Produced by D Alexander, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. 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. [Illustration: 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, ever given to the world, is now offered to the public. It is the result of a lecture given about three and a half years ago, which was repeated by request, and finally promised for publication, with the endorsement of one hundred and fifty subscribers. No effort has been spared to have every statement in the book accurate; nor has any name been omitted which has presented a title to notice, in spite of the fact that the number of "Authors and Writers," has nearly doubled since the work of publication was undertaken. Any suggestion or criticism, however, will be gladly received by the author, as having a bearing on possible future work in this direction. Morristown, New Jersey, February, 1893. 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 63 REV. OLIVER CRANE, D. D., LL. D. 63 REV. J. LEONARD CORNING, D. D. 68 MRS. MARY LEE DEMAREST 69 HON. ANTHONY Q. KEASBEY 72 MAJOR LINDLEY HOFFMAN MILLER 76 MISS HENRIETTA HOWARD HOLDICH 79 WILLIAM TUCKEY MEREDITH 81 MISS HANNAH MORE JOHNSON 84 MISS MARGARET H. GARRARD 87 MISS JULIA E. DODGE 89 CHARLES D. PLATT 90