The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1858
Individual census record · C055

Gilpin–Johnston–Tulane Copy · New Orleans, Louisiana

Ann Eliza Sibley Johnston Gilpin → William Stoddard Johnston II, May 21, 1859 → unnamed recipient of William S. Johnston's December 1883 gift → unresolved gap → Mrs. M. A. Johnston → Tulane University…

RepositoryHoward-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Shelfmark / Call NumberPJ1531.R4 E54 1858 ↗
Accession no. 169175
BindingLater black buckram-tape library binding; the status of any original boards beneath it has not been established.
Edition EvidenceThe photographed title page lacks the “SECOND EDITION” statement, confirming the 1858 first edition.
Presentation / AssociationAnn Eliza Sibley Johnston Gilpin gave the volume to her grandson William Stoddard Johnston II on May 21, 1859. Inscription: “William S. Johnston / from his Grandmother / E. Gilpin / Phila May 21st / 1859.” A second notation reads “From Wm S Johnston / Dec 1883.” Tulane’s accession ledger, dated August 10, 1942, explicitly records the source as Mrs. M. A. Johnston (entry no. 169175); her identity beyond that ledger record remains unresolved, and the unnamed recipient of William S. Johnston’s 1883 gift is not assumed to be the same person.

Provenance Chain

Ann Eliza Sibley Johnston Gilpin → William Stoddard Johnston II, May 21, 1859 → unnamed recipient of William S. Johnston's December 1883 gift → unresolved gap → Mrs. M. A. Johnston → Tulane University, accession 169175, August 10, 1942

Later Library History

The last checkout stamp is dated 1972. The repository places transfer from circulating or Legacy holdings into Rare Books between 2002 and 2016; the exact date is unrecorded.

Sources and Documentation

Tulane University Special Collections correspondence; accession ledger; circulation slip; six copy-specific photographs; Tulane Library Senate and collection-move documentation summarized by the curator; Historical Society of Pennsylvania Johnston and Gilpin papers; and Johnston family and Philomathean records.

People in This Copy

  • Ann Eliza Sibley Johnston Gilpin
  • William Stoddard Johnston II
  • Henry D. Gilpin
  • Mrs. M. A. Johnston
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