Anthony Bleecker
Anthony Bleecker (October 1770 – March 13, 1827) was a lawyer and author who was a friend of Washington Irving and William Cullen Bryant.
Anthony Bleecker
October 1770
March 13, 1827 (aged 56)
Literary works[edit]
His poems and other articles were appearing occasionally, scattered through various literary journals, from 1800 to 1825.[6] Some of them appeared in Samuel Kettell's collection, Specimens of American Poetry,[7] namely the poems "On Revisiting the Cottage of Rosa in Early Spring, after a Long Absence"[8] "Trenton Falls, near Utica"[9] "Jungfrau Spaiger’s Apostrophe to Her Cat."[10] The only longer work that lists him, albeit as an editor, is captain James Riley's narrative, The Narrative of the Brig Commerce. The book is an autobiographical account that starts with a brief sketch of Riley's life followed by the events after his brig Commerce was shipwrecked in 1815 off the west African coast. It describes the sufferings of the surviving officers and crew as they were enslaved by the wandering Arabs on the Sahara desert. It contains interesting descriptions of empire of Morocco, Timbuctoo on the river Niger, and Mogadore.[11]
Family[edit]
His nephew Richard Wade Bleecker (born in New York City, August 27, 1821; died there, April 21, 1875) engaged in business in New York City, and for some time was president of the North American Fire Insurance Company. He was an active patron of the arts and sciences, and the literary receptions held at his residence were attended by prominent artists and authors. He was a member of the New York Historical Society, a fellow of the National Academy of Design, a member of the American Institute, and also of other art and historical societies both at home and abroad.[4]