Author: Elwes, Adelaide
Biography:
ELWES, Adelaide, formerly Brent (1786-1825: WBIS)
pseudonym "A Lady of Virginia"
The Potomac Muse, published in Virginia in 1825, was copyrighted to Alfred W. Elwes, who sent a copy to Thomas Jefferson as "a token of the great respect which the author and myself bear for one of the founders of american independence." (The title "The Potomac Nurse" in WorldCat is a typographical error.) Authorship is variously attributed to him, his wife Adelaide, and Judith Wormeley, none of whom is known to have published any other poetical works. Apart from this book, there is little or no reliable information about any of them. (Knight; "To Thomas Jefferson from Alfred W. Elwes, 22 April 1825," Founders Online, National Archives 12 Nov. 2018) HJ
Other Names:
- Mrs. Alfred Elwes
- Mrs. Alfred W. Elwes
Books written (1):
Richmond [VA]: printed by T. W. White, 1825