Elise Justine Bayard Explained
Elise Justine Bayard Cutting (August 16, 1823[1] – 1853[2]) was an American poet from New York.[3]
Early life
Elise Justine Bayard was born in Fishkill, New York, Bayard was the daughter of Robert Bayard (1797–1878) and Elizabeth McEvers,[4] [5] both members of old New York families.[6] Her father, along with her uncle, Robert Fulton, were partners in the ferry from Brooklyn to New York. Another uncle was Stephen Van Rensselaer IV, the last patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck. Her paternal grandfather, William Bayard Jr. (1761–1826), was a prominent New York City banker who was a close friend to Alexander Hamilton, who died at Bayard's home after his famous duel with Aaron Burr.[7]
Career
Bayard Cutting penned what scholars have called "unremarkable" verse about common subjects. She published frequently in The Knickerbocker and the Literary World and was identified as a promising young author in a column written by Sarah Josepha Hale.[8] It is difficult to definitively assign many poems to her as they were often unsigned or only initialed with her maiden initials, E.J.B., or her married ones, E.B.C..[9] [10]
An example of her sonnet is:[11]
Sprung from the arid rock devoid of soil,
In vig'rous life I saw one blade of wheat,
Bearing its precious grain, full-lobed and sweet,
Remote from eye of him whose lusty toil
In other harvest recompense hath found;
And it seemed good to me that labour should
Beyond its aim or asking thus abound,
While reaping to itself its purchased food:
So, too, from him, who the prolific thought
Sows in the cultured field of intellect,
A wandering breath its course may intersect,
And bear an embryo with rich promise fraught
Within some barren soul to germinate,
And fill with fruitful life what else were desolate.[11]
Personal life
On February 13, 1849, she married Fulton Cutting (1816–1875), the son of William Cutting (1773–1820) and Gertrude Livingston (1778–1864).[12] Her husband, Fulton, a lawyer and vestryman at Trinity Church,[13] [14] [15] was the younger brother of Francis Brockholst Cutting (1804–1870), a U.S. Representative from New York, the nephew of Henry Walter Livingston (1768–1810), and the grandson of Walter Livingston (1740–1797), and their sons were:[16]
She died in New York.[20] [21] Elise's papers are in the library of the New York Historical Society.[22]
Notes and References
- Book: William Smith Pelletreau. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York. 18 February 2013. 1907. Lewis Publishing Company. 111.
- Web site: George Augustus Baker (1821–1880) Elise Justine Bayard. collections.mcny.org. Museum of the City of New York. 30 April 2017.
- Web site: Elise Justine Bayard - Poetry & Biography of the Famous poet - All Poetry. allpoetry.com. 30 April 2017.
- Book: Columbia University Quarterly. 18 February 2013. 1912. Columbia University Press. 286–.
- Book: Bulloch. Joseph Gaston Baillie. A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bayard, Houstoun of Georgia: And the Descent of the Bolton Family from Assheton, Byron and Hulton of Hulton Park, by Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch .... 1919. James H. Dony, printer. Washington, D.C.. 9 November 2016. en.
- Book: Griswold. Rufus Wilmot. The Female Poets of America. 1853. H.C. Baird. 357. Elise Justine Bayard.. 30 April 2017. en.
- Book: Pelletreau. William Smith. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York. 1907. Lewis Publishing Company. New York. Justine Bayard Joseph Blackwell.. 9 November 2016. en.
- Book: The Literary World. 1849. Osgood & Company. 30 April 2017. en.
- Encyclopedia: Elise Justine Bayard. American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present . Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. . Zilboorg, Caroline. . Mainiero, Lina . 1979 . 1 . New York . 125–6.
- Book: Cushing. William. Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises. 1885. T. Y. Crowell & Company. 347. Elise Justine Bayard.. 30 April 2017. en.
- Web site: 19th Century Women's Poetry Elise Justine Bayard (1815?-1850?). www.lehigh.edu. Lehigh University. 30 April 2017.
- News: Fulton Cutting's Estate. 30 April 2017. The New York Times. 6 March 1880.
- News: Decisions – Supreme Court Chambers June 9 – By Justice Ingraham – Motions Granted. 30 April 2017. The New York Times. 10 June 1865.
- News: Oyer and Terminer – A Grand Jury Impanneled Thirty Murder and Homicide Cases – Important Charge of the Judge – General Sessions – United States District Court Sept. 29. – Before Judge Betts – Fraud on the Revenue – Singular Suit for a Lost Draft – Rights of Married Women Separate Estates – The Stadt Theatre Case – Decisions. 30 April 2017. The New York Times. 2 October 1860.
- News: Easter Elections – Trinity Church. 30 April 2017. The New York Times. 11 April 1860.
- Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1916. James T. White & Co.. 30 April 2017. en.
- News: W.B. Cutting Dies on Train . . 2 Mar 1912 . February 18, 2013 . 1.
- News: Fulton Cutting, N. Y. Real Estate Head Dies at 82. 30 April 2017. Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1934.
- Book: Dunn. Elwood D.. Beyan. Amos J.. Burrowes. Carl Patrick. Historical Dictionary of Liberia. December 20, 2000. Scarecrow Press. 9781461659310. 30 April 2017. en.
- Book: Day's Collacon: an Encyclopaedia of Prose Quotations: Consisting of Beautiful Thoughts, Choice Extracts and Sayings, of the Most Eminent Writers of All Nations, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time, Together with a Comprehensive Biographical Index of Authors, and an Alphabetical List of Subjects Quoted. 1884. International Printing and Publishing Office. 30 April 2017. en.
- Book: Allibone. S. Austin. A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors. 1874. J. B. Lippincott & Co.. Philadelphia, PA. 30 April 2017. en.
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