Call Number:

MC.975.07.022

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.04 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

"The Poetical Effusions of John Clement" (HC.MC.975.07.022), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1854-1889 (inclusive)

Creator:

Clement, John

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

This volume of John Clement's original poetry, written from 1854 to 1889, covers a variety of topics, including family (specifically his mother, sister, wife, and son), nature and the seasons, and the Civil War.

John (Judge) Clement (1816-1894) was born on November 8, 1816, in Haddonfield, New Jersey. He married Mary Rice Heed in 1833, at the age of 17. The couple had one child who survived to adulthood, Sally T. Black (b. 1866). Clement died August 16, 1894, in Haddonnfield, New Jersey.

This collection is comprised of the single volume of original poetry by John Clement, written from 1854 to 1889. His poetry covers a variety of topics, including family (specifically his mother, sister, wife, and son), nature and the seasons, and the Civil War.