Letter of Edgar Allan Poe, Philadelphia, to Frederick William Thomas [manuscript] 1842 Aug. 27. 1842.

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Letter of Edgar Allan Poe, Philadelphia, to Frederick William Thomas [manuscript] 1842 Aug. 27. 1842.

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Poe writes about a hoped for job in the Philadelphia customs house, the need for an international copyright law, and the illness of his wife Viriginia Clemm Poe.

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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...

Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866

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American author. From the description of Letter, 1839 November 6, Cincinnati, Ohio, to I. T. Sullivan, St. Louis, Missouri [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814552 ...

Poe, Virginia Clemm, 1823-1847.

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