Crosby, Platt H.

Platt Hiram Crosby was born in New York in 1792 or 1793. He attended Litchfield Law School in 1813, and practiced law in New York City for a few years. He moved to South America, and continued to practice law while living in Peru. He researched and wrote histories of South America, particularly related to Peru, the Incas, and Chile. He was married to Eliza Thorne Crosby. He is reported to have died in 1864.

From the guide to the Platt Hiram Crosby Papers, 1821-1869, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)