Letter from Ed R. Smith to Dr. Leonidas W. Payne concerning the life of William S. Porter (O. Henry), noted author, dated c. 1910-1920.

Smith, Ed Ray

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Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...

Payne, Leonidas Warren, 1873-1945

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