Irene Levis Roberts album, 1844-1863
1 volume
The Irene Levis Roberts album, which has the title "Flowers of Loveliness" imprinted on the cover, includes 9 entries (17 total pages): 8 poems and 1 note. The poetry, mostly written by A. H. Roberts, concerns topics such as nature and the seasons, religion, travel, and death (see below for a full list of titles). The note by Thomas C. Murphy, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Smyrna, Delaware, pertains to the baptism of Irene L. Roberts on performed on March 11, 1855. Colorful crayon scribbles appear over one of the poems and on several of the later pages.
The book contains a series of colored prints show women dressed and decorated as flowers, each representative of a virtue.
- "To My Niece," by W. L. Green, November 25, 1852 (1 page)
- "The Flight of Time," by Edmund Brewster Green, September 7, 1844 (2 pages)
- "To My Friends," by A. H. Roberts, undated (2 pages)
- "On the Death of Mrs. S. M. of This Place," by A. H. Roberts, undated (2 pages)
- "Lines Suggested on Witnessing the Burial of Mr. D. Carr, Respectfully Addressed to His Widow," by A. H. Roberts, undated (2 pages)
- "The Home of the Christian," by A. H. Roberts, undated (2 pages)
- "The Hindoo Mother," by A. H. Roberts, undated (3 pages)
- "Reflections on My Past Visits to Cantwells Bridge, Addressed to E. D. Clark," by A. H. Roberts, copied by I. Roberts, May 1863 (2 pages)