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John Howard Payne was romantically infatuated with Mary Shelley , the author of Frankenstein . She, however, had no interest in him, other than a literary one. After spending nearly twenty years in Europe , Payne returned to the United States, where he developed a strong interest in the Cherokee Indians. Shortly after 1832, Payne went to live with the famous Cherokee Chief John Ross . Payne collected the myths and traditions of the Cherokees and reported his findings in magazine articles. In 1842 John Payne was appointed by President Tyler to be the American consul at Tunis in Africa . Payne died in Tunis in 1852. He is buried in . |
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