Crossword puzzle clue "north and south novelist john"

"Ten North Frederick" novelist John

Each circled pair is an abbreviation for one; all 13 are arranged in the roughly north-to-south order in which their representatives (except for John Hancock) signed the Declaration of Independence

Tiny bit (NOTE: The hidden generals in last week's puzzle were: (North) Grant, Sher-idan, Meade, Cus-ter, Burns-ide, Sherman, and Hook-er; and (South) For-rest, Early, Pic-kett, Stu-art, Longs-treet,

Boundary between the North Temperate and North Frigid zones

What North and South Dakota do

North and South, for example