American literary scholar (1779–1863) and author of ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas,’ the 1823 poem better known by its opening line: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.’ DS, signed “Clement C. Moore,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 10.75 x 16.5, August 1845. An agreement wherein Moore agrees to sell a parcel of land in Ossing, New York, to the Hudson River Railroad Company, which plans to build a route through the property, for $600. Intersecting folds (one through his name), mild to moderate paper separation along several folds, chipping, and old tape repair along the horizontal fold, otherwise good to very good condition. Bold signature whose written words are synonymous with the Christmas season. RRAuction COA.
