The New International Encyclopædia/Allen, Elizabeth Akers

ALLEN, Elizabeth Akers (1832 — ). An American author, born at Strong, Me. Her verses, entitled "Rock Me to Sleep, Mother," became widely known, and were frequently set to music. This poem had previously appeared in the Philadelphia Saturday Evenig Post, the manuscript having been sent to that paper by the authoress in 1860 while on a visit to Italy. Mrs. Allen began to write under the pen-name Florence Percy. She has produced several volumes of poetry and some prose.