Text: Anonymous, “[Death of Edgar A. Poe]” and “Things in New York,” Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), vol. XXVII, no. 13, October 9, 1849, p. 2, col. 1 and p. 3, col. 6

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DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE. — Edgar A. Poe, Esq., the distinguished Baltimore American poet, and critic, died in Baltimore on Sunday last, after an illness of four or five days. Mr. Poe, we believe, was a native of Maryland, though reared by a foster-father at Richmond, where he lately spent some time on a visit. He was in the 38th year of his age. He was one of the acutest critics of the day, and man of remarkable talents, though the possession of them did not save him from some of the infirmities of genius.

 

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THINGS IN NEW YORK.

New York, Oct. 9, 1849.

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The death of Edgar A. Poe, news of which we have just received from Richmond, to creates a deep feeling of regret among his friends, and he had many of them here, even out of and away from literary circles. A man of many faults, he was nevertheless a man of generous disposition, and noble impulse. Peace to his name