Eskridge, Thomas P
lawyer, jurist. He was appointed United States judge for the territory of Arkansas, serving in that capacity as late as 1831. ESLING, MRS. CATHERINE HAR- BESON, author, was born April 12, 1812, in Philadelphia, Pa. She was a poet of Philadelphia who published The Broken Bracelet and Other Poems in 1850.
ESLING, CHARLES HENRY AUGUS- TINE, lawyer, diplomat, author, poet, was born Jan. 21, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pa.
For twenty years he practiced law in his native city; and has been honored on two occasions with diplomatic commissions abroad. He is the author of Life of Saint Germaine Cousin, The Shepherdess of Pibrae.