A Civil War era Morris NY manuscript

A Civil War era Morris NY manuscript that Alexandra (Sanderson) Stocker inherited from her great-grandmother. It was created by her aunt, Evelyn (Cruttenden) Sheff and some other young adults of Morris NY in 1861. The original is tied with silk ribbon and bound with tin pins (which you can see in the scans). Please click on the link at the bottom of this page to download the PDF of manuscript.

Evening Star, Vol. 1, No. 8
7 June 1861
Morris, Otsego Co., New York

Manuscript Provenance

• Evelyn (Cruttenden) Scheff (1842-1922)
• Gertrude Cassandana (Cruttenden) Sanderson (1879-1972), niece of Evelyn
• Marjorie (Sanderson) Bartholomay (1898-1989), daughter of Gertrude
• Ruth (Bartholomay) Palmer (1921-2012), daughter of Marjorie
• Alexandra (Sanderson) Stocker, great granddaughter of Gertrude

Names in Manuscript

Evening Star Contributors:

• Evelyn Cruttenden, editress (1842-1922, married George H. Scheff)
• Fred. Gilbert, alternate (born about 1845)
• Charles J. Smith (1840-1905)
• Addie [Cooley?] (may be the Addie b. 1845 who married Albert Scheff in 1904)
• Albert Scheff (1847- , brother of George H. Scheff)

People mentioned:

• Miss Elizabeth Bates, treasurer of the Auxiliary Relief Association
• Married in Pittsfield, Sunday May 26th [1861] by Esquire Sidney Smith. Mr. Hiram Bugbee of Wisconsin to Miss Eliza Brownell of Morris. We wish the loving couple a long and happy life blest with joy and peace.

Manuscript digitization courtesy of Alexandra (Sanderson) Stocker, Hanover, MA. 19 Feb 2015.