Authors and Writers
ASSOCIATED WITH
MORRISTOWN
WITH A CHAPTER ON
HISTORIC MORRISTOWN
BY
JULIA KEESE COLLES
1893
VOGT BROS.
Morristown, N. J.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1893, by
JULIA KEESE COLLES
of Morristown, New Jersey, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress,
at Washington.
Painted by CHARLES WETMORE. 1815.Owned by HON. AUG. W. CUTLER.
OLD MORRISTOWN. Pen and ink sketch by Miss S. Howell, from original painting.
DEDICATION.
TO THE MEN AND WOMEN, OF EARLY AND OF LATER
YEARS, WHO HAVE SCATTERED THEIR PEARLS OF
BEAUTY AND OF WISDOM ALONG THE DUSTY
PATHS OF OUR HISTORIC CITY, THESE
PAGES ARE INSCRIBED WITH AFFECTIONATE
ADMIRATION BY
The Author.
PREFACE.
This long-promised volume, the first of its kind, so far as known, evergiven to the world, is now offered to the public. It is the result of alecture given about three and a half years ago, which was repeated byrequest, and finally promised for publication, with the endorsement of onehundred and fifty subscribers.
No effort has been spared to have every statement in the book accurate; norhas any name been omitted which has presented a title to notice, in spiteof the fact that the number of "Authors and Writers," has nearly doubledsince the work of publication was undertaken. Any suggestion or criticism,however, will be gladly received by the author, as having a bearing onpossible future work in this direction.
Morristown, New Jersey, February, 1893.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
POEM—MORRISTOWN.
HISTORIC MORRISTOWN.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
POETS— PAGE.
Wm. and Stephen V. R. Paterson 33
Mrs. Elizabeth Clementine Kinney 40
Alexander Nelson Easton 42
Francis Bret Harte 45
Mrs. M. Virginia Donaghe McClurg 48
Charlton T. Lewis, LL. D. 54
Miss Emma F. R. Campbell 58
Mrs. Adelaide S. Buckley