The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06

was written bv Mr.. Kew.
Ee,. d;ed .,ddorI,. IN p,I,;,,,ora in
r,n~,r,. r., ,nd ~ n,,,aJ II C.reen.
mount ernrtcry brt his remains were
removed IN Mr. Oliver Cemetery near
Frederick where tbe,. now repose Bv
his side i the qr,,. ~ his wife and NJ
the head NJ each mound is a Main sIa5
rbat which marLs The o,aye of IT.
Kew hear, the following inScrjntion.
+ RAN.Is SCOTT hEf'
porn august g Iloo'
I.non the other i inscribed.
"NiARy TAYLOR KEY
Born May 20, 1884,
Died May IS, 1850.
ON August 9th. 1903 a handsome
monument was unveiled in the Gene
tery at Frederick 10 Key, memory. and
As a tribute to one who had long been
neglected by both hi, State and national
Government.
Ills 4 singular fact that little has
been written or published concerning
the life and character of this eminent
American. There is not to be found
any extended work designed to com.
memorate his fame. and it is only in re-
sponse 10 the SUGGESTIONS of the most
ordinary sense of appreciation that our
government should erect in Washington
A monument sufficiently imposing to GER
ufv a nation esteem Of the man and of
the sublime production he gave as an
endles, inheritance to the American
people in the song of the Star-spangled
Banner.
rt,r.rrv ,,,verox TIN c.npcrro,,~
HOME OF THE AUTHOR.
CROSSING tbe hr;doe from WASHINGTON
into CeorSe,own o@e seems - STEM ~, ont
~ The ,,resa,t h,rl. ;n+o no Ito ~ NJ
cone d5ys and traditions If tbe mast are
rer,IIed ~ aarb stor ~ ,ra sIan.l,. yard
onr way down The d,iet streets promi.
nent amono tbe landmarks NJ historic IN
terest is the Rev mansion ON Rr;doe
street tbe home Of Francis ccott Esv
when he wrote the The Star-SnangIed
Banner He was then volunteer in
the rght artillery commanded Inv lIa;o.
Peters which was composed Of the citi.
zens If tbe district who had uniformed
themselves and offered their services 70
the Government when tbe British threat
ened WASHINGTON AItbouah the enemy
was hourly e1nectod IN Ceoroetown
Mrs Kew continued n occn9v tbe
house stoutlv REFUSING 70 leave home
while her husband was CONSTANTLY ev-
nosed to dancer
nm aa,l,,.., .-...,
NJ 'N'u, ,'['' '.',l''1 MI or ne
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In lettel about a year ago IN the
NMP' MISS KeDecca Lloyd ohppen, OF
ihitaaeiPhia' corrected some OF the
hlStotlCal errors IN relauoh 70 the origin
ana irst Puohcatoh OF the song She
says;
~ am the great niece OF FRANCIS
scott hey and a granddaughter OF Judge
Nicholson and nave IN my possession
me original ma huscrlpt OF 'lhe star
9PahSIed tanner written by FranclS
oco't Ney ana gwen Dy himself to Judge
Joseph Hopper Nicholson, who set 1t 10
music ana had II Puo~ed immediately
alter reading 1t. l nave also IN my pos
session one OF those hrst printed copies,
with the tune written above 1t. The
original was not written IN pencil, but in
INK and was written out as 1t now
STANDS on the BACK OF an old letter at
the hotel Qrom notes and some lines
from memory composed on the vesseD
the hisht ne reached Baltimore he
next morning ne took It to Judge Mich
o.sg''' ""o' ''''tl9e'I So'''c'i''''s ol Poe'
time .Ar,rreo, n HaaTo, ma he
late Mr., Fli1aberb Kew Howard =
daugb,er Of Francj, scott Kew toId me
was a yer, common one At that day
and within an hour after # was sent to =,
,,r;r,ar Who l,.a5 Now 80 l,,J-a I,.L " L
Son house + WAS All ' over TOWN.
See the letter If chief Tnst;ce Rogor p a.
,rare, printed in .Ee,'s ! pno,,., - ~
intr,dnction m 'tbcn, Tbese f,c+s u';il
shortly ,nre,r IN r,l,l;-,t;or .Th,t !,
was frs, .rrg AN ,Le s,aro l,,. ' son,a
actor have M doubt !. trTe hnt !, woe
made q sona Inv mdre Nicholson and
, NJ KEYS AVN Statement !. Owe, hy
Chief ln.tire Tarey yLo b;%solf wa,
! bro,ber.in-Iaw If Mr. ra,. ha,;na
married his Sister h,Ige XicboIso99
married Rebcrc, rIoyd and NJ Ca,
married lary loyd d,ngbtars of Col
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