Autograph Book of Mary C. Reynolds
Mary C. Reynolds was the daughter of David M. and Amanda [Gregg] Reynolds. born in 1860 (or 1861) and died in 1887. She married George Matson in 1884. Though little is known about her other than these vitals, she left behind a small autograph book from her teenage years, providing a glimpse into her friendships of the time.
| Name | Inscription |
|---|---|
| Mary C. Reynolds | Kennett Square 5th mo., 24, 1873 |
| S. Martin | Lines To: May Wisdom’s richest gifts be thine, And day by day thy path attend; Remember these are gifts Divine, Yet truly asked for by thy friend.Kennett Square, 5th mo. 26, 1873 |
| Chas. P. Eastburn | |
| Willie B. Preston | To Mary: Remember thy true friend and schoolmate, 4/16/1874 |
| Edward Mercer | Mary: Remember your friend and schooolmate. July 28th, 1874 |
| Mary C. Wilson | To Mary: If ever at West Grove you should be, Be sure and stop your cousin to see. |
| B. Frank Wickersham | Kennett Square, 3-8-1875 |
| Sallie S. Hoopes | To Mary: Keep thyself unspotted from the world and rest in faith and love in the arms of God. Ever thy friend, 2nd mo. 2, 1876 |
| Abbie Walton | Mary: Think often of thy true friend, Kennett Square, May 27th, 1874 |
| Laura Johnson | To Mary: To live soberly, righteously and piously comprehends the whole of our duty. Your friend, May 28, ’73 |
| Lottie Mendenhall | To Mary: If all the world was water, and all the water was ink; What could a poor old man do But scratch his head and think. Thy friend and schoolmate, Feb 3rd, 1874 |
| Maude E. Johnson | Mary: Remember your true friend. Kennett Square, Pa., May 29th, 1873 |
| Sharpie Mercer | To Mary: I ask but for a little Spot, Whereon to put Forget-Me-NotKennett Square, Pa. May 8th, 1874 |
| M. Fannie Price | Dear Mary: May your life be a success, with just enough shadow to fit you for Heaven. Truly your friend. May 26, 1873 |
| M. Martin | To Mary: Rich in love, full of wisdom, and perfect in the plentitude of Beauty. Truly. 5/26/73 |
| Hattie Worrall | Marie, Remember me as your true friend. Kennett Sq., May 27th, ’73 |
| Edith Dutton | Burlington, NJ |
| Mattie Brosius | Mary – Modesty is not only an ornament but a guard to virtue. Thy friend., June 4th, 1873 |
| Bell Cox | To Mary, Remember your friend and schoolmate. Kennett Square |
| Sallie Barnard | To Mary: May thee live a long, happy, noble, useful life is the wish of thy friend. May 27th, 1873 |
| Ida Weldin | Mary: Always remember your friend and schooolmate. Kennett Sq., Pa. May 27, 1873 |
| J. Maggie Jackson | To Mary: Nothing good is lightly, Nothing won is lost: Ever good deed nobly done, Will repay the cost. Your firend |
| May Brosius | Mary: Live so that whne death comes, it may waft thee home. Kennett Square. May 28, 1873 |
| Mabel Pyle | Remember your friend and schoolmate. Kennett Square, Feb. 5th, 1874 |
| Lizzie B. Kirk | Mary: Remember your friend and schoolmate. Kennett sq. Feb. 5th, 1874 |
| Willie S. Hadley | To Mary: Modesty is the handmaid of Virtue. Thy friend. Kennett Square, |
| Sadie Reynolds | To Mary: Guard well thy thought – our toughts are heard in Heaven. |
| A. M. Martin | It is in our mind and not in our surroundings that we must find happiness. Thy friend. K. Square, 3-29-1874 |
| Sidney M. Cox | To Mary: Earth is beautful , Heaven is holy. May the holy win thee from the Beautiful. Thy friend. May 28th, 1873 |
| Hannah B. Milhous | To Mary: The straight line is the line of duty The curved line the line of beauty; Follow the former and thou wilt see The latter ever following thee. 5-27-1873 |
| Laura Green | Marie, Remember your friend. Kennett Square. Aug 22, 1874 |
| Lydie Boland | To Mary: Modesty seldom resdies in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtue. Your schoolmate. |
| Hanna Reynolds | To Mary: Be sure you’re right, then go ahead. Truly thy friend. Kennett Square. |
| Annie C. Wickersham | To Mary: Thou art bearing hence thy roses, Glad summer, fare thee well! Thou’rt singing ty last melodies, In every wood and dell. West Chester, Aug. 27th, 1873 |
| Horace H. Gawthrop | To Mary: Remember me when this you see. Thy schoolmate. Kennett Square. May 8th, 1874 |
| Maggie P. Wickersham | To Mary: We always should try to be cheerful, Whatever our life’s lot may be; It needs but a little exertion To keep the heart happy and free. West Chester, Pa., Aug 27th, 1873 |
| Laura E. Whitehead | Remember me as your friend. |
| Eva. A. Yeatman | To Mary: Remember me as your friend. Kennett Square, Pa. March 8th, 1875 |
| Alice Worral | Mary: Remember your friend. Kennett Square. March 8th, 1875 |
| Frank Lang | Remember your friend and schoolmate. Kennett. May 8th, 1874 |
| Lucy Darlington | Thy friend. Pocopson, Chester Co., Penna. |
| E. A. Gregg | Mary: No time can change my firm regard or banish my love for thee I’ll feel a sweet reward If you’ll remember me. Your cousin. April 1873 |