Inscribed Copy of a "Writing Book," 1858

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Date

1858

Description

A sample of a paper writing book that belonged to William James Knapp. The book is inscribed "William J. Knapp - 1858." William James Knapp was the great-grandchild of Dinah Jackson, the last person who was enslaved at Cherry Hill. After his mother died in 1854, James became a ward in Richard Van Rensselaer’s household. They lived on State Street in Albany, N.Y. James worked as a butler for the family. Throughout his life, James also worked as a musician, a sales clerk at Hideley’s Music Store, a hospital porter and a nurse. James lived at Cherry Hill for about sixteen months between 1880 and 1884. This item was added as part of the Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Type

Written Document

Region

Capital District

Era

Expansion and Reform

Repository

Historic Cherry Hill

Identifier

4_7_Writing_Book

Source

Historic Cherry Hill

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