Nell Copy · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The volume bears Henry Wharton and Katharine Johnstone Brinley Wharton’s inscriptions, apparently dated 1858, and their granddaughter Katharine Johnstone Muñoz Nell’s name. Her gift bookplate and the…
Presentation / Association
The volume bears Henry Wharton and Katharine Johnstone Brinley Wharton’s inscriptions, apparently dated 1858, and their granddaughter Katharine Johnstone Muñoz Nell’s name. Her gift bookplate and the library’s donor notation record her gift on August 4, 1949. Family succession is supported; the exact transfers, including any ownership by their daughter Emily, are undocumented.
Provenance Chain
Henry Wharton and Katharine Johnstone (Brinley) Wharton, 1858 → their daughter Emily Wharton Muñoz → their granddaughter Katharine Johnstone Muñoz Nell → Free Library of Philadelphia, per donor notation dated August 4, 1949
Why This Copy Matters
No presentation inscription or documentary record establishes a wedding gift.
Sources and Documentation
Free Library catalogue, donor records, and copy photographs; Samuel Carpenter and His Descendants (1912); Wharton memorial and Philomathean alumni records; 1870 census; Emily Wharton Muñoz’s death certificate; 1920 Nell marriage notice and county record.
People in This Copy
- Henry Wharton
- Katharine Johnstone Brinley Wharton
- Emily Wharton Muñoz
- Katharine Johnstone Muñoz Nell
