An+Autobiographical+Essay+by+Francis+Edmonds

This autobiograpical essay by Francis W. Edmonds, is published in its entirety. The manuscript is in the possession of Mrs. Julia T. Tyng, whose husband, Francis Edmonds Tyng, was a descendant of Francis W. Edmonds. About forty years ago Mr. Tyng discovered the manuscript attached to the back of Edmonds's selfportrait illustrated on page 7. Edmonds's essay is exactly as he wrote it, and in its original form--including his irregular spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and crossed-out phrases.