WILLIAM CRAFTS, born in Charleston, S. C., January 24, 1787; died in
Lebanon Springs, N. Y., September 23, 1826. He was educated at
Harvard and was especially noted there for his proficiency in the
classic languages. He returned to Charleston, where he was admitted
to the bar, and became a leading lawyer and legislator. He was always
a ready and convincing speaker. In 1817 he delivered the Phi Beta
Kappa address at Harvard. He was a constant contributor to the
_Charleston Courier_. His works were published in Charleston in 1828.
He wrote a few volumes of poetry, viz.: _The Raciad, Sullivan's
Island_, and _A Monody on the Death of Decatur_.
THE SEA SERPENT; OR, GLOUCESTER HOAX. A Dramatic Jeu d'Esprit, in
Three Acts. Charleston: A. E. Miller, 1819. 12mo, pp. [5], 6-34.