Washington Irving: Author

WASHINGTON IRVING AUTHOR BORN APR. 3, 1783 IN NEW YORK CITY-WAS EDUCATED FOR LAW AND CALLED TO THE BAR IN 1806 HE LEANED TOWARD LITERATURE IN WHICH HE HAD MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN 1802 THE LOCALE OF MOST OF HIS TALES IS LAID AMONG THE DUTCH SETTLEMENTS OF THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. HE SERVED AS MINISTER TO SPAIN 1842-46 DIED AT TARRYTOWN, NY, NOV. 28,1859 C STEPHEN ANDERSON JAN 29 9-AM 1940 N. Y. WASHINGTON IRVING WASHINGTON IRVING WASHINGTON IRVING FIRST DAY OF ISSUE D4 WASHINGTON IRVING Donald James 3595 Bainbridge Ave N.Y. Bronx CENT