Edgar Allan Poe, Fordham, near New York, autograph letter signed to Frederick W. Thomas, 14 February 1849
Item Information
- Title:
- Edgar Allan Poe, Fordham, near New York, autograph letter signed to Frederick W. Thomas, 14 February 1849
- Description:
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Praises literature as a profession. Despises Bostonians and calls James Russell Lowell's Fable for Critics "miserably weak."
- Author:
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Addressee:
- Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866
- Date:
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February 14, 1849
- Format:
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Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Box 13, Ms. Gris. 854 (shelf locator) - Collection (local):
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Rufus W. Griswold Papers, 1834-1857
- Subjects:
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American literature--19th century--History and criticism
Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence
Authors and publishers
Poets, American--19th century--Correspondence
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6h444r11z
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes (acquisition):
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This collection was donated to the Boston Public Library by Mrs. Rufus Griswold in 1900.
- Notes (date):
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Date from item or from supporting materials.
- Notes:
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Title supplied by cataloger.
- Language:
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English
- Accession #:
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Ms. Gris. 854
- Barcode:
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39999085429130