[T.H. Chivers letter to Edgar Allan Poe, Philadelphia] [manuscript], 1840 August 27.

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[T.H. Chivers letter to Edgar Allan Poe, Philadelphia] [manuscript], 1840 August 27.

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Chivers responds to Poe's letter, encouraging him in his proposed project to publish the Penn Magazine, chides him for his tendency to brutality in reviewing, and praises the Dial and Transcendentalism, expounding on spirituality and literature.

1 leaf ; 25 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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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...

Dial (Boston, Mass.)

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Chivers, T. H. (Thomas Holley), 1809-1858

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Poet, of Washington (Wilkes Co.), Ga. From the description of Papers, 1833-1859. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465199 ...