Both Uses

recollect
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Rose Red
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I should like to relate here my recollection of an exchange we had on the trip over.†
Chpt 2

recollection = memory
Only now as I write down my recollection of events, only now as I recall those words of his clearly, do I feel their full import.†
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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