Sarah R. Parry autograph book, 1837-1840
1 volume
The Sarah R. Parry autograph book contains prose and poetic contributions from Parry's friends and cousins, who wrote about topics such as friendship, religion, and beauty.
The Sarah R. Parry autograph album contains 17 poems and 3 prose contributions by Parry's friends and cousins. Some of the original poems are dedicated to Parry, and an entry by "Juvenis" uses the first letters of her first name and surname in an acrostic poem. Most of the entries concern friendship, though others often pertain to religious topics such as faith and the afterlife. The entry by S. C. Demuth, which is a copied poem entitled "Beauty Transient," is accompanied by a pencil drawing of a young woman. Contributors often dated their entries in the Quaker style and wrote from places such as Lancaster County, Muskingum, and Zanesville, Ohio. Very brief pencil notes mention Martha T. Amos and Josephine P. Amos.
The album has 5 engraved plates depicting the following scenes:
- Delaware Water Gap
- Catskill Mountains
- Weehawken
- Sawkill Falls
- Fort Putnam