Church Home (Baltimore, Md.); Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Neilson, 1809-1884;
In this letter dated September 14, 1863 and written from Baltimore, Maryland, Maria Clemm informs Neilson Poe she is now living in the Church Home on Broadway in Baltimore. Although her stay is being paid for by the ladies of St. Paul's Church, she...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe begs Maria Clemm to reject the offer made by Neilson Poe to have her and her daughter, Virginia, live with Neilson and his family. At the end of the letter,...
In this brief letter dated January 9, 1871 and written from Baltimore, Maryland, Maria Clemm asks Neilson Poe to send the remainder of her fortune. She also asks him to give her love to his children and to thank his wife, Josephine, for the only...
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,...
In this undated incomplete letter, Gabriel Harrison, a New York friend of Edgar Allan Poe, writes to Maria Clemm, Poe's mother-in-law, telling her how much he wants to hear from her, especially about her "Eddy", and how committed he is to clearing...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Letters; Locke, Jane E. (Jane Ermina), 1805-1859; Manuscripts; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond, Nancy Heywood, 1820-1898;
In this letter dated only Monday morning October 14 (1849) (Monday occurred on October 15 in 1849) and written from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Mrs. Nancy Heywood) Richmond welcomes Maria Clemm's acceptance of her invitation to stay with her (see...
In this letter dated October 19, 1870 and written from Baltimore, Maryland, Maria Clemm asks Neilson Poe to send her money ($10) from her "fortune." She apologizes for all the trouble she has been to him over the years and thanks him for his help....
In this letter dated December 7, 1870 and written from Baltimore, Maryland, Maria Clemm asks Neilson Poe for more money ($10) from her "fortune." She lets him know she hopes his wife Josephine and his daughters will visit her during the Christmas...
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Monuments; Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Authors, American --19th century --Correspondence;
In this letter dated October 27, 1864 and written from New York City, Nathaniel Parker Willis, author and editor of the family magazine entitled Home Journal, sends money to Maria Clemm for a gravestone for Edgar Allan Poe's grave. This...
In this incomplete letter dated only Sunday evening June 15 and written probably in 1856 from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Nancy Heywood) Richmond complains that it has been too long since she and Muddie (Maria Clemm) have sat and talked. She...
Baltimore (Md.); Bills of sale; Slavery; Slaveholders;
Document containing bills of sale for Josiah M. Cleaveland and Edgar A. Poe. Cleaveland sold a number of household goods to John F. Duryee. Edgar Allan Poe sold a slave on behalf of his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm Poe, to Henry Ridgway of Baltimore...
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 December 27, 1865 and written from Brooklyn, New York, Gabriel Harrison tries to calm Maria Clemm, Edgar Allan Poe's mother-in-law, who is distraught because she has not received a letter from Harrison recently. Addressing her...
In this undated letter believed to be written October 10, 1849 from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Nancy Heywood) Richmond pores out her grief and sympathy at the death of Edgar Allan Poe and invites Maria Clemm to come live with her for as long as...
In this undated letter believed to have been written in December 1854 from Lowell, Massachusetts, Annie (Mrs. Nancy Heywood) Richmond in a playful but sympathetic tone wishes Muddie (Maria Clemm) better health, trying to raise her spirits by...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Ridgway, Henry; Slave bills of sale;
Handwritten copy of a bill of sale for Negro slave Edwin sold by Edgar A. Poe, as agent for Maria Clemm, to Henry Ridgway December 10, 1829 and recorded December 29, 1829 by William Gibson, the clerk for Baltimore City. At the top of the document...
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...
In this letter dated March 6, 1809 and written from Stockerton, George Poe, Jr. tells William Clemm about troubles from a couple of Baltimoreans, relatives of the family. This letter includes the only known copy of a note by Edgar Allan Poe's...
Virginia Clemm's scent bottle and miniature glass. (Editor's note: Could this be a decanter and glass set used during travel to carry spirits for medicinal purposes, rather than a glass scent bottle and miniature glass?)
Hair; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Souvenirs (Keepsakes);
Lock of hair of Virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe. The lock of hair arrived in a letter to Edgar containing a Valentine poem dated February 14, 1846. For a view of the Valentine poem, see item pcpa004_003.