1791–1852

Introduction

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Born: June 9, 1791, New York Ci­ty.

Died: Ap­ril 10, 1852, Tu­nis, Tu­ni­sia.

Buried: St. George’s Pro­test­ant Ce­me­te­ry, Tu­nis, Tu­ni­sia.

Payne was Am­eri­can con­sul in Tu­nis, 1842–45, and 1851 un­til his death.

Music

  1. Home, Sweet Home, from his op­era Cla­ri, first per­formed at Co­vent Gar­den, Lon­don, May 8, 1823

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