Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 531
ancis Scott Key, and the friend whoserelease he had sought was Dr. Beanes, a physicianof Marlborough. On the second day of Septem-ber, Key had written this letter to his mother: This interesting note is still in existence. Dr.Beanes had been allowed to go with Key onboard the Mindcn, and he and Mr.… … FORT MC HENRY AS IT IS TO-DAY. was this anxiety that caused Key to spend asleepless night, and when daylight revealed theflag of the free still waving in the breeze, hedrew forth an old letter from his pocket andwrote: O say, can you sec by the dawns early light What so proudly we hailed at the…
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