Samuel Adams Drake manuscript
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The manuscript consists of a handwritten transcription of a chapter from Drake's book, Our Colonial Homes, entitled "Home Sweet Home." The topic of the manuscript is the history of the childhood home of actor, writer, and playwright John Howard Payne (1791-1852), located in East Hampton, Long Island.
Biographical note
Samuel Adams Drake (1833-1905) was a prolific writer and author of books and articles, primarily dealing with the topics of New England and early American history, American folklore, and the American revolution.
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This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
The manuscript consists of a handwritten transcription of a chapter, pages 176-183, from Samuel Adams Drake's book, Our Colonial Homes, entitled "Home Sweet Home." The topic of the manuscript is the history of the childhood home of actor, writer, and playwright John Howard Payne (1791-1852) in East Hampton, Long Island, where Payne's grandfather owned an old colonial house. Payne is most noted for his Civil War song "Home! Sweet Home!," the title of Drake's chapter.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
This item is in the public domain.
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Preferred Citation
Samuel Adams Drake manuscript, 1894, 1973.081, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Goodspeed's Book Shop, June 18, 1927.
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This finding aid was revised by Dee Bowers in 2025. Portions of the revised description were written by Cecilia Wright as part of a project to assess and improve access to archival collections in CBH's holdings that relate to Long Island, made possible thanks to the generosity of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
