Individual census record · C001
Washington Irving Copy
Authorial presentation by Charles R. Hale to Washington Irving, Christmas 1858.
RepositoryPrivate Collection
BindingOriginal dark-puce publisher-issued boards with silver-gray decoration.
Presentation / Association
Authorial presentation by Charles R. Hale to Washington Irving, Christmas 1858.
Provenance Chain
Charles R. Hale → Washington Irving → unresolved gap → Owen Family Medical Archive → Private Collection
Provenance Narrative
Charles R. Hale’s Christmas 1858 presentation identifies him as an author. The next documented custody is the Owen Family Medical Archive, with which the volume was recovered at an Asheville-area estate sale. The transfer from Irving to the Owen family is unrecorded.
Sources and Documentation
Current-owner physical examination and copy-specific photographs; estate-sale acquisition documentation for the Owen Family Medical Archive; inscription, binding, and provenance evidence reproduced in this census.
People in This Copy
- Charles Reuben Hale
- Washington Irving
- The Owen Family Medical Archive
