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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. Paynes work has been called prejudiced for its attempt to show the "Hebrew" origins of Cherokee religion. Although this idea has been refuted, the papers themselves still are useful to researchers as a rich source of information (Irwin 1992).

In 1842 John Payne was appointed by President .

John Howard Payne was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1970.


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  • "From a Foreign Grave: John Howard Payne's Body Brought Home", ''New York Times'', March 23, 1883

  • "Payne's Last Resting Place", ''New York Times'', June 10, 1883

  • Irwin, L, "Cherokee Healing: Myth, Dreams, and Medicine." American Indian Quarterly. Vol. 16, 2, 1992, p. 237



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