Name/Title
JANET MONTGOMERY'S JOURNALEntry/Object ID
MP.2008.5 a-bDescription
a. Small brown leather bound journal with lined paper bound with thread in four places, handwritten throughout; inside page has "Henry (illegible letter, possibly two) written in pencil at top; second page has "Janette M. Lynch / Glenburn." Written in pencil at top; third page has "Journal / of / Mrs. Janet Montgomery" written in ink in center of page; journal begins on fourth page with "Having passed through many / strange sense in my life, my / little journal of the past, should / I have courage and life to / finish it, for I am now in my / seventy sixth year may one day / when I am gone, interest you, / my dear Brother and recal (sic) to / memory her who always loved / you a love surpassing / woman's love. Nineteen years / younger than myself, you know / little of my youthful years / and in truth they are little / worth recounting unless connected / with the character of our Ancestors…:' entire book except for the last two pages are filled with handwriting which becomes larger and less precise as the book continues; penultimate page begins with "their long home, and / I set here as a momento. / Alas! / I fear my dear brother, you will hardly be able to read this letter, / but I have made great / executions to write it / I shall make what / sweet-meat I can, / but your letter came / too late for cherries / and strawberries. I is / a bad fruit-year. / With the sweet-meat / I will send the books / and all the intelligence;" last page begins with "I can obtain. My best love to Mrs. L. And Cora. / This the 12th of July and / no new of Lewis. / Has Leonard arrived/ / We are anxious to / hear / Your affectionate / sister Janet Montgomery / Mr. Edward Livingston / New Orleans; " two blank pages about one quarter into the book; last two pages are blank; two profile drawings, one with a mustache and beard, in pencil, on inside back cover; text details family history (individuals, wealth, anecdotes including meeting with Charles II and confirmation of patents, Indian massacre, Lord Cornbury), spiritual thoughts, her "father's mother…a melancholy / but a sensible woman…" who she lived with until her "sudden death" in JLM's "twelfth year " after which she was "taken home to my parents" and her "grandmother's grandfather / on her mother's side was an / East Indian of immense wealth. / His name was Dedlow…he arrived / in New York a gentleman / and very rich" "Governor Colve (?) / gave our ancestor the victually / of the fleet.
b. Rectangular shaped folded paper with Bible transciptions of "St. Luke V. 12 and Leviticus XIV. 1-7" at center top, handwritten in ink; text on entire front of page and on almost a quarter of reverse top, ending with "Lent 1835."Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
2-1/2 inWidth
4-1/8 inDepth
7/16 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 7/16 in. (6.4 x 10.5 x 1.1 cm)Material
Paper (wove), Leather, thread, ink, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Leather cover slightly buckled; corners and spine very worn, leather completely worn away in places, especially at corners and along spine and at top and bottom of spine; inside cover split away from pages, thread binding visible; back inside cover almost completely separate from back cover, thread binding and knot visible; foxing and staining on inside cover pages, both back and front interior pages; interior first page has lower right corner chipped and turned inward; fourth page (first page of text) has diagonal tear at lower right below center; last page has lower left corner turned inward; interior pages tight and legible in spite of staining and foxing; surface dirt on outside and inside.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Edward LivingstonNotes
RecipientGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Not specifiedNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library