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...
Steel engraving titled Parting hawsers off Godsend Ledge by G. Ulman after a work by J. (James) Hamilton at J. M. Butler's establishment, 84 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, from a sketch by Elisha Kent Kane from the book written by him and titled...
Steel engraving titled Crossing the ice belt at Coffee Gorge by R. (Robert) Hinshlewood (sic) (correct spelling is Hinshelwood) after a work by J. (James) Hamilton at J. M. Butler's establishment, 84 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, from a sketch by...
Baltimore (Md.). Burnt District Commission; City planning; Eminent domain--Maryland; Fires--Maryland--Baltimore; Great Fire, Baltimore, Md., 1904; Statutes;
Document 45 pages long containing the first semi-annual report of the Burnt District Commission ending September 11, 1904. Created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly approved March 11, 1904, the Burnt District Commission issued its first...
Broadsides; Liberty trees; Paine, Thomas, 1735-1809; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "The Liberty Tree" from a poem written by Thomas Paine in 1775. "Liberty tree" refers to a famous elm tree that grew on Boston commons, where colonists gathered in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act, hanging...
Broadsides; Love; Songs; United States History War of 1812; War poetry, American;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Edwin and Mary." This broadside tells the story of two young lovers, Edwin and Mary, who were torn apart by war. That war was probably the War of 1812, when American merchant ships were being stopped on...
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,...