Individual census record · C063
Special Collections Research Center · Hamilton Morton Presentation Copy · Philadelphia
Alexander Hamilton “Hamilton” Morton → Charles Wm. Van Benthuysen, December 11, 1860, New York → unresolved gap → Temple University Libraries
RepositoryTemple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Shelfmark / Call NumberPJ1531.R3 1859 c.3 ↗
BindingLater plain black cloth or case binding with the spine lettered THE ROSETTA STONE. No original publisher board is visible in the supplied photographs.
Edition EvidenceThe illustrated undated title and physical features identify the first edition.
Presentation Inscription
The front matter is inscribed: “Charles Wm. Van Benthuysen.fromHamilton Morton.Dec. 11th 1860New York.”
Hamilton Morton Identified
The presenter is Alexander Hamilton Morton, the author’s paternal uncle. The recipient’s full identity remains unresolved.
Provenance Chain
Alexander Hamilton “Hamilton” Morton → Charles Wm. Van Benthuysen, December 11, 1860, New York → unresolved gap → Temple University Libraries
Sources and Documentation
Temple University Libraries correspondence and copy photographs; National Academy of Sciences memoir of Henry Morton; Morton family records; contemporary account of the 1854 Grand Excursion.
People in This Copy
- Alexander Hamilton “Hamilton” Morton
- Charles Wm. Van Benthuysen
- Rev. Henry Jackson Morton
- Henry Morton
Visual Record
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.