Health; Letters; New York (N.Y.); Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847;
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Neilson Poe dated August 8, 1845. In this letter, Edgar Allan Poe apologizes for waiting so long to write to Neilson Poe but explains that he has been unable to procure some papers that will allow him to make a reply...
Boardinghouses; Letters; New York (N.Y.); Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Travel;
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Maria Clemm dated April 7, 1844. In this letter, Poe recounts his latest journey with Virginia, including details about their arrival, search for a place to stay, and the meals they ate once they'd found lodging,...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe reassures his aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter Virginia that he is saving money and that if the two agree to come live with him in Richmond he will provide...
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...
Miscellaneous sketches by Adalbert Volck. The purpose of these sketches is unknown. The topmost sketches include a number of profiles of men's heads and are subtitled with the text "smoke pictures - purely accidental (of course)." There are two...
Engraving, English--17th century; Falconry in art--England; Horses in art--England; Hounds in art--England; Illustration of books--England--17th century; Landscapes--England--Pictorial works; Wenman, Richard Wenman, Viscount, 1572 or 1573-1640;
Colored engraving with etching titled Maning hawks (sic) by Arthur Soly after a drawing by Francis Barlow from the book titled The gentleman's recreation compiled and published by Richard Blome and printed in 1686 by Samuel Roycroft, London. With...
