The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe ... by David F. Gaylin (2024)

• Page 74, second paragraph. The spelling of John M. Daniel's last name should read “Daniel.”
• Page 107, second paragraph. Change third sentence to read: “. . . the building, at what was then 44-46 East Lombard Street was actually co-owned by William L. Coath and James Sargeant (or Sergeant).”
• Page 193, Figure 9.3. Change first sentence in caption to read: “At the time of his death in October 1849, the church at the Presbyterian cemetery on Greene Street did not exist. . .”
• Page 201, first paragraph. Change second sentence to read: “Walt Whitman, no relation to the poetess from providence, who had met Poe while he was editing the Broadway Journal in New York, was the only literary celebrity to attend. It is not clear whether Whitman was actually invited.”
• Page 207, Congestion of the Brain. Change third sentence to read: “The October 8, 1849, edition of the Baltimore Patriot and Commercial Gazette gave the cause of Poe's death as “congestion of the brain.”“.
• Page 211, Hemochromatosis, first sentence. Change Laura Anderson's last name to Albans, to read: “Laura Albans.”
• Page 224, October 8. Change second sentence to read: “At approximately 3 p.m., Poe's coffin leaves the hospital and, followed by a small cortege, is conveyed to the Presbyterian cemetery on Greene Street for burial.” (At the time of Poe's death, the Westminster Presbyterian Church did not exist).
• Page 246, n20. Supplement after Quinn, 37. David Poe, Jr.'s “indisposition” may also be explained by a listing in the 1810 federal census which shows him in a New York debtors’ prison. When, or whether, he was ever released is not known but the tradition that David Poe, Jr. purposely abandoned his wife may not be true.
• Page 262, n40. The last name of John M. Daniels should read “Daniel.”
• Page 267, n19. Eliminate last sentence. These narrow streets remained in place for many years following the 1904 fire.
• Page 270, n20. Supplement (after last sentence) with the following: Matchett's Baltimore Directory for 1847-48, 289. “Sargeant James, firm W. L. Coath & Sargeant, 44 e Lombard st. 4^th Ward Hotel, and Gunner's Hall.”
• Page 280, n18. Supplement (after sentence) with the following: According to an item in the Frederick Examiner of November 26, 1862, entitled, “Honorably Discharged,” Moran was given his freedom on November 19 after appealing his conviction to a judge advocate. The military officer apparently saw room for doubt after Moran claimed that the “bonuses” he admitted receiving were gratuities and not bribes.
• Page 296. Entry for Bonner, Charles H. John Pendleton Kennedy. . . in error — remove.
• Page 297. Address for the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore website should read: https://www.eapoe.org

Updated November 2024