Individual census record · C096
Gilpin–Bancroft Presentation Copy
“Mrs Bancroft / with the kindest regards / of her friend / E. Gilpin / New year 1859 / Phila.”
RepositoryNew York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
LocationNew York, New York
Shelfmark / Call Number*OBNA, Copy 1 (linen post binder labeled “*OBNA 1858”)
BindingOriginal dark-puce publisher-issued boards with silver-gray decoration. The rear board, with the sphinx medallion within a floral wreath, is detached and kept in a mylar sleeve; the board edges and corners are rubbed, with small surface losses. The volume is housed in a later linen post binder.
Edition EvidenceThe New York Public Library call slip and binder label record the 1858 edition.
Presentation / AssociationInscription: “Mrs Bancroft / with the kindest regards / of her friend / E. Gilpin / New year 1859 / Phila.” The signature takes the same form, “E. Gilpin,” as Ann Eliza Sibley Johnston Gilpin’s May 1859 inscription in C055; she is the probable presenter. Mrs. Bancroft is not identified.
Ownership EvidenceManila call slip: “*OBNA / Rosetta Stone Inscription. / Report of the Committee… / Copy 1 / 1858,” stamped “DEC 2 1957 / MANILLA ROPE”; pencil note “Copy 1 / *OBNA / Rosetta.”
Provenance Chain
“E. Gilpin” → “Mrs Bancroft,” New Year 1859 → unresolved gap → New York Public Library
Sources and Documentation
New York Public Library copy-specific scans, October 2026. The three images in the Visual Record are details from those scans.
People in This Copy
- Ann Eliza Sibley Johnston Gilpin
Visual Record
Images: New York Public Library.