Papers of Edgar Allan Poe [manuscript], 1826-1847.

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Papers of Edgar Allan Poe [manuscript], 1826-1847.

The collection contains: Promissory note, 1826 December 14, signed by E. A. Poe; letter, August 10, 1847, Poe to Robert T. Conrad; Title design [1848], for "The Stylus," a journal to be edited by Poe.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7924432

University of Virginia. Library

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Daniel S. Mosby and Co.,

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Conrad, Robert Taylor, 1810-1858

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Journalist, jurist, and dramatist. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Rufus W. Griswold, [no year] Feb. 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525201 Epithet: writer; afterwards Mayor of Philadelphia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x000339 Judge and mayor of Philadelphia, Conrad was also a journalist and playwright. From the description o...