia.
• Olga Rosenplaenter; inscribed in German at Heildelberg in February 1884 - perhaps Dr. Olga Carolina (Rosenplaenter) Seiler-Vierling(1869-) 
• Ollie C. Rosenplaenter or Allie C. Rosenplaenter; perhaps another inscription by Olga Rosenplaenter; inscribed in German at Villa Livonia on 22 January 1884

S

• B. Schottler; inscribed in German at Heidelberg on 4 February 1883
• Amy R. Scott; inscribed on February 12, 1883
• Carrie Speiden; inscribed at Villa Livonia in Heidelberg, on 2.5.83
• M. Speiden; inscribed at Villa Livonia; on October 15, 1883; schoolmate

V

• Paula von Randow; inscribed in German at Villa Livonia; on 20 December 1883

1857+ Autograph Album Given to Miss Elizabeth Patten by Rev. George Gordon, President of Iberia College, Iberia, Ohio

1857+ "Jenny Lind" autograph album that was given to Iberia College student Miss Elizabeth Patton by the College's first president Rev. George Gordon (1806-1867).  

Rev. Gordon was, presumably, the G. G. who penned a two-page sentiment on the leaf following a sentiment left by his wife.  See Rev. Gordon's inscription farther below.

Most of the inscriptions are from the 1857 to 1862, with two from 1875. Inscribers hailed from Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and the part of Virginia that would become West Virginia.

The album, which measures approximately 7-3/4" by 6", was printed by J. C. Riker and contains the sentiments of over 20 of Lizzie's fellow students and teachers. Also in the album are several full page engravings and two sheets comprising the lyrics of On the Banks of the Dundee.

An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

 

Below, the two page inscription by G. G. at Iberia, Ohio, on May 1, 1858. He was presumably Rev. George Gordon (1806-1867), noted abolitionist and first president of Iberia College. Read more about Rev. Gordon here.

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

Not knowing which State might have been Elizabeth's native home made searching for her difficult, but there might be a clue in one of the two inscriptions from 1875 [sadly, the other one is unsigned]: J. E. Kellogg of Thory [or Wory or perhaps Thorny] Run School House, Ohio; inscribed on March 16, 1875.

There was a John Elton Kellogg (1859-1948), whose mother was Mary (Patton) Kellogg (1837 [on the stone, but other records show 1834 or 1835] -1913), who had a sister Elizabeth Patton (1837-1866).  This Elizabeth had died before the two 1875 inscriptions, but the book may have been passed on, which was then common.

Or album owner Elizabeth Patton was someone else. Hopefully a reader will weigh in with a likely candidate.

One of the pages in the album has the inscriptions of 7 people, two of whom also inscribed individual pages. Inscriptions by: 

• Jennie Blake of Copley, Ohio
• T. H. Graves of Columbus, Ohio
• Lida O. Grisell of Woodbury, Ohio - Lydia O. Grisell
• E. E. Hicks at Iberia College
• Beulah Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana
• Anna R. Moore of Lowellville, Ohio
• William Thompson of Zanesville, Ohio

Lida O. Grisell, whose name appears in the image above, inscribed another page at Iberia College on February 28, 1857. She was Lydia O. Grisell, who would marry Eugene W. Romick and become a noted Society of Friends evangelist. She died in Pasadena, California, in 1879, according to an item in the Morrow County Republican of Morrow County, Ohio.

Excerpt from the March 17, 1883 issue of the St. Paul Globe:  

Ohio furnishes the first instance in this country, and probably in the world, where a lady has officiated as a clergyman at a marriage ceremony. At Columbus Mr. Charles Pim and Miss Emma Bryabt were united in marriage by Mrs. Lydia G. Romick, the evangelist. It was a very pleasant wedding.

In another article, I read that officials and members from other denominations were aghast.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information provided above or in the list below, or if you have a theory as to the identity of Miss Elizabeth Patton, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

 List of Inscribers

• W. T. of Granville, Ohio; inscribed on July 22, 1862. Presumably a student at Iberia College in Iberia, Ohio
• W. Lizzie Retherland - not sure of surname - of West Alexander, Tennessee; inscribed in March 1857
• Possibly Mollie from DeKalb, Ohio or perhaps someone with the surname Mollie
• P. A. Helfrich, or T. A. Helfrich; not sure of surname; inscribed in Butler County, Ohio in 1860
• Unsigned; inscribed on July 29, 1875
• Jennie Blake of Copley, Ohio; shared the page with William Thompson; E. E. Hicks; Lida O. Grisell; Anna R. Moore; T. H. Graves; and Beulah Hadley
• Jane M. Clarke of Mt. Jackson, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, inscribed on March 23, 1857
• W. D. Clarke of Mt. Jackson, Pennsylvania; inscribed on March 23, 1857
• M. J. Ellison; inscribed on April 8, 1857 at Pleasant Ridge in Adams County, Ohio. Inscription is very faint.
• A. E. Gordon; inscribed at Iberia, Ohio, on February 24, 1857. Ann Evans (Finney) Gordon (1808-1896), wife of Rev. George Gordon. 
• Rev. George Gordon (1806-1867), noted abolitionist and first president of Iberia College at Iberia, Ohio; presented the album to Elizabeth Patton in 1857 and inscribed another sentiment, two pages. 
• T. H. Graves of Columbus, Ohio; shared the page with William Thompson; E. E. Hicks; Lida O. Grisell; Anna R. Moore; Beulah Hadley; and Jennie Blake
• Lida O. Grisell of Woodbury, Ohio; inscribed at Iberia College in Morrow County, Ohio. Lydia O. Grisell would marry Eugene W. Romick and become an evangelist. She also inscribed a shared page with William Thompson, E. E. Hicks; Anna R. Moore; T. H. Graves; Beulah Hadley; and Jennie Blake
• Beulah Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana; shared the page with William Thompson; E. E. Hicks; Lida O. Grisell; Anna R. Moore; T. H. Graves; and Jennie Blake
• P. A. Helfrich, or T. A. Helfrich; not sure of surname; inscribed in Butler County, Ohio in 1860
• E. E. Hicks of Iberia College, inscribed on February 14, 1857; shared the page with William Thompson; Lida O. Grisell; Anna R. Moore; T. H. Graves; Beulah Hadley; and Jennie Blake
• J. E. Kellogg of Thory Run School House, Ohio; inscribed on March 16, 1875
• Jennie Lockheart of Paint Creek, Ohio; inscribed on March 4, 1857
• R. F. Martin of Ripley, Ohio; inscribed a 2 page sentiment at Iberia, Ohio, on March 3, 1858.
• Possibly Mollie from DeKalb, Ohio or perhaps someone with the surname Mollie
• Anna R. Moore of Lowellville, Mahoning County, Ohio; inscribed on March 23, 1857. She also inscribed a page shared with William Thompson, E. E. Hicks; Lida O. Grisell; T. H. Graves; Beulah Hadley; and Jennie Blake
• E. A. Parmeter; inscribed at Iberia College on March 30, 1857
• Miss Elizabeth Patton; student at Iberia College at Iberia, Ohio; album owner
• W. Lizzie Retherland - not sure of surname - of West Alexander, Tennessee; inscribed in March 1857
• Sarah Tew of Mercer, Pennsylvania; inscribed on June 27, 1860
• William Thompson of Zanesville, Ohio; shared the page with E. E. Hicks; Lida O. Grisell; Anna R. Moore; T. H. Graves; Beulah Hadley and Jennie Blake
• J. W. Torrance; inscribed on May 1, 1858. Possibly Rev. Joseph W. Torrence (1831-1905) if spelling can be resolved.
• G. J. Whitham of Valley Grove, Virginia; inscribed in February 1857
• J. D. Whitham of Virginia; inscribed on March 13, 1857 at Iberia, Ohio; student at Iberia College with album owner Elizabeth Patton, "Lizzie".