Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904--Pictorial works;
Booklet on the aftermath of the great Baltimore fire of 1904 published by D. M. (Daniel McIntyre) Henderson (1851-1906) with photographs by J. E. (James Everell) Henry (1831-1912). One of the better souvenir publications about the fire, this...
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; 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 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...
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...
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,...
January, Josephine Emily Poe (January, H. C. [Harry Churchill], Mrs.); Letters; Poe, Amelia Fitzgerald; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849;
In this letter dated December 2, 1908 and written from the Shelton Hotel in New York City, Amelia Fitzgerald Poe tells her niece, Mrs. H. C. (Harry Churchill) January (Josephine Emily Poe January) about various letters and items related to Edgar...
Broadsides; Children and death; Flowers; Kennedy, Harry; Mothers;
Document containing the broadside entitled "A Flower From My Angel Mother's Grave," a song by Harry Kennedy, the ventriloquist (ca. 1854-1894) (full name believed to be William Henry Kennedy). In this broadside, the speaker cherishes the memory of...
Broadsides; Children and death; Ford's Theatre (Baltimore, Md.); Kennedy, Harry; Minstrels; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Cradle's Empty Baby's Gone," a song by Harry Kennedy, the ventriloquist (ca. 1854-1894) (full name believed to be William Henry Kennedy), as sung at Ford's Theatre (originally Ford's Grand Opera House) in...
Broadsides; Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "An Appeal to the South" and signed by "H.", "A Daughter of Dixie." Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War, this broadside calls on Southerners to take up arms and defend themselves against the tyranny...
