Clement Clarke Moore's Night before Christmas, or The visit
of Saint Nicholas, was first printed in the Troy Sentinel Dec. 23, 1823.
Later it was used in pamphlet form as a carriers' address, and occasionally as
a broadside. The Library also has another
Night Before Christmas web exhibit, which may be of interest.
Morning Republican. Carrier's greeting, January 1, 1873.
[Scranton, Pa.: Morning Republican, 1873] A visit from Santa Claus by Clement C. Moore. Illustrated pamphlet.
Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays Christmas carol. The visit of Saint Nicholas. Written by Prof.
C.C. Moore.
Philadelphia: Issued by John M. Wolff, Stationer, [ca. 1842?] Prototype for carriers' address, reprinted later and used by
several newspapers.
Harris Broadsides Collection
Carrier's address. Christmas carol. The visit of Saint Nicholas.Written by Prof.
C.C. Moore.
Philadelphia: Issued by John M. Wolff, Stationer; [New York?, 186-?] Reprint, which could have been used as a carriers' address
for any of the newspapers named.
Harris Broadsides Collection
Carrier's address to the patrons of the Bath Daily Times, and American Sentinel.
Jan. 1, 1875.
Bath, Me.: [E. Upton & Son], 1875. Here the poem, already famous, does not need a title or the
author's name, but a few introductory lines mention the carrier and his tip.
Harris Broadsides Collection
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