...phen Emerson in the Class-Book. They are given at some length, because in no other way can the traits of his simple and manly nature so well be shown. I was born on the 17th of July, 1838, in Chester, New Hampshire . My father's name was Nathaniel French Emerson, and he was also a native of this town, as well as my grandfather, John Emerson. Up to 1858 my father owned a large farm in Chester, and I was broug...