The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1858
Individual census record · C042

Roosevelt–Stuart–Lenox Copy · New York, New York

‘C. V. S. Roosevelt / to his friend / R. L. Stuart.’ Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Sr. is the more likely presenter, although his son of the same name remains possible. Stuart’s 1884 catalogue lists the…

RepositoryNew York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
LocationNew York, New York
Shelfmark / Call NumberStuart 10981
BindingNYPL Bindery rebinding, 1944: acrylic-coated brown buckram cloth. The previous binding was removed; no evidence of its material or color survives. Shelfmark: Stuart 10981.
Edition EvidenceThe title page carries no "Second Edition" statement, confirming the 1858 first edition.

Presentation / Association

‘C. V. S. Roosevelt / to his friend / R. L. Stuart.’ Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt Sr. is the more likely presenter, although his son of the same name remains possible. Stuart’s 1884 catalogue lists the Report as ‘12mo.’

Provenance Chain

C. V. S. Roosevelt → Robert Leighton Stuart → R. L. Stuart Collection → Lenox Library, 1892 → New York Public Library, 1895

Sources and Documentation

New York Public Library catalog and provenance documentation; copy-specific photograph of the Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt inscription to Robert Leighton Stuart, and the illuminated title page; Catalogue of the Library of Robert L. Stuart (1884), p. 409.

People in This Copy

  • Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt
  • Robert Leighton Stuart
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