Name/Title
'Hymns for use of the Methodist-Episcopal Church', 1849 of W.C. ForsythEntry/Object ID
2006.21.36Description
ACC. NO. 06.21.36
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1849
OBJECT: BOOK
DESCRIPTION: A HARD-BOUND BOOK, WITH DECORATIVE COVER OF BROWN COLORED LEATHER AND AN INCISED DECORATION OF GOLD AND THE INSCRIPTION, "W. C. FORSYTH."
SIZE: L 6-1/2" X W 4-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A BOOK TITLED, "HYMNS FOR USE OF THE METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH," PUBLISHED BY CARLTON AND PORTER, NEW YORK, DATED 1849. BOOK IS INSCRIBED, "W. C. FORSYTH," HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE PIONEER RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA. MR. FORSYTH ARRANGED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR FAMILY HOME AT 3219 BRIGGS AVENUE.
DONOR: ESTATE OF HELENE AMES
CATALOGED: MARCH 11, 2006