Manuscript album amicorum kept by Cecilia Beverly (Stearns) Houghton, with entries in poetry and prose from friends, fellow Methodists, and others related to Turin, NY, Red Creek Union Academy or nearby
- Manuscript throughout, written on multi-colored paper. Approx. 40pp. (the rest being blank). 8vo
- New York State , 1845
New York State, 1845. Manuscript throughout, written on multi-colored paper. Approx. 40pp. (the rest being blank). 8vo. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper boards, worn. Manuscript throughout, written on multi-colored paper. Approx. 40pp. (the rest being blank). 8vo. Cecilia Beverly Stearns (1812-1900) married Rev. Royal Houghton (1802-1881) in 1837, a minister in the Central New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of note in this album is a young woman named Phebe Candee who following her entry identifies herself as "deaf & dumb", and G. Gary who in an inscription dated 1846 notes his plans to go to Oregon.
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Title
Manuscript album amicorum kept by Cecilia Beverly (Stearns) Houghton, with entries in poetry and prose from friends, fellow Methodists, and others related to Turin, NY, Red Creek Union Academy or nearby
Binding
Manuscript throughout, written on multi-colored paper. Approx. 40pp. (the rest being blank). 8vo
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
New York State
Date
1845