All 4 Uses

recollect
in
Story of My Life
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I fancy I still have confused recollections of that illness.†
Chpt 1 *

recollections = memories
My earliest distinct recollection of my father is making my way through great drifts of newspapers to his side and finding him alone, holding a sheet of paper before his face.†
Chpt 2

recollection = memory
My most vivid recollection of that summer is the ocean.†
Chpt 10
This question surprised me very much; for I had not the faintest recollection of having had it read to me.†
Chpt 14

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