August Mencken and Brother; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Receipts (Acknowledgments);
Document showing the receipt of $400 for one sorrel horse, harness and wagon purchased by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's father, August Mencken, signed by Herman Ellis and dated September 26, 1892. It is thought this may be the receipt for the pony...
Buddenbohn, C. L. (Charles L.), 1851-1909; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Receipts (Acknowledgments);
Document signed by C. L. (Charles L.) Buddenbohn, M.D., and dated October 2nd, 1880 in receipt of $10.00 paid by Mr. A. (August) Mencken for the delivery (birth, confinement) of H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken. In his autobiography Happy Days,...
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Receipts (Acknowledgments);
Document showing the receipt of $1.50 in dues paid by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's father, Aug[ust] Mencken, to Boumi Temple, a Baltimore center for the fraternal A.A.O.N.M.S. (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) for North...
Knapp, Frederick, 1821-1893; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth; Private schools--Maryland; Receipts (Acknowledgments);
Document signed by F. Knapp and dated October 27, 1886 in receipt of $4.00 paid by Mr. (August) Mencken for his son Harry's, i.e., H. L. (Henry Louis), Mencken's, first term tuition at F. Knapp's Institute, where H. L. received his early education....
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...
Fire resistant materials; Fireproofing; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904;
Magazine 88 pages long that contains an editorial and four articles about the Baltimore fire of February 7and 8, 1904. This March 1904 issue focuses on the aftermath of the fire, what lessons were learned, and how the fireproofing technology of the...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Sweet Maggie Gordon" from an 1880 song composed by Ned Straight (credited only as the arranger here) and published by Mrs. Pauline Lieder. This broadside tells the story of a young man who wonders why his...
Broadsides; Family; Irish Americans; Kerrigan, J. F.; McCarthy, Dan; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Give an Honest Irish Lad a Chance" from a song written by Dan McCarthy with music by J. F. Kerrigan. This broadside tells in story how difficult it was for many Irish immigrants arriving in New York in...
Bereavement; Broadsides; Children and death; Skelly, J. P. (Joseph P.), 1853-1895;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Why Did They Dig Ma's Grave So Deep" from the 1880 song written by J. P. Skelly, one of the most prolific songwriters of the 19th century. This broadside tells the story of Nellie, a young girl left alone...
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...
Baltimore (Md.); Bills of sale; Slaveholders; Slavery;
Document, bill of sale for slave woman named Philis. A typical bill of sale, the above document is a preprinted form with the essential information written in by hand. For the amount of $300, Philis is sold to David L. Maulsby by Eliza Ann Bennett....
Letter from Eleanor O'Meara to Mr. [Frederic C.] Lee of the Ice Club of Baltimore, Inc., concerning travel plans to an ice carnival sponsored by the club. In her letter Miss O'Meara acknowledges receipt of a $200.00 check from Mr. Lee to cover...
World War, 1939-1945; Military Order of the Purple Heart. Dept. of Maryland.; Veterans;
Printed pamphlet of the official proceedings of the first annual convention of the Maryland chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, held in Hagerstown, MD on Dec. 13, 1942.
(Editor's note: The Military Order of the Purple Heart...
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply; Award presentations; Seafood industry--Maryland.; Tilghman Packing Company (Tilghman, Md.)
Program for the presentation of the War Food Administration Achievement "A" Award to the workers of the Tilghman Packing Company in Tilghman, Maryland on August 12, 1944. The program includes the text of letters exchanged between the War Food...
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 letter dated October 12, 1864 and written from New York City, Nathaniel Parker Willis, editor of the family magazine entitled Home Journal, tells Maria Clemm about his plan to help her raise funds for a gravestone or memorial for Edgar...
Poe, David, 1742-1816; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, George; Slave bills of sale;
Handwritten copy of a bill of sale for Negro slave Jack sold by David Poe, Edgar Allan Poe's grandfather, to George Poe on March 30, 1802 and recorded April 12, 1802 by William Gibson, clerk of the Baltimore County Court. (Editor's note: This...
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...
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...
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...
