WILLIAM HENRY CUYLER HOSMER was born at Avon, in the valley of the
Genesee, New York, May 25, 1814, and died there May 23, 1877. He was
graduated from the University of Vermont, and was for many years a
well-known lawyer and writer on the subjects of North American
Indians, and their lore. He contributed a number of articles to
magazines, and also published several volumes of poetry. His poetical
works were published in two volumes in 1854, when the author was a
clerk in the Custom House of the port of New York.
THE FALL OF TECUMSEH. A Drama. Avon, 1830. 12mo.
This play, written when the author was but sixteen years of age,
was his first literary work.