I have had this autograph book for a while and have been
meaning to scan it. I have finally done just that and now have been able to
upload the statements and signatures of the signers. I have called it “Carries
Autograph Book” because it addresses that name a couple times inside the book
and that is all I know about the possible owner. It was signed in 1886, 1887, and
1888 by, I assume, 24 friends of Carrie from Stanton, Newport and Wilmington.
If familiar with these areas you may recognize some of the
names.
I apologize for the number of photos but didn’t want to
leave any pages out.
2 comments:
That's really cool. I certainly do recognize a few of the names. I'm determined to figure out who the owner was. Since the signatures are all in three years, my guess is that those were her high school years. Would mean she graduated in '88. I found a Carrie Turner in Stanton in 1880, age 10. Right age. I only wish it listed a brother named William, but it didn't.
After looking again, I want to revise my guess at her age down a few years. Some of the names who signed specifically as schoolmates are 6 or 7 in the 1880 Census. If they were in the same class as Carrie, it would make her about 14 or 15 in 1888. So more likely she was graduating from 8th grade then. Still not sure who she was, though.
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