1870s/1890s+ Autograph Album of David W. Evans of the Utica, New York, area.

1870s/1880s+ autograph album of David W. Evans of the Utica, New York area.  The album was presented to him by a friend at Christmas in 1876.  

The album measures approximately 7-3/4" x 5" and contains the sentiments of 89 of David's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

At least some of the signers had an affiliation with what was at the time called the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, New York.  It's now called the Utica Psychiatric Center.

Theodore Deecke was a pathologist there.  He and his wife Clara signed pages in November 1877.

From online research, hopefully correct: [corrections and additions welcome!]

David W. Evans was born 7 July 1842 in New York, near Constableville, the son of Owen O. Evans and Jennett (Jones) Evans.  His family was Welsh.

About 1887, David married Jennie Morris, daughter of William R. and Eliza Morris.  I believe Jennie was a supervisor at the Asylum.  She is presumably the Jennie Morris who signed a page in David's album on April 3, 1881.

David and Jennie had at least two children, Frank Merritt Evans and Elizabeth J. Evans.  Each signed a page in David's album, Elizabeth twice.  Elizabeth signed pages on November 6, 1898 and February 19, 1900.  Frank signed his page on November 6, 1898.  In page order:

David W. Evans was a wagonmaker.  He died at a relatively young age on July 19, 1900.  Here is an obituary from Saturday Globe, thanks to the great work from FultonHistory.com:

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

List of signers:  [Note: given names within specific surnames may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Mr. Albert Arnst of Utica, New York, signed on April 3, 1881
• Libbie Arnst of Utica, New York, signed on April 3, 1881
• Riley Arnst of West Eaton, Madison County, New York
• David Baker of Constableville, New York, signed on April 23, 1885
• Mrs. Lydia C. Barry of Newport, New York, signed on May 2, 1878
• William Bodenstein of Constableville, New York, signed on April 18, 1885
• Nathaniel Brainard of Oriskany Falls, New York, signed on June 28, 1886.  He wrote 73 August 15, 1886, which was his 73rd birthday.
• Hard to read but it appears to be Charles A. Byington, signed on April 23, 1885
• John Byron of Constableville, New York
• Appears to be the writing of an elderly person; name might be B. Carney, signed on April 7, 1886
• C. J. Coe of Lowville, New York, signed on June 27, 1885; presumably Calvin J. Coe, whose son Ira R. Coe signed the right facing page.
• Ira R. Coe of Lowville, New York, signed on June 27, 1885; presumably the C. J. Coe who signed the left facing page was his father Calvin J. Coe
• Mrs. C. J. Coe of Lowville, New York, signed in June 1885.  Penciled note: "Died May 27, 1900".  She was Hannah (?) Coe, wife of signer Calvin J. Coe and mother of signer Ira R. Coe.
• R. L. Conant of Constableville, New York, signed on March 9, 1886
• Edward E. Conant of Constableville, Maine, signed on March 9, 1886
• George B. Conant of Constableville, New York, signed on March 15, 1886
• Ellen J. Davis of Plainfield, New York, signed on October 14, 1881
• Theodore Deecke, signed at the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, New York, on November 5, 1877.  He was the pathologist there.
• Clara Deecke of Utica, New York, signed on November 6, 1877; her husband Theodore Deecke also signed a page.
• Mrs. S. Earl of Herkimer, New York
• Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards of Colinsville, Lewis County, New York, signed on March 18, 1886
• Will Edwards of Collinsville, New York, signed on February 16, 1886
• J. Bernie English of Constableville, New York, signed on May 26, 1885
• Miss Alice English of Constableville, New York, signed on May 26, 1885
• D. W. Evans, present by a friend, Christmas 1876; David W. Evans
• Elizabeth J. Evans of Utica, New York, signed on November 6, 1898; "age 8 yr."; David W. Evans' daughter Elizabeth J. Evans, born 2 December 1889; died 1970.  She signed another page as well
• Frank M. Evans of Utica, New York, signed on November, 6, 1898; David W. Evans' son Frank Merrill Evans, born 13 April 1888; died 1949.
• C. C. Evans of Trenton, New Jersey, signed on April 3, 1887
• Jennett M. Evans, niece of David W. Evans.  Daughter of David's brother Owen O. Evans and wife Mary (Evans) Evans
• C. A. Gray of Herkimer, New York, signed on December 21, 1877
• Mrs. E. Gray of Herkimer, New York, signed on December 21, 1877
• John or Jonathan P. Gray
• James A. Greene of Constableville, New York, signed on December 12, 1885.  Perhaps this James A. Greene: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79494796
• Bessie Grosvenor of Herkimer, New York, signed on December 21, 1877
• Julia C. Grosvenor of Herkimer, New York, signed on February 14, 1878
• Tom W. Grosvenor of Herkimer, New York, signed on January 1, 1878
• Mrs. Mary E. Grosvenor of Herkimer, New York, signed on December 21, 1877
• William H. Harter of Herkimer, New York, signed on December 29, 1877
• William A. Hovey of West Turin, New York, signed on May 23, 1885
• Owen T. Hughes of Leyden, New York, signed on September 15, 1887, "aged 37"
• Jennie Jones of Madison County, New York, signed on February 12, 1883; her husband David W. Jones signed the right facing page.
• David L. Jones of Madison County, New York, signed on February 12, 1883; his wife Jennie Jones signed the left facing page.
• R. G. Jones of Constableville, New York, signed on February 26, 1886
• E. M. Jones of Constableville, New York, signed on April 24, 1885
• Thomas E. Jones, signed on March 13, 1886
• John Killcullen, signed at Utica, New York, on May 27, 1885
• E. A. King, signed on February 26, 1877
• Rees H. Lewis, signed on March 9, 1886.  Obituary: http://herkimer.nygenweb.net/frankfort/frankfamilies/_Obituaries/Obit_ReesLewisSr.html
• Ellis Lewis of West Turin, New York, signed on March 9, 1886
• Mary B. Mills of Little Falls, New York, signed on March 15, 1878
• Maggie Morris of Lockport, New York, signed on April 3, 1881
• Ella Morris of Peru, Indiana, signed on September 4, 1899
• Jennie Morris of Utica, New York, signed on April 3, 1881; presumably the Jennie Morris who would become the wife of David W. Evans
• Eliza Morris, sister or sister-in-law of David W. Evans
• Miss Della Morris of Peru, Indiana, signed on September 5, 1899.  Daughter of Griffith Alvin Morris and Eliza Jane (Engel) Morris.
• W. J. Newton, signed at Utica, New York, on April 15, 1881
• Mary E. Owens, signed at Utica, New York, on April 11, 1881
• C. W. Palmer of Herkimer, New York, signed on April 25, 1878
• Joseph Palmer of Herkimer, New York, signed on April 25, 1878
• Mrs. Joseph Palmer of Herkimer, New York, signed on April 25, 1878
• M. G. Palmer, signed at Herkimer, New York, in December 1877; middle initial could be J or ?
• Mrs. Jennie B. Pomeroy of Newport, New York, signed on May 2, 1878
• Miss L. E. Prentiss, signed on December 15, 1877
• E. F. Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on April 22, 1885
• William Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on March 18, 1886
• Ellis R. Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on March 18, 1886
• David Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on March 18, 1886
• Richard Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on March 18, 1886
• Signed by wife and husband: Mrs. Ann Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on March 18, 1886 and John R. Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on March 18, 1886
• M. Roberts, signed at Constableville, New York, in 1885
• David E. Roberts, Atty., of Superior, Wisconsin, signed on April 28, 1886
• William W. Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed on February 26, 1886.  He noted that he was age 66 on November 10, 1885
• Edward Roberts of Granville, Washington County, New York, signed on August 15, 1887
• Charles W. Roberts of Utica, New York, signed on "6/7/85"
• Mary L. Roberts of Constableville, New York, signed in May 1885
• Katie G. Rowlands of Constableville, New York, signed on March 15, 1886
• James Shetler of Utica, New York, signed on November 10, 1898
• Leon L. Short of Peterboro, New York, signed on January 2, 1899
• Andrew Steinbrenner, Jr., of Constableville, New York, signed on April 22, 1885
• Adolph G. Steinbrenner of Constableville, New York
• Proctor Taylor of Pontiac, Illinois, signed on February 26, 1878
• Sarah L. Taylor of Herkimer, New York, signed on February 26, 1878
• Leonard Van Baasten, signed on October 27, 1881
• William R. Wadsworth, age 82, of Constableville, New York, signed on October 17, 1887
• Madison Webster of Leyden, New York, signed on April 23, 1885
• LaFayette L. Weed of Hamilton, New York, signed on November 20, 1881
• Evan G. Williams of Turin, New York, signed on August 25, 1887
• James Wiltse of Constableville, New York, signed on April 24, 1885
• Karol Wysocki of Utica, New York, signed on October 31, 1881; possibly the Charles Wysocki listed in the 1880 Census of Utica, as born in Poland about 1835

Utica, New York  [Constableville is to the north]

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1860s Autograph Album Presented by Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry of Sing Sing, New York, to future wife Abbie Jane Haight

1860s autograph album presented to Abbie Jane Haight by her future husband Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry of Sing Sing, New York.  They married on 12 April 1863.

Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry signed a page in the album, at Sing Sing, New York, on November 27, 1862, which may have been the date he presented the album to Abbie.

Some of the autographs in the album were collected after the couples' marriage.

See another post featuring an album from Sing Sing, New York here.

The album measures approximately 7" x 5-1/2" and contains nearly 20 pages signed by Abbie's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the senders appears at the end of this post.

The album contains three pages of engravings, in addition to the title page, below.  The album was published in New York by Leavitt and Allen.

Two greeting cards are tucked inside the album, and one is pasted to the back end paper.  One of the loose greeting cards was given to Ida Lounsberry by her father Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry.

From online research, hopefully correct: [corrections and additions welcome!]

Abbie Jane Haight was born 16 August 1846, the daughter of James E. Haight of Yorktown, New York, according to a biography of her husband, Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry, written after his death and included in the Biographical History of Westchester County.  

The 1850 Census of Yorktown has Abbie in the household of Richard and Sarah Tompkins.  Whether James E. Haight had died and his widow, possibly named Sarah, had remarried Richard Tompkins, or if Abbie was being brought up by other people entirely, I don't know.

Abbie's cousin Edna signed a page at Sing Sing, New York, on May 3, 1863.

As mentioned above, on 12 April 1863, Abbie Jane Haight married Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry, son of Henry and Catherine R. (Quereau) Lounsberry.  Catherine's mother was Charity (Rhodes) Quereau.  Isaac was born about 1832 at Croton, New York.

The couple had, I believe, 5 children:

1. Sarah Lounsberry, born about 1864; married Nelson Laraway
2. Catherine Lounsberry, born about 1866
3. Ida Lounsberry, born about 1868; married Henry Palmer
4. Jane C., "Jennie", born about 1870
5. Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry, born 18 March 1877; m. Florence Irene Walker.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

Mrs. Anna Terwilliger signed a page on July 16, 1862.  She may have been the same Anna Terwilliger who signed a page at Sing Sing in July of 1862, or a daughter.

One page was signed by two people who added some frills to their signatures, making them hard to read.  One person was Dorcas U. Knox, and the other Sarah M. Hunt or Hurd or Hurst or ?

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• U. C. U., or W. C. W., signed at Sing Sing, New York, on July 28, 1862
• Mary
• Emma, signed at Sing Sing, New York, on January 18, 1863
• "Your cousin" Edna, signed at Sing Sing, New York, on May 3, 1863
• Anonymous
• E. M. W., signed at Sing Sing, New York, on July 30, 1862
• Sarah M. Hunt or Sarah M. Hurst or ?; she shared a page with Dorcas U. Knox.  They both fancied up their names, making them hard to decipher.
• Anonymous
• Abbie J. Haight; album owner; she was presented the album by her future husband Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry
• Dorcas U. Knox; she shared a page with another signer, possibly Sarah M. Hunt or Sarah M. Knox or ?  They both fancied up their names, making them hard to decipher.
• I. R. Lounsberry, who presented the album to Abbie J. Haight.  He was her future husband Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry; he signed a subsequent page in the album at Sing Sing, New York, on November 27, 1862.  They would marry on April 12, 1863.
• Miss Kate A. Lyon
• Augusta Scott, signed on July 16, 1862, at Sing Sing, New York; she signed the following page as well.
• S. B. Stanley
• Mrs. Anna Terwilliger, signed on July 16, 1862; she may have been the Anna Terwilliger who signed another page.
• Anna Terwilliger, signed at Sing Sing, New York, in July 1862; possibly the same person as Mrs. Anna Terwilliger who signed another page.
• P. Washburn

Sing Sing, in Ossining, New York


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1880s Autograph Album with Signers from Sing Sing, New York, and Cold Spring, New York

1880s autograph album that contains 11 pages signed by people from, or at, Sing Sing, New York, and Cold Spring, New York.  There's no clue as to the owner.  

The album was found with an earlier one that was presented to Miss Abbie J. Haight by her future husband, Isaac Rhodes Lounsberry, but I don't know if there was an actual connection between the albums or if they found their way together later on.

The album is a large one, about 8-1/2" x 7", with only eleven signed pages.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

The first page was signed by someone whose initials are hard to decipher, but possibly H. E. Scripture, signed at Sing Sing, New York, on April 30, 1883.  There was a Harry E. Scripture in the area during that time frame.

Brothers Wilbur J. Chadeayne and Jacob Chadeayne of Sing Sing, New York, also signed pages on April 30, 1883.  

Annie C. Post signed her page at Sing Sing, New York, on June 28, 1881.

B. W. T. Amsden signed a page at Sing Sing, New York, on "5/1/83".  He may have been Benjamin W. T. Amsden.

The name of the signer below is hard to read; it's possibly W. W. Washburne, who signed on May 1, 1883.

James A. Hart of Sing Sing, New York, signed a page on May 1, 1883.

Minnie Terhune of Sing Sing, New York, signed a page on May 1, 1883.

Purdy A. Auser of Sing Sing, New York, signed a page on May 1, 1883.  He was likely Purdy Anderson Auser II.

Frances A. Ryer of Cold Spring, New York, signed a page on May 1, 1883.  She would later marry William Terhune and live at Sing Sing, New York.

R. Terhune of Sing Sing, New York, signed a page on May 1, 1883.

Surnames in the Album:
Amsden
Auser
Chadeayne
Hart Post
Ryer
Scripture
Terhune
Washburne or Washburn

Alphabetical list of th signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• B. W. T. Amsden, signed at Sing Sing, New York, on "5/1/83".  Presumably Benjamin W. T. Amsden, but not the noted gunsmith of Saratoga, who died in 1882; perhaps a nephew
• Purdy A. Auser of Sing Sing, New York, signed on May 1, 1883.  Purdy Anderson Auser was born 6 October 1863, son of Purdy Anderson Auser and Eliza (Madan) Auser.  
• Wilbur J. Chadeayne of Sing Sing, New York, signed on April 30, 1883
• Jacob Chadeayne of Sing Sing, New York, signed on April 30, 1883
• James A. Hart of Sing Sing, New York, signed on May 1, 1883
• Annie C. Post, signed at Sing Sing, New York, on June 28, 1881
• Frances A. Ryer of Cold Spring, New York, signed on May 1, 1883; "73", perhaps referring to the Class of 1873.  She married William Terhune in June 1885 at Peekskill, New York; they then settled at Sing Sing, New York.
• H. E. Scripture, signed at Sing Sing, New York, on April 30, 1883.  If the initials are H. E., he could have been Harry E. Scripture.  However, initials could be A. E.
• Minnie Terhune of Sing Sing, New York, signed on May 1, 1883
• R. Terhune of Sing Sing, New York, signed on May 1, 1883
• W. W. Washburne, signed on May 1, 1883; not sure of initials

Sing Sing, in Ossining, New York

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1880s Autograph Album of Leominster, Massachusetts Signers, possibly owned by Emily A. Burgess

1880s autograph album that contains pages signed by people from the Leominster, Massachusetts, area.  

It may have belonged to Emily A. Burgess, who was the first signer in the album, with another page in the album inscribed to an Emily.  The Emily A. Burgess of Leominster, Massachusetts, who signed her page on August 29, 1884, was 17 years old at the time, according to a note in the upper left corner.

Katie E. Rugg of Leominster was the only person in the album to name the album's owner, at least by her first name.  Katie signed her page on March 4, 1885.

The album is approximately 7-3/4" x 5" and contains the sentiments of 46 people and several illustrations interspersed throughout.  An alphabetical list of the signers appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct, and hopefully that Emily A. Burgess was the owner of the album:  [corrections and additions welcome]

Emily A. Burgess was born 29 August 1866 at Leominster, Massachusetts, the daughter of Waldo J. and Emma P. (Raymore) Burgess.

On 22 June 1891 at Leominster, Massachusetts, Emily married Frederick Elmer Walden, son of George Hixon Walden and Mary Ann (McLaughlin) Walden.  

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

Joseph R. Holland of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, attached a piece of cloth to the page he signed.

Laura Chittick of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, signed a page on July 12, 1887.

List of signers:  [Note: given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• "Unknown", of North Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 25, 1885
• Mabel Atwood of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on January 9, 1888; W.S.S.
• Abbie L. Bowen of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on November 18, 1885
• Lora S. Bowen of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on November 10, 1885
• F. E. Bowker of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, signed on July 13, 1886
• M. Bessie Briggs of Leominster, Massachusetts
• Emily A. Burgess of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on August 29, 1884; "17 years old".  She was perhaps the album owner, as she was the first to sign in the album, and another page is inscribed to "Emily".
• Bertha A. Buss of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on April 26, 1885
• Frank E. Buss of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on May 13, 1885
• Lottie J. Chase of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on August 14, 1887; mentions Whalom Pond
• Laura Chittick of Saint John, New Brunswick, signed on July 12, 1887
• Mrs. F. A. Cowdrey of Leominster, Massachusetts
• May L. Davis of Leominster, Massachusetts
• Maggie Draffin of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on January 5, 1888
• Gertrude H. Felton of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on February 11, 1886
• Lulu I. Ferguson of Lowell, Massachusetts
• Belle V. George of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on June 4, 1885; mentions going to a picnic at Sterling on Sept. 2
• ?. ?. Greeley of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on February 7, 1886
• Della Harrington, signed at Leominster, Massachusetts, on April 16, 1886
• Edwin V. Hayward of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on July 12, 1887
• Emma G. Hill of Gardner, Massachusetts, signed on Leominster, Massachusetts, on January 15, 1888
• Joseph R. Holland of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; attached a bit of fabric
• Nettie M. Howe of Keene, New Hampshire, signed on June 20, 1887
• Lizzie W. Hunt, signed at Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on July 13, 1886
• Minnie L. Joy of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on April 13, 1885
• Mary A. Ladd of Gardner, Massachusetts, signed on June 19, 1887
• Emma F. Lancey of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on July 10, 1887
• Orie Leighton of Worcester, Massachusetts, signed on March 8, 1886
• Nellie J. Little of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 21, 1888
• Hattie G. Lovering of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 22, 1888
• Frank A. Morgan of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, signed on July 19, 1886 or 1888 or ?
• Fred S. Morse of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on September 23, 1885
• Herbert A. Morse of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on November 8, 1885
• Frank A. Morse of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on November 8, 1885
• Nellie A. Pierce of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on February 19, 1886
• Edward L. Pierce of North Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 1, 1886
• Edith G. Putnam of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 4, 1888; also has name of Carrie L. Putnam [middle initial could be S.]
• Hattie L. Putney of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, signed on July 16, 1886
• Katie E. Rugg of North Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 4, 1885
• Lena N. Sawyer of West Sterling, Massachusetts, signed on August 16, 1887
• Austin S. Spinney of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on December 25, 1887
• Lizzie S. Spinney of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on December 25, 1887
• Carrie C. Spooner of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, signed on December 20, 1887
• Carrie A. Stacy of Cambridge Port, Massachusetts, signed on October 12, 1888
• Frank E. Symonds of Leominster, Massachusetts
• Nellie M. Trowbridge of Leominster, Massachusetts, signed on March 21, 1886
• Jennie G. Wright of Billerica, Massachusetts, signed on Leominster, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1887

Leominster, Massachusetts


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1870s/1880s Autograph Album of Birdie Deane of Taunton, Massachusetts; Bristol Academy Students

1870s/1880s autograph album of Birdie Deane of Taunton, Massachusetts, started in 1876 and containing pages signed by many students at Bristol Academy.

The album is missing its covers and perhaps end papers, but luckily Birdie wrote her name on the title page, as you can see above.  The album interior measures approximately 8" x 4-1/2" and contains pages signed by 61 of Birdie's schoolmates, friends and, possibly, relatives.

I didn't find immediate information on a Birdie Deane of Taunton, Massachusetts; if you have information on her, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Thanks!

There were three people named Deane or Dean who signed pages in the album.  One was Gertie W. Deane of Taunton, Massachusetts, who signed her page on February 5, 1879.

Florence Dean of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed a page on October 19, 1876.

L. A. Dean of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed a page on February 8, 1877.

At least two pages were signed by people of note, one of them being Cornelius Gilbert Atwood, a Civil War Brigadier General with the Massachusetts Militia and, later, Deputy Collector of the Port of Boston, Secretary of the Board of Trade and Inspector General.  He signed at Boston, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1877.

Another signer was O. J. Curtis, also of the Boston Board of Trade, who signed on March 3, 1877.  He was Oliver J. Curtis.

Several people wrote pages in French and may have been instructors at Bristol Academy.  Mathilde de Lewandosky signed at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 21 September 1879.  

Helena S. de Lewandoska also signed a page at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 21 September 1879.

I'm not sure of the surname of the person who signed the page in French below, perhaps Marie Maggi or Maygi, or Marie ?, who signed 11 October 1877.

List of signers:  [Note:  given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Angilina Mathie, or Angelina Mathie; not sure of surname.
• Can't decipher the name, signed on December 20, 1876, but could be William Willard
• Seth Turner; signed at Randolph, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1877; not sure of either name but there was a Seth Turner at Randolph during that time frame.
• Written in French, possibly a French teacher at Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts: Marie Maggi, signed 11 October 1877; not sure of surname
• Emma N. Ames of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, signed on June 29, 1881 [or 1887] at Bristol Academy
• C. G. Atwood, Brigadier General, Inspector General, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, signed at Boston, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1877.  Presumably Cornelius Gilbert Atwood, born at Bangor, Maine, in 1836, son of Bradbury Carr Atwood and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Atwood, who served throughout the Civil War.  He died January 19, 1888 at Roxbury, Massachusetts.
• J. C. Bartlett, signed on September 12, 1877; not sure of middle initial
• Susie A. Bassett of Taunton, Massachusetts, K.P.C.
• George P. Bates of Boston, Massachusetts
• Very faint: William R. Billings, signed at Taunton, Massachusetts, on February 26, 1878
• Anna L. Bonney of Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts
• Mattie L. Brewster of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on January 30, 1877
• E. Briggs of Boston, Massachusetts, signed on January 27, 1877
• Hattie L. Brownell, signed at Bristol Academy on March 13, 1877
• Dora I. Burt of Taunton, Massachusetts
• Bertha J. Chace, signed at Bristol Academy of Taunton, Massachusetts, on May 19, 1882
• Zilpha Chace of Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on June 28, 1881
• Albert P. Clark of Boston, Massachusetts
• A. Cleveland Bent of B. C.A., Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on June 27, 1881
• Jennie R. Cleveland, signed at Bristol Academy of Taunton, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1880
• Carrie E. Crane of Norton, Massachusetts, signed on November 3, 1876
• Rufus Crowell of Chelsea, Massachusetts; "Ancient Mariner"
• O. J. Curtis, Boston Board of Trade, signed on March 3, 1877.  Oliver J. Curtis.
• S. L. Cushman of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on March 14, 1877.  Surname could be Cashman
• Henry H. Darrah, signed at Boston, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1877.  Possibly Henry Hurd Darrah, noted book collector
• Mattie G. Davol of Fall River, Massachusetts, signed on April 15, 1879
• Helena S. de Lewandowska of Cambridge, Massachusetts, signed on 21 September 1879 [written in French].
• Mathilde de Lewandowsky, signed at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 21 September 1879 [written in French]
• Florence Dean of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on October 19, 1876
• L. A. Dean of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on February 8, 1877
• Birdie Deane of Taunton, Massachusetts; album owner; she dated the album 1876
• Gertie W. Deane of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on February 5, 1879
• Arthur Driver, signed at Bristol Academy on November 1, 1876
• Emily L. Eldridge of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on October 19, 1876
• Fred Farnsworth, signed at Bristol Academy, at Taunton, Massachusetts, on October 14, 1880
• Hattie F. Gavitt, signed at Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts, on February 4, 1879; also mentions North Dighton, Massachusetts
• Lizzie Godfrey of Lakeville, Massachusetts
• Mary L. Hoard, signed at Bristol Academy on March 12, 1877
• J. G. Jones, signed on January 27, 1877
• Ellen F. Leach, signed at Taunton, Massachusetts, in January 1879
• Mina E. Macomber of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed at Bristol Academy on March 13, 1877
• Annie M. Maxham of Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on March 13, 1878
• Myra S. McAllister of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on December 23, 1876
• Duncan McLean, signed at Boston, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1877
• Belle Mellen of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed at Bristol Academy
• Fanny Morse, signed at Bristol Academy on March 12, 1877
• Sarah W. Newbury of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on March 31, 1877
• Richard Perkins of Boston, Massachusetts, signed on January 27, 1877
• Bessie H. Perkins of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on October 14, 1880
• A. C. Place of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on March 14, 1877; not sure of surname.  Possibly Alfred C. Place
• May Rait, signed on October 20, 1876
• Fannie F. Read or Reade of Dighton, Massachusetts, signed at Bristol Academy on February 4, 1879
• Sadie N. Ryder of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed at Bristol Academy on November 6, 1876
• May I. Sanford of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on February 26, 1878; not sure of middle initial
• Katie D. Sproat of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed on March 10, 1877
• Nellie M. Thompson, signed at Bristol Academy on February 25, 1878; the word "Inseparables" spans Nellie's page and that of Lucy W. Thompson on the right facing page.
• Lucy W. Thompson, signed at Bristol Academy on October 19, 1877.  The word "Inseparables" spans Lucy's page and that of Nellie M. Thompson on the left facing page.
• Adelaide S. Tripp of Taunton, Massachusetts, signed at Bristol Academy on March 14, 1877
• Minnie D. Wilbur of Raynham, Massachusetts, signed at Bristol Academy on May 12, 1882
• Estella B. Wilbur, signed at Bristol Academy
• Macie D. Wordell of Tiverton, Rhode Island, signed at Bristol Academy on January 1, 1877
• Hattie M. Wright, signed at Bristol Academy at Taunton, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1877

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