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197:," which later became widely known by its opening line, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," was first published anonymously in 1823. Moore publicly claimed authorship in 1837, and this was not disputed during his lifetime, but a rival claimant emerged later and scholars now debate the identity of the author, calling on textual and handwriting analysis as well as other historical sources.
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described the unmarried Moore children as, "the sons a compound of imbecility deep beyond all fathoming, with an appetite for chambermaids beyond all precedent—the two Miss M’s very nice indeed." In the 1850s, Moore began summering in
Newport, Rhode Island, together with his daughters Terry and Mary,
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Chelsea estate. In 1818, Moore wrote and published a pamphlet calling on other "Proprietors of Real Estate" to oppose the manner in which the city was being developed. He thought it was a conspiracy designed to increase political patronage and appease the
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Foster's claim has also been countered by document dealer and historian Seth Kaller, who once owned one of Moore's original manuscripts of the poem. Kaller has offered a point-by-point rebuttal of both Foster's linguistic analysis and external findings, buttressed by the work of autograph expert
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and an expert in authorship attribution using statistical techniques. He evaluated every argument using modern computational stylistics, including one never used before – statistical analysis of phonemes – and found, in his opinion, that in every test that
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Despite his protests, Moore was already preparing to develop
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November 22, 1968, and was named for Moore by local law the following year. In 1995 it was fully renovated, and new trees were added. Local residents gather annually there on the last Sunday of Advent for a reading of "Twas the Night Before
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the names of Santa's last two reindeer were Dunder and Blixem, instead of Donder (later Donner) and
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Catherine Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and Elizabeth (née Van Cortlandt) Taylor. William Taylor was a New Jersey lawyer who had served as chief justice of Jamaica. Elizabeth Van Cortlandt was a direct descendant of
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city's working class, and argued that making landowners bear the costs of the streets laid through their property was "a tyranny no monarch in Europe would dare to exercise." He also criticized the grid plan and the flattening of hills as ill-advised.
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neighborhood into lots and marketed them to well-heeled New
Yorkers. He donated a large block of land to the Episcopal diocese for construction of a seminary, giving them an apple orchard consisting of 66 tracts. Construction began in 1827 for the
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in the deeds of sale created a planned neighborhood, specifying what could be built on the land as well as architectural details of the buildings. Stables, manufacturing and commercial uses were forbidden in the development.
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candidate). His polemic, titled in full "Observations upon Certain Passages in Mr. Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, which Appear to Have a Tendency to Subvert Religion, and Establish a False Philosophy," depicted Jefferson's
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and Joris Woolsey, one of the earlier settlers of Manhattan. Moore's parents inherited the Chelsea estate, and deeded it to him in 1813. He earned great wealth by subdividing and developing it in the 19th century.
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Benjamin Moore is listed as having two slaves in his household, who according to manumission records were subsequently freed in 1811 and 1813 and did not have the same names as the inherited slaves. In the
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Moore was appointed to the Columbia College board of trustees in 1813 and served until 1857. He was clerk of the board from 1815 to 1850. From 1840 to 1850, Moore also served as a board member of the
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Anonymous or pseudonymous publication of poetry was customary at the time, but as the poem's popularity grew so did curiosity about its author. In response to a query in 1829,
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editor Orville Holley wrote that "We have been given to understand that the author ... belongs by birth and residence to the city of New York, and that he is a gentleman of
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on December 23, 1823. It had been given to the paper's editor by Sarah Sackett of Troy, who probably got it from Harriet Butler of Troy, a family friend of the Moores.
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repeated in many other works. It is incorrect. Manumission records show that Benjamin and Charity Moore freed one of the four, Charles Smith, in 1803. In the
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on December 23. The original publisher hinted at Moore's authorship in 1829. Moore was first credited as author by Charles Fenno Hoffman, ed.,
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in Manhattan started a service on the Sunday before Christmas that included a reading of the poem followed by a procession to Moore's tomb at
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in London that served war veterans. Moore's parents inherited the estate in 1802, and several years later they deeded it to him.
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Catalogue of the officers and graduates of Columbia college (originally King's college) in the city of New York, 1754-1888
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Catalogue of the officers and graduates of Columbia college (originally King's college) in the city of New York, 1754-1888
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and external evidence to argue that Moore could not have been the author. Foster believes that Major
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Mary Clarke Moore (1819–1893), who married John Doughty Ogden, her older sister's widower, in 1848.
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merit as a scholar and a writer than many of more noisy pretensions." (Italics his.)
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The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday
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neighborhood, most of which was originally part of Moore's country estate
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Maria Theresa ("Terry") Barrington Moore (1826–1900), who did not marry.
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1528:. Printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott company. p.
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The Poet of Christmas Eve: A Life of Clement Clarke Moore, 1779–1863,
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Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and some of his descendants
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Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island and some of his Descendants
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Lowe, James. "A Christmas to Remember: A Visit from St. Nicholas".
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on the Sunday before Christmas. This continues until this day.
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Urban Legends – Clement Clarke Moore: The Reluctant Mythmaker
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Moore, James W. Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island. 1903
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Catharine Van Cortlandt Moore (1825–1890), who did not marry.
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Based likely on this donation, and on the publication of his
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One of Moore's earliest known works was an anonymous pro-
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1698:"Clement Clarke Moore Park Highlights : NYC Parks"
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Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City
1302:. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 24, 2017
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528:. The contemporary Manhattan neighborhood is known as
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1451:"A Gift for America's Christmas Poet: Rehabilitation"
1637:"Clement Clarke Moore | American scholar and author"
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1281:Nickell, Joe. "The Case of the Christmas Poem."
1041:. New York: Printed for the college. p. 23.
1024:. New York: Printed for the college. p. 14.
809:"Benjamin Moore | Columbia University Libraries"
784:"Benjamin Moore | Columbia University Libraries"
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1938:Biography of Moore at University of Toronto's
1622:Diary, Vol 1: Young Man in New York, 1835-1849
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953:Nevius, Michelle & Nevius, James (2009),
615:Emily Moore (1822–1828), who also died young.
612:Clement Moore (1821–1889), who did not marry.
298:in 1809, Moore was appointed as professor of
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1893:Kaller, Seth T. "The Moore Things Change…,"
1068:"Clement Clarke Moore and Santa in the City"
894:, 24 December 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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1968:Works by or about Clement Clarke Moore
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1137:The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d edition
1134:Crump, William D (September 4, 2013).
1094:Norsworthy, Scott (December 9, 2018).
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1814:(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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444:In 2016, the matter was discussed by
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1066:Chapin, Emily (November 29, 2016).
2239:Burials at Trinity Church Cemetery
2209:American people of English descent
2179:Columbia College (New York) alumni
1500:. Private Circulation. p. 431
1413:"Moore's Estate: Subdivision Plan"
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319:New York Institution for the Blind
188:New York Institution for the Blind
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1934:Bibliography by Nancy H. Marshall
1872:(New York: George Dearborn, 1837)
1619:Strong, George Templeton (1952).
1568:"Some Happenings in Good Society"
1051:Burrows & Wallace, pp. 462–63
989:The Encyclopedia of New York City
681:in Chelsea, is named after Moore.
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2091:Twas the Night Before Christmas
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2234:People from Chelsea, Manhattan
1864:"The Night Before Christmas",
1811:New International Encyclopedia
1576:. January 21, 1900. p. 17
1395:Moore, Clement Clarke (1818).
1342:Jackson, MacDonald P. (2016).
1198:, Representative Poetry Online
1123:. January 20, 1829. p. 3.
1073:Museum of the City of New York
941:New International Encyclopedia
569:Sir Edward Buller, 1st Baronet
275:organize a new parish church,
265:Notes on the State of Virginia
117: 1813; died
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1977:Works by Clement Clarke Moore
1959:Works by Clement Clarke Moore
1785:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
285:Episcopal Diocese of New York
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2189:New York (state) Federalists
2164:18th-century American people
1940:Representative Poetry Online
1777:Nissenbaum, Stephen (1997).
1035:Columbia University (1888).
1018:Columbia University (1888).
981:Regier, Hilda. "Chelsea" in
526:St. Peter's Episcopal Church
507:General Theological Seminary
450:Royal Society of New Zealand
289:General Theological Seminary
176:General Theological Seminary
2214:Poets from New York (state)
2169:19th-century American poets
1983:(public domain audiobooks)
1918:A Visit from Saint Nicholas
1870:The New-York Book of Poetry
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603:, and great grandfather of
494:Commissioner's Plan of 1811
387:The New-York Book of Poetry
180:Protestant Episcopal Church
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2174:American biblical scholars
2110:The Night Before Christmas
2061:The Night Before Christmas
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1931:The Night Before Christmas
1911:The Night Before Christmas
1684:"Church Services Tomorrow"
1255:The Night Before Christmas
1194:December 15, 2005, at the
903:Dickinson W. Adams (ed.),
886:"Jefferson's Lump of Coal"
664:Church of the Intercession
465:Townhouses in Manhattan's
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296:Hebrew and English Lexicon
247:1804 presidential election
104:Catharine Elizabeth Taylor
2037:A Visit from St. Nicholas
1890:(New York: Vintage, 1996)
1842:A Visit from St. Nicholas
1289:, Winter 2003, 55;1:5–15.
1161:Siefker, Phyllis (1997).
657:Clement Clarke Moore Park
359:A Visit from St. Nicholas
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1849:Stedman, Edmund Clarence
1755:. New York: Henry Holt.
1550:Moore, James W. (1903).
1417:thegreatestgrid.mcny.org
1368:Janvier, Thomas Allibone
911:(New York, 1804), p. 29.
842:"A Woman Ready to Fight"
630:Sharon Springs, New York
184:New York Society Library
2069:The Spirit of Christmas
1952:April 12, 2014, at the
1769:James W. Moore (1903),
1645:Encyclopedia Britannica
1482:. Colburn. p. 241.
668:Trinity Church Cemetery
643:Trinity Church Cemetery
639:Trinity Church, Newport
634:George Templeton Strong
561:Stephanus Van Cortlandt
2184:American Episcopalians
732:blogs.cul.columbia.edu
703:Santa Claus's reindeer
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520:streets and Ninth and
487:Royal Hospital Chelsea
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397:Authorship controversy
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277:St. Luke in the Fields
271:In 1820, Moore helped
169:Santa Claus's reindeer
1886:Nissenbaum, Stephen.
1853:An American Anthology
1436:Samuel W. Patterson,
1378:Harper & Brothers
994:Yale University Press
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479:French and Indian War
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430:Pen, Ink and Evidence
411:Henry Livingston, Jr.
383:Charles Fenno Hoffman
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259:Democratic-Republican
219:French and Indian War
80:Newport, Rhode Island
2133:Henry Livingston Jr.
2032:Clement Clarke Moore
1992:Clement Clarke Moore
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1672:. December 25, 1930.
1476:Burke, John (1838).
1331:. December 23, 2015.
1272:January 2000. 26–29.
1270:Autograph Collector.
813:library.columbia.edu
788:library.columbia.edu
605:Barrington Moore Jr.
601:Barrington Moore Sr.
597:Clement Clarke Moore
446:MacDonald P. Jackson
253:and racial views of
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136:Charity Clarke Moore
58:Province of New York
25:Clement Clarke Moore
2128:Christmas Mountains
2102:Musical adaptations
2045:Film and television
1909:"The Authorship of
1702:www.nycgovparks.org
1457:. December 22, 2021
1259:. Seth Kaller, Inc.
1253:"The Authorship of
984:Jackson, Kenneth T.
584:U.S. Representative
565:Van Cortlandt Manor
424:James Lowe and Dr.
92:Columbia University
1670:The New York Times
1600:. 1902. p. 25
1573:The New York Times
1325:"Donner or Dunder"
891:The New York Times
847:2008-10-11 at the
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418:Stephen Nissenbaum
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