Poems on Various Subjects. By Erastus W. H. Ellis, (Son of Dr. W. R. Ellis,) When in His Sixteenth Year.

ELLIS (Erastus Winter Hewett)

Published by Utica New York Printed for the Publisher, 1832

About this Item

Large 12mo, 242 x 138 mms, pp. 12, paper wrappers (soiled and frayed), title, author, publication, within crooked border, no title-page (none called for), stitched as issued; a bit knocked about, but a fair to good copy of a very curious item. The author was a well-known historical figure. Born in New York State, but later prominent in Indiana, Erastus Winter Hewett Ellis (1815-1876) was the son of Dr. William Robinson Ellis (1784-1839), the "Dr. W. R. Ellis" mentioned on the cover of the book. In The History of Elkhart County, Indiana (1881), Erastus W. H. Ellis, when still living, was celebrated as "one of the most notable citizens" of the county (pp. 935-938, p. 935). After his death, the Indiana Magazine of History published his memoir from manuscript, titling it, "An Autobiography of a Noted Pioneer." Interestingly, in his poem, apparently written when he was 15, "The Indian's Lament," Ellis sides entirely with the Indians, the First Nations. Some poems touch on Ellis's father or grandfather serving with General Washington in the Revolutionary War. No copy in WorldCat, COPAC, KVK, British Library, or Library of Congress. There is no copy in Columbia University Libraries (CLIO), New York University Libraries (BobCat), or NYPL. It is also not in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society. , and here, . The former source seems to suggest that it was his father who served under Washington; the latter appears to suggest it was actually his grandfather.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems on Various Subjects. By Erastus W. H. Ellis, (Son of Dr. W. R. Ellis,) When in His Sixteenth Year.
• Publisher: Utica New York Printed for the Publisher
• Publication Date: 1832
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • poetry