Charles H. Sweetser was an American

United States

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 author, journalist and editor. He was born in Athol, Massachusetts

Athol, Massachusetts

Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,584 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Pequoiag, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was incorporated in 1762, the name was changed to Athol...

 in Worcester County

Worcester County, Massachusetts

-Demographics:In 1990 Worcester County had a population of 709,705.As of the census of 2000, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 496 people per square mile . There were 298,159 housing units at an average density...

 and graduated from Amherst College

Amherst College

Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...

 in 1862. The poet Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life...

 was one of his cousins and his daughter, Kate Dickinson Sweetser

Kate Dickinson Sweetser

Kate Dickinson Sweetser was an American author known in her time for writing juvenile fiction and compilations. She was born in New York City to Charles H. and Mary N. Sweetser. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, was one of the founders of Amherst College in Massachusetts; she was also the...

, was also an author. He founded the New York publications The Round Table (one of the earliest literary weeklies in American printing) and the New York Evening Mail

New York Evening Mail

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. He died in Palatka, Florida

Palatka, Florida

Palatka is a city in Putnam County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,033 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,796. It is the county seat of Putnam County and includes East Palatka. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka...

(then known as Pilatka) at the age of thirty.

List of works

• (1869) Book of the Summer Resorts
• Book of Summer Resorts Explaining where to Find Them, how to Find Them and Their Special Advantages with Details of Time Tables and Prices