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The New-York Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin !l THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY BULLETIN VOL. II JANUARY, 1919 No. 4 THE REMSEN BUILDING BROADWAY AND CHAMBERS STREET FOURTH HOME OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1832-1S37 NEW YORK: 170 CENTRAL PARK WEST PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY AND ISSUED TO MEMBERS OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY Elected January 2, 1917, for Three Years, ending 1920 PRESIDENT , FOREIGN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY JOHN ABEEL WEEKES ARCHER MILTON HUNTINGTON FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT DOMESTIC CORRESPONDING SECRETARY WILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE JAMES BENEDICT SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY WALTER LISPENARD SUYDAM STUYVESANT FISH* THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER GERARD BEEKMAN* FREDERIC DELANO WEEKES FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT LIBRARIAN FRANCIS ROBERT SCHELL ROBERT HENDRE KELBY •Elected by the Executive Committee Dec. 18,1917, to fill the unexpired term of Capt. Fancher Nicoll who resigned to serve with the Colors. * Deceased - ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE SOCIETY. THE AUTOGRAPH COPY OF THE "VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" The world-renowned and unsurpassed Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" or | 'Twas the Night before Christmas" was first brought to the attention of the public on December 23, 1823, when it appeared anonymously in the Troy Sentinel published at Troy, New York. The original poem, which is said to have been composed in 1822 by Clement C. Moore as a Christmas present for his two daughters, is not known to be in existence. Forty years later when Dr. Moore was in his 83rd year, Mr. George H. Moore, Librarian of The New-York Historical Society, suggested that he write an auto­ graph copy of the celebrated poem for the archives of the Society and as is seen by the following letter the request was complied with, and we reproduce the autograph copy of the poem with this article. 73 East 12th St. NEW YORK, March 15th 1862. GEO. H. MOORE Esqr Librarian of The New-York Historical Society: Dear Sir: I have the pleasure to inform you that Doctor Clement C. Moore has been so kind as to comply with my request (made at your suggestion) to furnish, for the Archives of our Society, an Autograph Copy of his justly celebrated "Visit from St. Nicholas." I now enclose it to you.— I hardly need call your attention to the distinctness and beauty of his hand writing:—very remarkable, considering his advanced age, (he completed his 82d year in July last) and his much impaired eye sight. These lines were composed for his two daughters, as a Christ­ mas present, about 40 years ago.—They were copied by a relative of Dr. Moores in her Album, from which a copy was made by a friend of hers, from Troy, and, much to the surprise of the Author, were published (for the first time) in a Newspaper of that city.— In an interview that I had yesterday with Dr. Moore, he told me that a portly, rubicund, Dutchman, living in the neighbourhood 112 THE [;N E W-Y ORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY J AAfcui (wywt«M'w^< &m)uJfc'rn.QJl when ail imto-u-ak J^-e-y^oiMirn^J^tAiLUu^ tj Hie cAwvneu 8&| can*, J he. tkHdnenr ^ftne. p*jtJttetL cttt ^"HM* || tkciji tuU, \iKut*fi»A<wi oj JluQan-klurmX dcAmuel||| Ma<jt MeaJj; (fad tym&tiw** //» h&t %4*.<Ju'ef, cA/nel. j//y, ymy <Ci/tli Jrtad uMt^e&kd o-u* (nuA/nJ ^0*1 c* tvnq juu\Ml~e*7 /nctA • When o\d'<m jtiui lau>% thetie atu&eAucJv a c tatted, JJJThurtg <«tfw >Wve -(W to Ate. CU&CU~/U'-ILCI£/AraJ the /mocttVt. ioiJt- cfteM. Hie j\wJfce>iJ frsnol thnw~-/ufi f^,A Accvk. fOu/rvwcm, OMJMt 0*14 (Ut" Grt KMi /fraw-ptlff/n ^'hvuT Cpxwt M*A UiAhi O-tr frrud- dcvu ti) cfn&CtJ CfiouT Wk***, /u»4uU> to /m*f LPOVidvu/no pufj jivou-tot (MifuaX, JILU"U /vtwtiAsUjkwte Afd'cdv, and eicMr &wu ft.eA-M~ds.iJi, \yixfc a Uttle 6-id (hM)&i-rKv lively, c*/vul tixU-t&j J krt&ur'i<vi CA /yvuymxmfctlr/VnAAtt'' oe At. J/i'cM - M,0*tt luiud •iko\/yt CaCiH&f ki<A VoWtAvtS they C(i/m*ut " J/d-uT QcAxkon ! M^^^c^ncenJ. /m/-t^ ^tu^Kon. c*/nci dM'^ejAt On, &VYVU£\ an, Qujbid \ On, 23gn^ cuvid %U*%*2 ' ITfrta toft, o§ th* funcM, I to tMA toft of t&£ M/C»M • cMnv duAh UMKMJ'. clitih CKWUH} daMi <MUXAM c*t£{ y* QUARTERLY BULLETIN 113 CJii c(n/y "VLcweJ -tM.td' le-fbl* tiic /mild kitiJUCat^-fCu, tyW -tk*f IWixeJrjUtitk o™ ||B| &""*** k> tU /Ayy j^vtdt than, m O- b#t/nMt*'"y, ijjnlasid $*, tfujvvf "Ihc fi/ia/ntAtoCi aiyid kjaaMMo, of tack Uttie, rui-olf Qj, S cbieAM~ i/n An/if n&a-d. CASHCI JLVUA faisvYiL/na CVWUAI-0, £b<yiAm, kht cbiYtw/uJb.J/uhol&i cow.*-/LO\A% a Uru,nd. Ml puU eOieMtd CAM/M ^t, «^O*KI f*U Mead & kit fyotf Q/nd MAJ <M>tft-eJ [wen*, oJl tfavnUhtd AAH<th OJ^M Ond/wfr, (A-tttAMcUi oj <\ouA ks.M,ad f&*»4 (m/dJ fcieA, Cl/vid fte CwM^a UAe. <x jitdlati Cult ojie<rwna k& hutJi. j-C U smtA —- MA>\AT tkt^t'tuHmAltd I 'HAJ (UAnjdti liO-ur/lyufflM,* %>& U (MteffU jivtsu &hc fUri(At U& /node &A< a. (Avyiy ' >&U tbto U fctftn fhvo-vlk puai dhtavn. JAM. &£*. a fami Qjfid. &*, UafU dsMli duto Mrcui (Hyu}4u(i at UjtJ^wnr; J\AJL phi/tuft ojro. jUju Ins held bcaMt/LM Ivot tutfd-, CUi<^ Mu /*Hu/kc jif • jt/tncAicJe-ol Mi) head L'At. <x /uneuJlk, ivt ftUKtA U vro-acl •fct-tcct/v-oi u tfAfcte. /wwnd 4i£Cu J bi&i-AAxoiyk, juutu/n flU {uMroktdy dlMi a vtHtrt' tvdt ofji/ty, *kt firea cJuMy cv».<t ftltnfi^ yU^Ar^olty ofa/Uf-, CI fvivik of ka^e. Mxd « Hjotik of Mi head Joo-w cj(w-e (VA/L.toJtMo-urjAeicl/VWMUWJ to UneaU; 114 THE N E W-Y ORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY GWv4 4ft Cd odl t^/tDfJciMji; *%(„ I'AAnynxUju^Ui a lawk, U/VvC4 LdM.AOiiL vUi <&Lv<asin. Ouiidi. of~MAJ f\u>6<., {/Axd yAW/na cx/rurd, ut I'M*. cAusnt/vtjy P14 tu>4c; i&L ihnwviq to fluid A*-tA.aht to MAU te.c\/yn CAXAA^, U JUO-LCSWV U^d txAjra/u tM±y ou-lftuT (ifa U^ dUvi^ <d- a /el^ji-h. •hjjJr j M^ow-d Mi** fJtc'cwYK^eke <d\cyut b-udtof A^cM M-ouhM^ \jptruAtAnoni to O-M> 0.md tu> tj.it g cy>vd /vu'ivM. (#62><Ma/vcJk /3. u*n'y'/K-oM^i w*dd*tA of his fathers country seat, Chelsea, suggested to him the idea of making St. Nicholas the hero of this "Christmas piece" for his children. I remain, very respy. Your ob*. s*. T. W. C. MOORE The story of this charming Christmas poem runs, that Miss Harriet Butler, daughter of the Reverend David Butler, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Troy, New York, was visiting the Moore family in New York City in 1823, when she met with the poem. Delighted with its rhythm and happy conceptions she requested the privilege of making a copy of it. On her return to Troy she sent it to the Editor of the Troy Sentinel, Orville L. Holley, who published it in the issue of December 23, 1823 with an introductory paragraph in which he thanked QUARTERLY BULLETIN 115 the unknown sender and complimented the unknown author. It is recorded that the publication of it caused Professor Moore regret and chagrin as he did not wish it to be published, but as it grew in popularity each year by its republication at Christmastide, the desire to know the author became more intense and in 1829 the Troy Sentinel announced that the author of the famous lines belonged "by birth and residence to the City of New York, and that he is a gentleman of more merit as a scholar and a writer than many of more noisy pretentions." Altho the Editor of the Troy Sentinel intimated that he knew the name of the author of the poem in 1829, it was not until 1838 that its authorship was publicly acknowledged when it appeared in the Troy Budget, December 25th of that year and again in 1844 in a volume of poems entitled "Poems by Clement C. Moore, LL.D." New York: 1844. Of the verses printed in this volume the only one that attracted the slightest attention was "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which the author considered of so little merit and did not want published. The poem was first illustrated by Myron King, an engraver of Troy, New York, about the year 1830, when a broadside appeared with the now familiar picture of Santa Claus in a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer riding over the housetops. The picture was printed above the poem on single sheets which were distributed as a I Carrier's Address," a common custom at that time of some newspapers. Dr. Clement C. Moore was the son of Bishop Benjamin Moore. He was born in New York City, July 15, 1779, and died at Newport, R. I., July 10, 1863. A Graduate of Columbia University in 1798 and altho educated and prepared for the ministry he never took orders, but became professor of Oriental and Greek literature in the General Theological Seminary to which institution he had made in 1818 a generous donation of the land on which the Seminary buildings now stand.
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