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An American humorist; born in New York city, March 5, 1818; died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1869. A merchant, to whom literature was a recreation. In Yankee Doodle (1847) were published his earliest humorous poems and sketches. In 1853 a volume entitled "Prismatics" was published under the pen-name of "Richard Haywarde"; and in 1856 the "Sparrowgrass Papers", which attained great popularity. Among his other published works are "Memorial of Col. Peter A. Porter" and a "Memorial of Fitz-Greene Halleck" (1868).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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