Both Uses

recollect
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
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I recollect the time when young Frodo Baggins was one of the worst young rascals of Buckland.†
Chpt 1.4 *

recollect = remember
But it appeared that he was nobody's friend, and nobody could recollect when he had joined their party.†
Chpt 1.11

Definitions:

(1) (recollect)
to remember -- especially experiences from long ago

Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):

Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
(historical usage) a thought or to collect thoughts -- often after an interruption -- often gaining composure, awareness, or a perspective