Barlow, Joel
patriot, poet, was born March 25, 1755, in Reading, Conn.
As an author he belonged to the first class. of his time in America, and was one of the celebrated Hartford Wits. His Vision of Columbus, a poem in imitation of Milton, obtained great popularity, and Hasty Pudding, humorous poem dedicated to Martha Washington, was much admired. His most elaborate work, a Columbiad, an epic poem, is considered by critics to be a failure. He died Dec. 24, 1812, near Cracow, in Poland, while serving as foreign ambassador.
BARLOW, SAMUEL LATHAM MIT- CHELL, lawyer, author, was born June 5, 1826, in Granville, Mass. He was educated in New York city, where he practiced law for forty years. He gave much time to the collection of rare and curious books. His library of Americana was among the largest in the country. In connection with Henry Harrisse he edited Notes on Columbus, an invaluable work for the biography and bibliography of the discoverer of the new world. He died July 10, 1890, in Glen Cove, N. Y.