Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Antietam National Cemetery; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works;
Following the bloody Civil War Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, Sharpsburg became a huge hospital and burial place. Over 4,000 were killed during the battle and in the following days more of the wounded died. On William Roulette's farm...
Postcards—Maryland--Williamsport; Potomac River; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.); Williamsport (Md.)--History--Pictorial works;
A view of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the Doubleday's Hill (named for the monument to General Doubleday) in Williamsport. The Potomac is the 21st biggest river in the United States. It flows mostly through Maryland and...
Postcards--Maryland--Dan's Rock; Dan's Rock (Md.)--Pictorial works; Allegheny Mountains--Pictorial works
Dan's Rock, or Dan's Mountain, is the highest mountain in Allegany County near Frostburg. It is 2835 feet (864 meters) high. According to a legend it was named after Daniel Cresap, son of a pioneer and early Maryland settler Thomas Cresap. One day,...
Carroll County (Md.); Legal documents; Slaves; Slaveholders;
Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland," that lists the slaves owned by Nathan Gorsuch. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender, physical...
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects;
World War, 1939-1945--War Work--Maryland;
Printed copy of address titled "Maryland's Contribution to the War Effort." The address was given by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord at the Maryland Historical Society on January 11, 1943. In the address, Reckord describes the state's wartime...
Cruisers (Warships)--Germany; Journalists--United States; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Pictorial works;
Photograph taken January 1, 1915 of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken on board the interned German raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich. Standing next to Mencken is German Captain Mundt. Before World War I, this ship had been a German passenger liner, but in...
Marriage records--Maryland; Maryland--Genealogy; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Registers of births, etc.--Maryland;
Document showing the marriage certificate of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's parents, August Mencken and Anna Margareta Abhau, dated November 11, 1879. This four-page document includes a page to record their own births and the births of their...
In this letter dated January 12, 1836 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe requests money from George Poe, Jr. for his aunt, Mrs. William (Maria) Clemm, and her daughter, Virginia. In this solicitation, Edgar Allan Poe reveals his...
In this letter dated November 1, 1849 and written from Lowell, Massachusetts, Maria Clemm asks Neilson Poe to send Edgar Allan Poe's trunk by express mail to her at the Charles B. Richmond house in Lowell, where she is presently staying. She sends...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Land titles; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884; Travel;
In this letter dated February 19, 1861 and written from Alexandria, Virginia, Maria Clemm again raises the issue with Neilson Poe of the sale of the land warrant inherited from her late husband. She is anxious to sell it and, having found someone...
Business card in the handwriting of John Allan, Poe's foster father, in 1816. This card may be an actual business card used by Allan, who at the time was a partner in the firm of Ellis and Allan, tobacco merchants in Richmond, Virginia, or it may...
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Portrait drawing; Walker, Ferdinand Graham, 1859-1927;
Print of drawing of Edgar Allan Poe done in 1932 by an unknown artist from a portrait of Poe painted by F. G. (Ferdinand Graham) Walker (1859-1927). When Walker painted Poe is not known. Above Poe's head are the likenesses of a bird, possibly a...
Original manuscript of the poem entitled "A Valentine" written by Edgar Allan Poe for Mrs. Frances Sargent Osgood on February 13, 1846. (Editor's note: Beginning in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe conducted a literary courtship with Frances Sargent Osgood...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond (Va.); Travel;
In this incomplete letter believed to be the original of a copy dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond (Va.); Travel;
In this letter dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for returning to Philadelphia. He is upbeat about work,...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Debt; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884; Travel; United States. History. War of 1812;
In this letter dated April 5, 1860 and written from Alexandria, Virginia, Maria Clemm thanks Neilson Poe for his help in selling the land warrant she inherited from her late husband, payment for his service in the War of 1812. She also tells...
Borrowing and lending; Dow, Jesse E. (Jesse Erskine), 1809-1850; Health; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866;
In this letter dated March 16, 1843 and written from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Edgar Allan Poe informs his friends Jesse E. Dow and Frederick W. Thomas that he has arrived in Philadelphia safely and thanks them for all they have done for him. In...
In his letter dated November 29, 1835 and written from Augusta, Georgia, William Poe, Jr., a cousin, relates some interesting facts about the Georgian branch of the Poe family to Maria Clemm. The letter is testament to the piety of this branch of...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Railroads; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company;
Pen and ink drawing by Aaron Sopher of workers loading and unloading items from railroad cars. One car has "B&O" written on the back. The artist's initials are written in the bottom right corner. (Editor's note: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad...
