All 3 Uses

recollect
in
Major Barbara
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Adolphus's recollection is perfectly correct.†
Act 1

recollection = memory
I may as well confess: I recollect only one son.†
Act 1

recollect = remember
[Recollecting] Oh, I know: you're the man that Jenny Hill was praying for inside just now†
Act 2 *

recollecting = remembering

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