1880s-1890 Autograph Album of Alice Frances (Bliss) Rathburn of Pawtucket, Rhode Island

1880s-1890 autograph album of Alice Frances (Bliss) Rathburn of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who later lived at Gardner, Massachusetts.  Most of the inscriptions came from or near these two places.

The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 29 of Alice's friends and her pastor, J. J. Woolley and his wife.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

B	Bixby	G	Garrett [2]	P	Polsey
	Borden		Goddard	R	Rathburn
	Burnham [2]	H	Harley	S	Spears [2]
C	Carpenter		Hill [2]		Synyer
	Childs	K	Knox	W	Wilcox
E	Ellis	L	Little [2]		Wilkins
F	Ferguson	M	McKean		Williams
	French	N	Niblock		Woolley [2]

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

Alice Frances Bliss was born August 22, 1864 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter of Ezra Bliss and Sarah Elizabeth (Phillips) Bliss.    Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 and Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

About 1885, according to an entry in the 1900 Census of Gardner, Massachusetts, Alice Frances Bliss married Christopher Columbus Rathburn, son of John Mott Rathburn and Sarah Ann (Foster) Rathburn.  Alice and Christopher lived at Gardner, Massachusetts, where many of the inscriptions were collected.   They had at least two children.

Christopher died in 1937 and Alice in 1954.  They buried with their son Carl and members of Christopher's family in the Crystal Lake Cemetery at Gardner, Massachusetts.

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

Page inscribed by Alice's pastor J. J. Woolley and his wife, presumably Rev. Joseph Judah Woolley and wife Mary Augusta (Ferris) Woolley:

Inscribers in the Album

• Jennie S. Bixby of Essex, Vermont; inscribed at Gardner, Massachusetts, on November 29, 1889
• Frank H. Borden of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 25, 1884
• Etta M. Burnham; inscribed at Gardner, Massachusetts, on January 20, 1888
• H. D. Burnham of Gardner, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 25, 1888
• Nettie M. Carpenter of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on October 3, 1884
• Lucy A. Childs of Gardner, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 26, 1890
• Mary E. Ellis; inscribed at Gardner, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1886
• John Ferguson of Boston Store, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 25, 1884
• Grace D. French of Gardner, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 22, 1886
• Eugene Garrett of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 23, 1885.  His wife Almira Russell (Carpenter) Garrett inscribed the right facing page.
• Mrs. Eugene Garrett of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 23, 1885.  Presumably Almira Russell (Carpenter) Garrett, wife of Eugene Garrett, who inscribed the left facing page.
• Carrie J. Goddard of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed at Gardner, Massachusetts, on March 24, 1887
• Maggie Harley; inscribed on April 2, 1884
• Calvin H. Hill of Gardner, Massachusetts; inscribed on December 1, 1890
• Naomi Childs Hill of Gardner, Massachusetts, on November 25, 1890
• Lillie M. Knox of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• John W. Little of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Thomas F. Little of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 25, 1884
• Charles McKean of Providence, Rhode Island, inscribed on February 25, 1884
• W. H. Niblock of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Carrie Polsey of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 25, 1884
• Alice F. Rathburn of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; album owner
• Edgar Spears of Central Falls, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 28, 1884.  His wife, Mary Alice (Evans) Spears, inscribed the left facing page.
• Mary A. Spears of Central Falls, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 28, 1884.  She was Mary Alice (Evans) Spears, whose husband Edgar Spears inscribed the right facing page.
• Juliette E. Synyer of Rockville, Connecticut; inscribed on November 22, 1886
• W. W. Wilcox of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Bertha M. Wilkins of Amherst, New Hampshire; inscribed at Gardner, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1887
• Albert N. Williams of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; inscribed on February 26, 1884
• J. J. Woolley, Pastor, inscribed at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on September 26, 1884.  Joseph Judah Woolley
• Mary Woolley; middle initial C. or A.  If A, she was presumably Mary Augusta (Ferris) Woolley, wife of Joseph Judah Woolley

1874+ Autograph Album of Effie Lucinda Clay of Gaysville, Vermont

Autograph album that belonged to Effie Lucinda Clay of Gaysville, Vermont.  Effie dated her album 1875, but one inscription dates to December 1874.

The album measures approximately 6-3/4" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of about 113 of Effie's relatives and friends from Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.   An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	?	G	Gifford	R	Raymond
A	Abbott [3]		Greene [2]		Richardson [3]
	Allen		Gutterson [2]		Robie [3]
	Ames	H	Hallanbeck		Rowell
	Ayer		Hallock	S	Saltery [2]
B	Baker		Harding ?		Sawyer
	Ballard		Hassam		Sheldon
	Barron		Headle [5]		Sherman
	Bigelow [2]		Heath		Smith [4]
	Blake		Hoag		Sparhawk
	Bond		Huntington		Spaulding
	Brooks [3]	J	Johnson [2]		Swaab [2]
	Brow	K	Kellogg		Swift
	Brown [2]		Knight	T	Taylor
	Bullard	L	Leonard [3]		Thornton
C	Clay [3]		Lillie		Tisdale
	Colburn		Lyon	V	Volk [2]
	Cole	M	Martin	W	Whitcomb
	Cornell		McCollom [2]		Whitehead
	Cozzens		Morse [2]		Wilcox [2]
	Crosley	N	Nichols [2]		Wiley
	Culver [3]	O	Orcutt		Wilson [2]
D	Deane	P	Perry [2]	Y	Young
	Durkee [4]		Pierce
F	French		Prescott [2]
			Putnam [2]

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

According to Effie's death record with information provided by her daughter, Effie Lucinda Clay was born May 31, 1861 at Pittsfield, Vermont, the daughter of James Mortimer Clay and Charlotte Temple (Orcutt) Clay.  Effie's father, James Mortimer Clay, inscribed the first page after the pages inscribed by Effie.

Effie's sister Jennie E. Clay also inscribed a page, as did Effie's Aunt Carrie of Bridport, Vermont.    The P. E. Orcutt of Elizabethtown, New York, was presumably Perry E. Orcutt, whose father, George W. Orcutt, was a brother to Effie's mother Charlotte Temple (Orcutt) Clay.

Jennie married twice: 

1. Fred E. Abbott, whom Jennie married on July 20, 1881; they had at least one child
2. William T. Richardson, whom Jennie married on September 2, 1894; they had at least two children, Edward Clay Richardson and Nancy H. Richardson, both of whom inscribed pages in the album, as did William.

Below, page inscribed by William T. Richardson and son Edward Clay Richardson, "Eddie":

The page inscribed by Nancy H. Richardson was shared with her daughter Anna B. Martin and H. L. Deane.  Anna's father was Alonzo A. Martin.

Effie and William died in 1941.  If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album

• Aunt Carrie of Bridport, Vermont; inscribed on September 25, 1875

A

• Anna R. Abbott of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on December 28, 1874
• Emma L. Abbott of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on April 27, 1875
• George Abbott of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed in December 1874
• C. B. Allen of Bethel, Vermont; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on May 25, 1875
• C. T. Ames; not sure of initials; of 205 Broadway, New York, New York; inscribed on July 30, 1877
• Albert H. Ayer; inscribed at Hartland, Vermont, on February 25, 1878

B

• Frank P. Baker of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on 11/12/76
• Henry L. Ballard of Fairfax, Vermont; inscribed on May 19, 1875
• R. C. Barron of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 1, 1876
• Lucy Bigelow of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on March 16, 1876.  The name Nancy in a childlike handwriting appears on the page.
• Nellie P. Bigelow of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on March 17, 1876
• Nellie L. Blake of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 27, 1875
• Letitia Bond of Bethel, Vermont
• A. A. Brooks of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed in 1875
• Kate S. Brooks of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed in January 1875
• L. Sophia Brooks of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on January 21, 1875
• Lizzie J. Brow of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on June 4, 1875
• C. ? Brown of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 3, 1875
• Katie Brown of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 10, 1873
• A. E. Bullard

C

• Effie Clay, 1875.  Effie Lucinda Clay of Gaysville, Vermont; album owner; her name appears on two pages
• James M. Clay of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed in November 1875.  Effie's father James Mortimer Clay
• Jennie E. Clay; Effie's sister
• Hattie E. Colburn of Hartford, Vermont; inscribed on February 7, 1875
• Kate C. Cole of Morrisville, Vermont; inscribed on February 9, 1877
• Frank J. Cornell of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on January 10, 1876
• Emily Cozzens; inscribed on January 9, 1875
• L. S. Crosley of Spring?, Ohio; possibly Springtown
• ? ? Culver; initials very ornate, but perhaps Diana Louisa (Aiken) Culver, wife of George N. Culver who shared the page
• George N. Culver; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on September 12, 1875.  Beautiful sketch.  Perhaps George Nelson Culver, who shared the page with ? ? Culver, perhaps his wife Diana Louisa (Aiken) Culver
• Otis H. Culver of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 29, 1875

D

• H. L. Deane of Gaysville, Vermont.  Shared the page with Nancy H. Richardson and Anna B. Martin
• Alma E. Durkee of Gouldsville, Vermont; inscribed on May 20, 1875
• Hattie R. Durkee of Pittsfield, Vermont; inscribed on November 6, 1875
• Herbert C. Durkee of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on February 24, 1879
• Ray Durkee of "Pittsfield, Mass. Vermont" [?];  formerly of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on November 17, 1875

F

• George F. French of Stockbridge, Vermont; inscribed on January 17, 1875

G

• Jennie L. Gifford of Barnard, Vermont; inscribed on February 23, 1879
• Mrs. Martha Greene of Clarendon, Texas in Hobble County; shared the page with Miss Sarah Greene
• Miss Sarah Greene of Tripe Junction, Texas in Jelly County; inscribed on June 6, 1901.  Shared the page with Mrs. Martha Greene
• Angie L. Gutterson of Chelsea, Vermont; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on March 21, 1875
• Ernest L. Gutterson of Simonsville, Vermont

H

• Mrs. A. E. Hallenbeck, or A. E. Hallanbeck, of Brooklyn, New York
• Isaac Hallock of Hubbardston, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 2, 1875
• Fred B. H?, possibly Harding; inscribed on August 1, 1877
• Belle M. Hassam of Gaysville, Vermont
• Carrie E. Headle of Hartland, Vermont; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on January 25, 1878.  Effie's niece, the daughter of inscribers Reuben W. Headle and Emma (Clay) Headle, who was Effie's sister.
• Emma C. Headle of Hartland, Vermont; inscribed on January 29, 1876.  Effie's older sister Emma (Clay) Headle, whose husband Reuben W. Headle inscribed the left facing page.
• Milo R. Headle; inscribed at Plymouth, Vermont, on November 28, 1874
• R. W. Headle of Hartford, Vermont; inscribed on January 29, 1876.  Reuben W. Headle, whose wife, Emma (Clay) Headle inscribed the right facing page.
• Willie D. Headle of Hartland, Vermont; inscribed in March 1879.  Son of inscribers Reuben W. Headle and Emma (Clay) Headle, who was a sister to album owner Effie Clay.
• Alice E. Heath; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on September 16, 1875
• C. S. Hoag of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on March 3, 1875
• Laura Belle Huntington of Boston, Massachusetts

J

• Mary A. Johnson of Stockbridge, no state named, but presumably Stockbridge, Vermont; inscribed on February 12, no year written
• Mattie Johnson

K

• George Kellogg, Esq. of Boston, Massachusetts
• Ida C. Knight of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on September 7, 1878.  Mentions "Woodbury's potatoes"

L

• Katie B. Leonard of Gaysville, Vermont
• Mary A. Leonard of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on June 3, 1875
• Nellie Leonard; inscribed on March 24, 1875
• Dora S. Lillie; inscribed on November 8, 1876
• Elsie R. Lyon of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on June 10, 1875

M

• Anna B. Martin of Hartland, Vermont, age 15; Effie's granddaughter.  Shared the page with Nancy H. Richardson and H. L. Deane
• Eva L. McCollom of Woodstock, Vermont; inscribed on June 20, 1875
• J. Frank McCollom of Woodstock, Vermont; inscribed on June 20, 1875
• Jenn S. Morse of North Sherburne, Vermont; inscribed at Gaysville, New York, on February 12, 1877
• O. A. Morse of Waterbury, Vermont; inscribed on August 4, 1875

N

• Henry H. Nichols of Boston, Massachusetts.  His wife, Jennie F. (Washburne) Nichols inscribed the right facing page at Rochester, Vermont.
• Jennie F. Nichols of Rochester, Vermont.  Jennie F. (Washburne) Nichols, whose husband Henry H. Nichols inscribed the left facing page at Boston, Massachusetts

O

• P. E. Orcutt of Elizabethtown, New York; inscribed on September 25, 1875 at Valley House.  Presumably Effie's cousin Perry E. Orcutt, son of Carrie (Kingsland) Orcutt and George W. Orcutt, who was a brother to Effie's mother Charlotte Temple (Orcutt) Clay

P

• Jennie M. Perry of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on June 5, 1875
• Sue E. Perry of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 9, 1879
• Jennie L. Pierce, or Jennie S. Pierce; inscribed on February 18, 1876
• George E. Prescott of Moores, New York; husband of Ladilla J. Prescott, who inscribed the left facing page.
• Ladilla J. Prescott of Clintville, New York; presumably wife of George E. Prescott, who inscribed the right facing page.
• A. M. Putnam, Esq., of Boston, Massachusetts
• A. W. Putnam of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 2, 1875

R

• Sarah E. Raymond of Springfield, Massachusetts
• Eddie, or Edward Clay Richardson, wrote his name on a page inscribed by his father, Effie's second husband William T. RIchardson
• Fannie P. Richardson of Hartland, Vermont; inscribed on April 7, 1876
• Nancy H. Richardson of Hartland Vermont; Effie's daughter.  Shared the page with Anna B. Martin and H. L. Deane
• William T. Richardson of Hartland, Vermont; inscribed on February 14, 1878.  "Eddie" wrote his name twice in this page in a scribble.  William was Effie's second husband; Eddie was their son Edward Clay Richardson.
• Mrs. Emma P. Robie of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed in 1875
• Frank E. Robie of Springfield, presumably Vermont, on August 5, 1875
• D. C. Robie; possibly Daniel C. Robie
• Addie C. Rowell of South Royalton, Vermont; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on July 12, 1878

S

• J. J. Saltery; sketched a basket of flowers.  Presumably Julius J. Saltery, whose wife inscribed the right facing page as Mrs. J. J. Saltery.
• Mrs. J. J. Saltery. Page also has the name "Phillie Aged 5 years".  Mrs. J. J. Saltery was Mary E. (Starkweather) Saltery, whose husband Julius inscribed the left facing page with a sketch of a basket of flowers and his name.  Phillie may have been their daughter Maria P. Saltery
• Ella M. Sawyer of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 1, 1875
• Ned L. Sheldon of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on October 19, 1876
• Alice F. Sherman of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on May 5, 1875
• Addie A. Smith; inscribed the page at Gaysville, Vermont, on January 1, 1875; shared the page with her husband Edward A. Smith
• Edward A. Smith; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont on January 1, 1875; shared the page with his wife Addie A. Smith
• Milton E. Smith; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on July 4, 1875; shared the page with his wife
• Mrs. Milton E. Smith; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on July 4, 1875; shared the page with her husband
• G. E. E. Sparhawk of Gaysville, Vermont.  Presumably Dr. George E. E. Sparhawk
• Anna L. Spaulding of South Royalton, Vermont; inscribed on May 1, 1876
• Lewis Swaab of 227 Union Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• M. M. Swaab; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on December 11, 1876
• S. Katie Swift or Swifte of Stockbridge, Vermont; inscribed on November 20, 1876

T

• O. C. Taylor of Burlington, Vermont; inscribed on March 6, 1879
• Frank E. Thornton of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on October 22, 1877 [not sure of year]
• Ida C. Tisdale of Gouldsville, Vermont; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on June 2, 1875

V

• M. H. Volk of Chelsea, Vermont; inscribed on September 3, 1876
• Mrs. Lilla C. Volk of Chester, Vermont; inscribed on September 3, 1876

W

• Hattie Whitcomb of Stockbridge, Vermont; inscribed on February 23, 1876
• James F. Whitehead of Lawrence, Massachusetts; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on July 19, 1875
• Barney E. Wilcox of Burlington, Vermont; inscribed on March 2, 1875
• Nellie J. Wilcox of Burlington, Vermont; inscribed on March 2, 1875
• A. M. Wiley of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at Gaysville, Vermont, on March 1, 1875
• H. R. Wilson of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on April 23, 1876
• S. W. Wilson of West Dummerston, Vermont; inscribed on October 17, 1875 at Gaysville, Vermont

Y

• Edwin L. Young of Gaysville, Vermont; inscribed on March 11, 1877

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]	J	Jackson [2]
C	Carpenter [2]	M	Martin
	Comstock		McCall
D	Dean and Deane [4]		McKean [2]
	Devereux		Mills [2]
F	Ford		Murphy [2]
	Freeman [2]	P	Page
G	Gilbert		Perry [2]
	Gulliver	Q	Quirk
H	Hadley	R	Russ
	Hanford	T	Truesdell
	Hitchcock	V	Van Tuyl ?
	Holmes	W	Wilson [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

1870 Autograph Album of Charles Briggs, a Student at Highland Military Academy at Worcester, Massachusetts

1870 autograph album that belonged to Charles Briggs, presumably a student at Highland Military Academy at Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Charles may have been Charles Wanton Briggs of Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut.

The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of nearly 60 of Charles' instructors and classmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [3 Japanese names]	H	Harding	W	Safford
A	Ainsworth		Haynes		Shaw
	Allen		Hodges		Sheldon
	Ayres		Hovey		Sherman
B	Bartlett		Howard		Spellman
	Briggs	K	Kent		Stuart
	Brown		Knox	T	Tabor
	Bushie	M	Mason [2]		Taylor
C	Clark		Mason		Thorne ?
	Clifton		Merchant		Tracy
	Collier		Murray		Tucker
	Cook	P	Partridge	U	Upton
	Crane		Pike	W	Walden
	Culver		Pratt		Warren
D	Dias		Putnam		Way
	Durant	R	Reed		Webb
E	Earle		Reeve		Whitin
	Elliott		Rice		Whiting
G	Gurney				Whittemore

Three pages were inscribed by students from Japan.

If you have any information on the people mentioned above or in the list of inscribers below, please leave a comment for the benefit of fellow researchers.

Clarence Way of Boston Highlands, Massachusetts; Class of 1870

List of Inscribers

• Yosikatsu R. Enouye of Chikuzen, Japan; inscribed on April 17, 1870; including Japanese characters
• M. Yamada; inscribed at Highland Military Academy on June 2, 1870.  He sketched a bird holding a flag with Japanese characters
• A. Hongma of Hapan; includes Japanese characters
• John M. Ainsworth of Castleton, Vermont
• Ebbie Allen of Sprague, Connecticut; inscribed at Highlands on June 7, 1871.  Presumably Ebenezer Allen
• George P. Ayres of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 15, 1870.  Not sure of middle initial, but if it is P, the inscriber might have been George Platner Ayers
• I. H. Bartlett, or J. H. Bartlett, of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed at H. C. C. on July 1, 1870
• Charles Briggs; album owner
• H. C. Brown of Concord, New Hampshire; inscribed on April 16, 1870 at Highland Military Academy; Class of 1870
• James Bushie; inscribed at Highland Military Academy at Worcester, Massachusetts in May 1870.  There was a James Bushee listed as an instructor in an 1870 catalog of the Academy.
• George L. Clark, or George S. Clark, of Worcester, Massachusetts; Instructor at Highland Military Academy
• Charles Clifton of Buffalo, New York; inscribed at Worcester, Massachusetts, on April 17, 1870
• W. W. Collier, Cadet, of Battle Creek, Michigan; inscribed at H.C.C.
• John P. Cook, Esq., of Salem, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 7, 1870.  Sergeant H.C.C.
• Augustus Crane, Jr., Cadet Corporal, of Morristown, New Jersey; inscribed at H.C.C.
• A. R. Culver, inscribed at Highland Military Academy of Worcester, Massachusetts.  Class of 1870.  He also wrote Brooklyn, Long Island, and that was presumably his residence.
• Joseph Dias of New Bedford, Massachusetts; inscribed at H.C.C> on May 29, 1870
• James M. Durant of Washington, D.C.; inscribed at Highland Military Academy, Class of 1870
• B. D. Earle, Cadet Corporal, of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed at H.C.C. on June 20, 1870; Charles' schoolmate
• Adelbert Elliott of Grosvenor Dale, Connecticut; inscribed on August 19, 1870
• D. E. Gurney of Abington, Massachusetts; inscribed at Highlands on June 11, 1870
• W. B. Harding of Athol, Massachusetts; High Private Rear Rank; inscribed at H.C.C., Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1871
• Charles T. Haynes, teacher at Highland Military Academy at Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 15, 1870
• R. C. Hodges of Detroit, Michigan; inscribed at H.C.C. on May 13, 1870
• Henry R. Hovey of Centre Brook, Connecticut
• J. E. Howard, Military Secretary; inscribed at Worcester, Massachusetts at Highlands, on April 16, 1870
• Edward A. Kent of Buffalo, New York
• J. S. B. Knox of Weston, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 21, 1870.  Class of 1870
• Simeon Leland, Jr., of New York City; inscribed on May 29, 1870
• Frederick Leland of New York; Charles' classmate
• Eddie S. Mason of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; inscribed on March 6, 1871
• Edward S. Mason, Cadet, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; inscribed at Highland Military Academy
• D. E. Merchant of New Haven, Connecticut; inscribed on April 21, 1870.  Class of 1870 of Highland Military Academy
• R. L. Murray, Corporal, or R. S. Murray, Corporal of Brooklyn, New York; inscribed at Highland Military Academy on June 5, 1870
• Albert Partridge of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed at Highlands on September 22, no year written, but presumably 1870
• James E. Pike of Sterling, Connecticut; inscribed on June 12, 1870
• W. A. Pratt of Montclair, New Jersey; inscribed at Highlands on April 21, 1870
• William H. Putnam of Wilton, New Hampshire; inscribed on April 16, 1870 at Highland Military Academy
• Harry Reed, possibly Harry D. Reed, of Abington, Massachusetts; inscribed at Highlands H.C.C., on June 12, 1870
• D. D. Reeve of Brooklyn, New York; inscribed at Highland Military Academy on June 5, 1870
• ?. Rice, possibly H. Rice, Sargeant, of Attleboro, Massachusetts
• James P. Safford of Salem, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 21, 1870.  Class of 1870
• Joseph A. Shaw of Highland Military Academy at Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 16, 1870.  Instructor at Highland Military Academy
• Archie L. Sheldon of Rutland, Vermont; inscribed at Highland Military Academy on February 15, 1870 or 1871 [strike-over]
• E. C. Sherman, Cadet Sargeant, of Castleton, Vermont; inscribed at H.C.C., Class of 1870
• Walter A. Spellman, Orderly Sergeant, of Providence, Rhode Island; inscribed at H.C.C. on June 11, 1870
• James H. Stuart of Portland, Maine; inscribed at Highlands; Class of 1870
• S. W. Tabor of Longmeadow, Massachusetts; Charles' classmate
• Jacob M. Taylor of Brighton, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 17, 1870
• Harry M. Thorne or Thome of Lema, Peru; Class of 1870
• Willis H. Tracy, Cadet Lieut., of Havana, New York; inscribed at Highland Military Academy on May 14, 1870
• Fred M. Tucker of Ludlow, Vermont; Class of 1870
• F. Upton, Cadet Lieutenant and ?; inscribed on May 31, 1870.  Middle initial possibly N
• J. Henry Walden of Willimantic, Connecticut; inscribed on December 17, 1870.  "Remember post No. 63"
• Samuel L. Warren of Newtown, Long Island, New York; inscribed on June 5, 1870
• Clarence Way of Boston Highland, Massachusetts; Class of 1870
• J. Audubon Webb, Cadet Drummer, of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed at Highland Military Academy on April 17, 1870
• Harry Whitin of Whitinsville, Massachusetts; inscribed at Highlands on January 8, 1870 or 1871.  Can't decipher middle initial
• W. J. Whiting of Franklin, Massachusetts; inscribed at H.C.C. on June 12, 1870
• Walter Whittemore of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed at Highland Military Academy