Journalist and author. Correspondent for the Boston Courier and to many magazine, including Vanity Fair, Knickerbocker Magazine. Wrote ‘Flowers Plucked by a Traveller on the Journey of Life'(poem), ‘The Warning of War’, and ‘Reminiscences of a Journalist.’ (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Spouse:  Charlotte E Baylies Congdon (1820 – 1859)* *Calculated relationship