America, Autograph Manuscript, signed S.F. Smith. Written in 1832. June 3, 1887 , fair copy

by Samuel F. Smith

$2,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Pen and ink, four stanzas on 2 pp. lined paper. 8vo. Framed and glazed, with photograph of the author. Provenance: Goodspeed's Book Shop Inc. Item #310224 Samuel Francis Smith 1808-1895 was an editor, Baptist clergyman, and author. While a seminarian, “Smith was asked by his friend Lowell Mason, an early proponent of common school music education, either to translate the lyrics of some German songbooks into English or to supply new

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