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Letter (incomplete): Edgar Allan Poe to Maria Clemm, September 18, 1849
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| Identifier | pcpl010_3 |
| Title | Letter (incomplete): Edgar Allan Poe to Maria Clemm, September 18, 1849 |
| Transcript | and it will not do to hurry matters. I lectured at Norfolk on Monday & cleared enough to settle my bill here at the Madison House with $2 over. I had a highly fashionable audience, but Norfolk is a small place & there were 2 exhibitions the same night. Next Monday I lecture again here & expect to have a large audience. On Tuesday I start for Phila to attend to Mrs Loud's Poems--& possibly on Thursday I may start for N. York. If I do I will go straight over to Mrs Lewis's & send for you. It will be better for me not to go to Fordham--don't you think so? Write immediately in reply & direct to Phila. For fear I should not get the letter, sign no name & address it to E. S. T. Grey Esqre.
If possible I will get married before I start--but there is no telling. Give my dearest love to Mrs L. My poor poor Muddy I am still unable to send you even one dollar--but keep
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| Creator | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
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| Subject | Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871
Lectures and lecturing
Letters
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Richmond (Va.)
Travel
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| Description | 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 returning to Philadelphia. He is upbeat about work, finances, and his upcoming marriage. For a full copy of this letter, see items pcpl010 in this collection.
(Editor's note: It is not known where the rest of the original document is located. It is believed that Maria Clemm made this copy of the letter.) |
| Publisher (Electronic Version) | Enoch Pratt Free Library
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| Holding Institution | Enoch Pratt Free Library
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| Date Original | 1849-09-18 |
| Date Digital | 2002-01-31 |
| Type | Text
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| Format | Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 13 x 20 cm. |
| Source | Special Collections Department, Edgar Allan Poe Collection
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| Relation | Is Part Of the Edgar Allan Poe Collection
Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
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| Coverage | 1841-1850
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