Lucretia maria davidson biography of albert

American poet (1808–1825)

Lucretia Maria Davidson (September 27, 1808 – August 27, 1825) was an American poet of the early 19th century.

Biography

She was born in Plattsburgh, New York, on September 27, 1808. Her father, Oliver Davidson, was a physician, and her mother, Margaret Miller, was an author. She was sent at the age of four to Plattsburgh Academy, where she learned to read, and wrote Roman letters in the sand. Soon afterward her mother observed that her writing paper was disappearing strangely, and finally discovered a pile of little blank books, containing artfully sketched pictures, with descriptions in poetry, all printed in Roman letters, turned and twisted in a curious fashion. The child was so mortified at the discovery of what she ha DAVIDSON, Lucretia Maria -.