Bloodgood Haviland Cutter, an actual person, from a well-known 19th century family on Long Island.
He was a wealthy, go-getting sort of fellow, who was an obsessive rhymer, at length, into the bargain. This trait was not admired by Mr. Clemens.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
American Name of the Day
Thanks to Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain, and his Innocents Abroad, this on goes into the collection of favorite American names:
Bloodgood Haviland Cutter, an actual person, from a well-known 19th century family on Long Island.
He was a wealthy, go-getting sort of fellow, who was an obsessive rhymer, at length, into the bargain. This trait was not admired by Mr. Clemens.
Bloodgood Haviland Cutter, an actual person, from a well-known 19th century family on Long Island.
He was a wealthy, go-getting sort of fellow, who was an obsessive rhymer, at length, into the bargain. This trait was not admired by Mr. Clemens.
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