Aurora Pryor McClellan commonplace and autograph book

Collection

Identifier: W-0015

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Scope and Contents

This commonplace book includes sketches, quotations, brief journal entries, and several letters. The journal entries are signed by Aurora Pryor and Mary Pryor. Two of the letters are written to Mrs. R. A. McClellan, dated 1903, and one to Mr. R. H. Walker of Athens, Alabama, dated 1898. There is also a jeweler's receipt for a black silk girdle and watch repair for Mr. R. H. Walker.

Two entries on one page about halfway through the volume provide the link between Aurora and Mrs. R. A. McClellen. The first entry says "Miss Aurora Pryor, June 30th 1869, Athens, Ala."; the second, in the same handwriting, says "Mrs. R. A. McClellan, June 23rd 1872, Athens, Ala."

Dates

Creation: 1861-1903

Creator

Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
McClellan, Aurora Pryor (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Aurora Pryor McClellan (Mrs. R. A. McClellan) was born on 28 May 1846, the oldest daughter of Luke and Isabel Harris Pryor. She married Robert Anderson McClellan (who published the first history of Limestone County, Alabama) on 7 February 1872. The couple had three children: Thomas, Aurora, and Memory. Mrs. McClellan died on 15 January 1926.