Print of Adams Autograph Poem Sheds Light on 1840s Wish List
A printed note recounts how in 1840 John H. Adams added a humorous verse to autograph-seekers in New York, revealing a grand wish list from daily bread to a vast mansion, gardens, gallery, and wealth. The poem ends with pious lines asking for divine mercy at judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Friend
Christopher Morgan
State of
New York
Congress
Adama
Odell
Adams
Morgan
Blue River Bank Robbery Prelude in Elmfield
In Elmfield, cashier Foster Houghton and constable Silas Bixby plot a staged bank robbery to trap suspects at night. Houghton, torn between duty and family, agrees to participate while grappling with worry over his son Harry and a wandering moral compass. The tale sets a tense, intimate stage for a nocturnal crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake George
Foster Houghton
Tilborough
Valley House
Elmfield
Harry
Arthur Brooks
Tom Boxham
Frank Pettengill
Harrison Fry
Harry Fry
Henry Houghton
Blue River National Bank of
Peleg Houghton
Frodsham
Jenry
Mr. Houghton
Mrs. Houghton
Fry
Brown Church
Tinborough
Grace Chamberlain
Mary
Silas Bixby
Tle
Kimfield
Internal Revenue
Tinborough “Trumpet
Ile
Falls
Houghton
Bixby
Blue River National Bank
Parson Pettingill
Triborough
New York
Blue River
Jock
Henry
Tinborough Road
Squire
Felton
Vowling Alley
Oey
Poster Loughton
John Fletcher
Fletcher
David
Absalom
Slarry
Ilo
Bisby
Foster
Old Ladies and the dignity of aged wisdom in society
The essay extols older women of intellect and gentleness over fashionable youth, praising matronly matrons who stay home, read, and counsel with sympathy. It contrasts serene, seasoned widows with vain social climbers, and ends with a humorous anecdote about authorship and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otr
Israel
Saturday Review
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Els
Gers
Ine E
Cole
Tus
Wurance Company
Freeport, Illinois
John H. Addamas
Int
Second National Bank
Senatienty
RCE
A. H. Wise
Ceater
William Young
Stephenson Co
H.C. Borchard
Walter P. Hunt
Thompson Wilcoxon
Freeport
Ill
Michael Sawyer
BR. Lemon
James M. Smith
Buena Vista
T.D. Wilcoxon
Agent Farmers Insurance Company
L. T. Lemon Scretary Farmers Insurance Company
An . Addams
Clliam Young
L. T. Lemon
N. Buckman
T. D. Wilcoxon
Well
HM. Buckman & CO
Lliard Room
Fens
Buckman’s Billiard Room
Stephenson Street
Beoute Fry
Et Creek
Psimg
D. Blanchard
Silver Creek, Ills
Kirks Randal
Tallun
Stephenson Ah
Wort
Quincy Adams
France
Tyle
Autmn
Correggios
Magdalen
Guido
Claudes
Sevres
Angouleme
Venice
Aruue
Family Circle
Father
Mr. C
Queen’s Hotel
Toronto
Tennyson
Longfellow
Dickens
Charles Dickens
Pam
Jonathan Ezekiah Washington
Jefferson Piggleton
Don Pratt
Hank
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