Solomon Spalding
Solomon Spalding ( February 20 , 1761 – October 20 , 1816 ) was the author of two related texts: an unfinished manuscript entitled "Manuscript Story – Conneaut Creek" , and an unpublished historical romance about the lost civilization of the mound builders of North America called "Manuscript Found" . 
<triplet> Solomon Spalding <subj> February 20, 1761 <obj> date of birth <subj> October 20, 1816 <obj> date of death