Wm. A. Pond & Co. deposited Stephen C. Foster’s “My Angel Boy” for copyright on January 31, 1865, a little more than one year after the composer’s death. The cover on the first edition indicates the song was “composed by the late Stephen C. Foster in 1858.” The lyrics were written by John Brougham, although early editions of the sheet music give his name as “H. Brougham.”