Francis P. Lee casually mentions the poem by his Hebrew prof Clement C. Moore about St. Nicholas, dressed all in fur. New Year's Eve, 1834!

On New Year's Eve 1834, young Francis Prioleau Lee (1814-1847) attended a holiday party and fund-raiser at the Court Room in Morristown, NJ. The future Episcopal minister was visiting friends while on break from classes at General Theological Seminary in NYC. Jolly old St.… pic.twitter.com/wA0HZYA7Oh

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