Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Album, Autograph |
Object ID # |
1990.22.2 |
Title |
Jacob W. Bergey autograph album, 1839 |
Place of Origin |
Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Date |
1839 |
Material |
Paper |
Description |
Autograph album (with poetry writings) assembled in 1839 by Jacob Bergey of Plumstead Township, Bucks County. Contains numerous inscriptions by Jacob Bergey himself, as well as things written and signed by his friends. |
Provenance |
Autograph album compiled by Jacob W. Bergey (1818-1898) of Plumstead Township, Bucks County. Passed down, with other papers, to his daughter Catharine Bergey who married Isaac L. Kulp, then to their daughter Sallie Kulp who married Timothy Thut, and eventually to their daughter Barbara Thut Detwiler (the donor). |
Source |
Gift of Paul N. Detwiler |
People |
Bergey, Jacob W., 1818-1898 |