Azarias Williams
Emigrated from Sheffield, Yorkshire to New York in 1785 at the age of 20; kept a verse miscellany in the first few years in America, elaborately signing and precisely dating most of the items; married Sarah (Sally) Firman Warner in Dec. 1788 and became a prosperous merchant first in New York and then in Vermont.
| Full Name | Azarias Williams |
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| Gender | Male |
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Folger MS M.a.116
| Title | A Selection of Modern Poems |
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| Period | 1761-1790 |
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
Roles: Primary compiler, Major author