CHARLES JARED INGERSOLL, born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 3, 1782,
died there May 14, 1862, was a lawyer of note, elected to Congress
from Pennsylvania, 1813-15 and 1841-47. He was United States District
Attorney for Pennsylvania from 1815 to 1829. He was the author of the
celebrated _Inchiquin's Letters_ (1810) and a _Historical Sketch of
the Second War between the United States and Great Britain_.
EDWY AND ELGIVA. A Tragedy in Five Acts. Performed at the New
Theatre. Philadelphia, Ashbury Dickins. 8vo, pp. 84.
Dedicated to Mrs. Merry, who played _Elgiva_ in the original
production in 1801.