Autograph books, 1831 - 1842
Scope and Contents
Two autograph albums, cruciform, with gold tooled cover. One belonging to JCG, the other to Mrs Dunlop. The clasps on Mrs Dunlop's are intact, on JCG's they are missing. JCG's book is dated 1831; Mrs Dunlop's is undated. Many of the autographs are from letter-writers that appear in the Gamble Papers. There are the signatures of J J Chalon, Alfred Edward Chalon and C R Leslie - each accompanied by a tiny watercolour by the artist. Dates of the autographs range from 1831 to 1842.
List of autographs in Jane Catherine Gamble’s album, 1831:
James Dunlop
W.C. Rivers. July 31 1832
[Erasure]
P.de Malherbes
Le Comte Di Aceto. 27 May 1832
Catherine D.Murat
Achille Murat
Jane Porter. April 28 1832
Anna Maria Porter. May 2 1832
David Wilkie. Brighton. Nov.27 1831
Washington Irving his cross
John Knowles. 27 May 1832
Wm. Babington M.D. F.R.S. Aug.10 1832
Saml. Rogers. December 13 1833 Brighton
John F. Wm. Herschel. June 23 1833
Charles Bell. Brighton. Nov. 1835
Alexander Slidill U.S.N. 20 January 1835
A.Vail. 20 Jany. 1835
F.Chantrey. 3 July 1837 [and medallion]
John Bannister. August 6 1834
[Erasure, ?C.R. Leslie. London. 24 June 1833]
Joanna Baillie. July 26 1836
Catherine Essex. September 27 1842
Matilda Johnston. October 6 1842
J.J. Chalon. [Watercolour of 3 ships].The Centre Ship the old Bellerophon, Napoleon Bonaparte on board, on the right in Plymouth Sound the Liffey, on the left Eurotas, both Frigates. July 1815
C.R.Leslie. [Watercolour of head of boy] (? J.Dunlop Jnr.). Dover. Oct. 11 1842
Alfd. Edwd. Chalon. [Watercolourof a dog’s head] 'Pedro'. Dover. Oct. 11 1842
List of autographs in Mrs.Dunlop’s album:
Washington Irving. London. April 1 1832
Jane Porter. May 2 1832. For Dear Mrs Dunlop
Anna Maria Porter's true regard. May 2 1832
John Knowles. 27 May 1832
Margaret B. Herschel. 1832
Le Comte Di Aceto. 27 May 1832
John Frederick Wm. Herschel. June 23 1833
Joanna Baillie. July 25 1836
Londres. Achille Murat. July 24 1832
London. Catherine D. Murat. Think of me. July 24 1832
W.C. Rivers. July 1 1832
Alexander Slidill. 20 January 1835
Wm. Babington M.D. oculis inarmatis aetat.76. Aug.10 1832
Robert Buchanan Dunlop. Aged Seventy six. 14 Aug. 1832
Major General Paul Anderson. 3 April 1833
Charles Bell K.G.H. 4 March 1833
Saml. Rogers. March 19 1834
C.R. Leslie. June 24 1833
John Bannister. August 6 1834
A. Vail. 20 Jany. 183
Dates
- Creation: 1831 - 1842
Creator
- From the Fonds: Gamble, Jane Catherine, 1810 - 1885 (writer) (Person)
Extent
2 item(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
The signatures in the autograph books were listed and described by Dr Susan Bain in 2003 and this has been incorporated into the catalogue entry.
Originator(s)
Unknown
Finding aid date
2004-04-28 13:29:24+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
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