Show story of the visit of st Nicholas Was written for own kin on december 23 1822 dr clem rot ent dark clark moore told his children the story of st nicholas and and read to them a poem entitled the visit or of st st nicholas which he be had written especially for the occasion dr moore was chagrined cheh the visit of st nicholas was published in the troy N Y sentinel on december 23 1823 as an anonymous contribution a doctor of divinity he considered the poem bereath beneath his diga dignity ity and many years passed before dr moore allowed it to become known that he was the author thereof beof no doubt he suspected how the visit of st nicholas had found its way to the sentinel miss harriet butler daughter of the rev david butler had been a guest in the moore home on the 0 night before christmas in 22 and had hastily dr moores moore narration in her album treasuring the poem throughout the entire year miss butler sent a copy of it to the sentinel as the christmas season of 1823 1923 approached |