Text: Alexander G. Rose and Jeffrey Alan Savoye, “Description of the Notebook,” Such Friends as These: Edgar Allan Poe's List of Subscribers and Contributors to His Dream Magazine, Baltimore: The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, 2011


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NAMES EXACTLY AS LISTED

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[#1]   Edwin Forrest, 22d St,    New York City    pd 4 years.*
[#2]    H.D. Chapin, 47 Bond St,       
[#3]   Dr Thomas Ward,
  92 University Place,
     
[#4]   Harper & Brothers, Cliff St.,     pd 6 years.*
[#5]   Gen. Doughty, Stuyvesant Place,      
[#6]   George Dickinson, Bond St. House,     or Fordham, N.Y.
[#7]   Evert A. Duyckinck,
  20 Clinton Place, 8th St.
     
[#8]   Geo. L. Duyckinck,      
[#9]   Cornelius Mathews,      
[#10]   I. M. Van Cott,      
[#11]   Professor Charles Anthon,
  Columbia College,
    pd 6 years.*
[#12]   Freeman Hunt,
  Office “Merchants' Magazine’‘,
    pd 1 yr*
[#13]   Mary J.E. Carstang, 6, 21st St.      
[#14]   H. Johnson, [in pencil:] U.S. Hotel      
[#15]   Alex Kurschedt,      
[#16]   Richard Adams Locke,      
[#17]   S.D. Lewis, Dean St. Brooklyn, N.Y.        
[#18]   Jas. F. Butler,          
[#19]   Gen. Mather,      
[#20]   Robert A. Lyon,
  [see #169]
       

[The bottom three inches of this page have been cut off, with the resultant loss of 12 lines, and probably 12 additional names. Also cut from this page, top center, is a rectangle approximately three inches long and one inch wide which may have stated the nature of the list and/or been followed by Poe's signature.]

* These phrases are in pencil.

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[#21]    Thomas E. Crowel
  [portion of page cut out]
   [Philadelp]hia, Pa.     
[#22]   Bernard Duke,
  [portion of page cut out] [page 12:]
     
[#23]   Samuel Merrick,
  [in pencil:] 205 Market St.
     
[#24]   John Tomlin   Jackson, Tenn.    
[#25]   John G. Connelly,      
[#26]   Thomas W. Gamewell,      
[#27]   George M. Saunders,      
[#28]   T.P. Scurlock,      
[#29]   F.D. Theus,      
[#30]   E. Johnson,      
[#31]   G. Adamson,      
[#32]   V.G. Swan      
[#33]   John R. Me Clanahan,      
[#34]   W.H. Stephens,      
[#35]   Geo. C. Rogers,      
[#36]   M.B. Stewart      
[#37]   Benjamin Pyle      
[#38]   W.T. Haskill,      
[#39]   Thomas Clark,      
[#40]   Miss Elizabeth Leger Theus,      
[#41]   Hon. W.B. Tarley
  [see #214]
     
[#42]   Dr. T.W. Harris,      

[The remainder of the page, 12 lines and probably 12 names, is missing.]

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[#43]   ? [sic] Zaccheus Collins Lee,   Baltimore, Md.    
[#44]   Dr. Lacey, Fuller's Hotel*   Washington, D.C.*    
[#45]   Jesse E. Dow,      
[#46]   Augustus B. Meek,     or Tuscaloosa, Ala.*
[#47]   F.W. Thomas,   Cincinnati Louisville, Ky.    
[#48]   James Herron,   Lancaster, Pa.    
[#49]   Joseph B. Boyd,   Cincinnati, O.    
[#50]   W.E. Montague,      
[#51]   Daniel Bryan,   Alexandria, D.C. [sic]    
[#52]   D.H. Robinson, M.D.
  [see #192]
  Tuscaloosa, Ala.    
[#53]   William Houseley,   Augusta, Geo. [See #193]    
[#54]   E. Starnes,      
[#55]   Robert Poe      
[#56]   William Poe.      
[#57]   Washington Poe,   Macon, Geo.    
[#58]   Sam. R. Blake,      
[#59]   Mrs. S.A. Cassel,      
[#60]   Dr Thos. Holley Chivers,   Washington, Wilkes Co., Geo.
  [see #176]
   
[#61]   James A. Chivers,      
[#62]   Dr. George Bird,
[see #203]
  Crawfordville, Taliaferro Co.    
[#63]   Zelotes Adams,
 #202]
     
[#64]   Gen. Clinch, St.
  [see #190]
  Mary's, Camden Co.    
[#65]   Henry Abinell,   Greensborough,    
[#66]   R.A. Meredith,   Gainesville, Ala.    
[#67]     Chandler,   Mobile, “ [See #195]    
[#68]   Asa Kinne,
  [see #210]
  Natchez, Mississi.    
[#69]   Dr. Henry Robinson,   Jackson,    
[#70]   Thomas G. Blewett Jr.
  [see #194]
  Columbus,    
[#71]   Edmund Tate,
  [see #196]
  Perryville, Perry Co. Mo.    

* Addresses in pencil

[#72]   John R. Reid, Grand Pass,   Saline Co. [Mo.]    
[#73]   Cap. Albert Pike,   Arkansas    
[#74]   Cap. Wm. M. Fulton, U.S. Dragoons        

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[#75]   ? [sic] William G. Meilly,   Maytown, Lancaster Co. Pa. [See #198]    
[#76]   Washington Literary Society,   Lafayette College, Easton,    
[#77]   Union Society, (Pr. Edward Co.)   Hampden Sidney College, Va.
  [See #114]
   
[#78]   ? [sic] Gabriel T. Barbee,
Luney's Creek P.O.
  Hardy Co.    
[#79]   Richard Parker,   Harper's Ferry    
[#80]   James Boisseau,   Darville's PO. Dinwiddie Co. ″    
[#81]   ? [sic] Postmaster   Wytheville,    
[#82]   Dr. J.C. Hay, Sharpsburg,   Washington Co. Md. [See #205]    
[#83]   W.M. Summer, P.M.   Pomaria, S.C.    
[#84]   Gen. Gates,   Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, S.C. [See #191]
[#85]   P.P. Cooke,   Milwood, Clark Co. Va.    
[#86]     Murphy, (Seminarian)
St. John's College,
 
Fordham, N.Y. [page 14:]
   
[#87]   Prof. Ansley Wilmington, Del.      
[#88]   William Wallace,   New-York City.    
[#89]   John Cragin,   Sparta, Conecuh Co. Ala    
[#90]   George W. Eveleth,   Phillips, Me.    
[#91]   John D. Howell,   Columbus, Geo. [See #204]    
[#92]   Dr. C. Me Cabe,   Peterburg, Va.    
[#93]   C. Fenno Hoffman,   N.York City N.Y. [See #248]    
[#94]   John Keese,   Brooklyn    
[#95]   Reading-Room, St John's College   Fordham,    
[#96]   George L. Sampson   Brooklyn    
[#97]   Wood [in pencil:]
  (husband of Mrs. Sampson's sister)
       
[#98]   Alonzo Lewis,   Lynn, Mass.    
[#99]   George E. Isbell,   Binghampton, Broome Co. N.Y.    
[#100]   Bailly,   Fordham —    
[#101   Jacob Lorillard,        
[#102]   Rev. Dr. Powell,      
[#103]   John G. Locke, Lowell Mass.
[This name is crossed out, but not the address.]
     
[#104]   C.B. Richmond,      
[#105]   W.H. Cudworth      

[Items #1 through #105 are in ink. The remaining items, which continue pages later, are in pencil.]

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[#106]   R. Leighton Jr. Boston — see let.
[#107]   Jos. R. Paxton — 8. Marshall St. Phil. — see let.
[#108]   Philomathean Soc. Un. of N.Y. )
[#109]   Eucleian “ ” “ ” ) see lets
[#110]   Capt. Alex. Slidell Mackenzie — inquire
[#111]   Thalian Society, Milledgeville Geo. — Chas. E. Tifft, “Rose Jasper” — see let.
[#112]   Mechanic's Institute, Reading, Pa. — see let.
[#113]   Wm. Wirt Institute, Phil —
[#114]   Union Soc. Hampden Sid. Coll. Va. [see #77]
[#115]   Franklin Lyceum, Wilmington, Del.
[#116]   Franklin Lit. Soc. Jefferson Col. Canonsburg, Pa / see let.
[#117]   S.G. Bulfinch, Augusta, Geo. see let.
[#118]   R.W. Barnwell, Columbia, S.C.
[#119]   W.C. Preston,
[#120]   Wm. M. Nevin, Mercersburg, Franklin Co. Pa.
[#121]   I.W. Washboume, Van Buren, Arks.
[#122]   Jas. E. Root, Troy, N.Y. see let.
[#123]   Chas. G. Percival, Utica N.Y. see let.
[#124]   Rob. E. H. Levering, Lancaster, O.
[#125]   Pascal Jones, Dizburg.
[#126]   Sam. Hutchings, Portsmouth, N.H.
[#127]   Edgar S. Van Winkle, N. York.
[#128]   Wm. C. Micon, N. Orl.
[#129]   Leonard M. Wilkins, Phil.
[#130]   Wm Burke, Red Sulphur Springs, Va
[#131]   Victor Bernard, Phil.
[#132]   Thomas W. Field, N.Y.
[#133]   Elwood Evans, Phil.
[#134]   H. Middleton, Charleston, S.C.
[#135]   Hon. Geo. Lunt, Newburyport, Mass. [see #221]
[#136]   Rob. Trav. Daniels, Richd. Va.

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[#137]   Mrs Caroline Harrison     Richmond
[#138]   Gen Wm Lambert.     Richmond
[#139]   Dr Thos. Nelson,     Richmond
[#140]   Dr. George Watson     Richmond
[#141]   Mrs Adelaide Swan,     Richmond
[#142]   Edward Valentine Botetourt Co. Va (Visit)        
[#143]   James Galt, Goochland, Va.        
[#144]   Emmet Robinson, Peterson, ″        
[#145]   Conway Robinson, Richmond, ″        
[#146]   Mrs Beverly Tucker Jr. “ (Jane Ellis)        
[#147]   Mrs Geo. Wythe Munford “ Elizth        
[#148]   Mrs Randolph Harrison        
[#149]   Gen. Bernard Peyton        

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[#150]   [Name torn off] of Paulson & Co 451 — see letter.
[#151]   When I write to Chivers, ask him what are the names in his letter of Aug. 10.45.
[#152]   A.M. Ide Jr. Taunton Democrat, Taunton, Mass.
[#153]   ——— Kelley, “Bostonian”, Boston. [See #216]

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[#154]   George Potts, N.Y. City, see letter —
[#155]   J. Honland, Cambridge, Mass, see letter
[#156]   A.N Weyman, 184 Franklin St. N.Y.
[#157]   Philo-Literary Society, Jefferson College, Canonsburg Pa see letter.
[#158]   Union Philosophical Soc. Dickinson Col. Carlisle, Pa. see letter.
[#159]   Mrs Jane E. Locke, Lowell, Mass, see letters
[#160]   Union Lit. Soc. Washington Coll. Pa
[#161]   J.B. Green, Lynchburg — see letter.
[#162]   Ed. Galt Cross N [crossed out] Baton Rouge East, N.O. see letter
[#163]   Philosophian Society, Wittenberg Col. Springfield, O. see letter.
[#164]   A.B. Moss 59 Broadway, see letter.
[#165]   W.H. Duer, N.Y.
[#166]   Jas. S. French, Old Point Comfort, Va. see letter.
[#167]   J.G. Blanchard Eastport, Me.
[#168]   Oscar T. Keeler, New York City.
[#169]   Rob. A. Lyon, Brooklyn, see let. [see #20]
[#170]   Reading Room Soc. St Mary's Col. Balt, see let
[#171]   Henry M. Brooks, Salem, Mass, see let.
[#172]   A.P. Burwell, Woodworth's, Granville Co. N.C. see let.
[#173]   A.M. Ide Jr. S. Attleboro’ Mass. — see lett. [see #752]
[#174]   Joseph Leonard, Howe, Leonard & Co. Boston, see let.
[#175]   Sylvanus Cobb, Boston, see let.
[#176]   T.H. Chivers, Washington, Wilkes Co. Geo. [see #60]
[#177]   D. Redmond, Utica, N.Y. see let.
[#178]   Jas. C. Molton, Woonsocket Falls R.I. see let.
[#179]   Darwin Colvin, Clyde, N.Y. see let.
[#180]   Rutger's Col. Perthessophian Soc. N. Brunswick, N.J. see 1.
[#181]   John Beatty, Balt, see let.
[#182]   Mrs Edmund Fletcher, Haverhill Mass, (see let.

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[#183]   N.C. Brooks Baltimore,
[#184]   D [crossed out] J.B. Lynes, Danbury Conn, see let. direct to Mobile.
[#185]   Jefferson Lit. Soc. Franklin Col. New Athens, O. see let.
[#186]   D.H. Mason Jr, Dahlonega Geo. see let.
[#187]   Goethean Lit. Soc. Marshall Col. Mercersburg, Pa. see let.
[#188]   Pomroy Jones, Lairdsville, Oneida Co, N.Y. see let.
[#189]   J.R. Orton, Binghampton, N.Y. see let.

[#190 through #195 are bracketed to the left of the names, and in the left margin beside them is written “see Chivers Aug. 10 / 45”.]

[#190]   General Clinch, St Mary's Camden Co. Geo. [see #64]
[#191]   Gen. Gates, Fort Moultire, S.I. S.C. [see #84]
[#192]   D.H. Robinson, M.D. Tuscaloosa Al. [see #52] [page 17:]
[#193]   Wm Houseley, Aug. Geo. [see #53]
[#194]   Thos. G. Blewett Jr. Columbus, Missi. [see #70]
[#195]   Chandler, Mobile, Ala. [see #67]
[#196]   Edmund Tate, Perryville, Perry Co. Mo. see Tomlin's lett. Feb 8.41 [see #71]
[#197]   W.D. Gallagher, Cin. O.
[#198]   Wm. G. Meiley, Maytown Pa. Lancaster Co. Pa. [see #75]
[#199]   G.W. Haskins, Buffalo, N.Y. see let.
[#200]   Rob. C. Holley, Cincinnati.
[#201]   Washington Lit. Soc. Lafayette Col. Easton, Pa.

[#202 through #204 are bracketed to the left of the names, and in the left margin beside them is written, “see Chivers Sep 15 / 42”]

[#202]   Zelotes Adams, Crawfordville Taliaferro Co. Geo. [see #63]
[#203]   Dr Geo. Bird “ ” [see #62]
[#204]   John D. Howell, Columbus, Ga. [see #91]
[#205]   Dr J.C. Hays, Sharpsburg, Wash. Co. Md. see let. [see #205]
[#206]   Miss Lucy D. Henry, Cub Creek, Charlotte Co. Va. (see let.
[#207]   Thos. E. Van Bibber, Westminster, Carroll Co. Md. (see let.
[#208]   Jos. H. Hedges, Phil, (see let
[#209]   Joseph Reed Jr, Phila. (see let
[#210]   Asa Kinne, Natchez. Missi1 — (see let
[#211]   Philomathean Soc. Pennsylvania Col. Gettysburg, Pa. (see let
[#212]   Rob. Balmanno, Brooklyn,
[#213]   T.P. Jones, Jackson, Ten.
[#214]   Hon. W.B. Tarley “ ” see Tomlin, March 43 [see #41]

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[#215]   W.B. Rose, Wash. Pa. see let.
[#216]   Dr. Wm Henry Fonerden, editor of the “Atlanta Enterprise,” care of T.H. Chivers, Wash. Geo.
[#217]   J.F. Kelly, Ed. of “the Bostonian”, Boston, [see #153]
[#218]   Ed. Wm Johnston — inquire where he is,
[#219]   Rob. M. Bird — find him.
[#220]   Prof. C.S. Henry.
[#221]   Geo. Lunt — see Griswold. [See #135]
[#222]   Wash. Irving — see him.
[#223]   J.K. Paulding
[#224]   Jos, L. Chester — “Julian Cramer” — Wm. Goodrich & Co. 88 Market St. Phil.
[#225]   Geo. H. Calvert — Balt.
[#226]   Jno. P. Kennedy
[#227]   Wm Lundoe — send him back no. per G.P. Morris, [see #244] [page 18:]
[#228]   Rich. H. Dana.
[#229]   Prof. Bush
[#230]   Thos. H. Stockton, where is he?
[#231]   W.G. Simms — get sonnet.
[#232]   Ed Everett
[#233]   Sarah J. Hale
[#234]   Geo. Lippard
[#235]   J.R. Lowell.
[#236]   Mrs Hewitt
[#237]   Mrs Embury.
[#238]   John Neal.
[#239]   J.B. Taylor, write see let.
[#240]   J.F. Cooper.
[#241]   T. Mayne Reid
[#242]   Wm. Gibson, U.S.N. find him — write to Richm.?
[#243]   H.B. Hirst
[#244]   Geo. P. Morris [see #227]
[#245]   N.P. Willis.
[#246]   H.W. Herbert.
[#247]   Mrs R.S. Nichols
[#248]   C.F. Hoffman [see #93]
[#249]   W.C. Bryant,
[#250]   J.N. Reynolds
[#251]   F.S. Osgood
[#252]   A.C. Mowatt.
[#253]   W.A. Jones.

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Notes:

Entries #25-32 were probably given in Tomlin's letter, which has not survived (RCL-252). In his letter to Tomlin of September 16, 1840, Poe thanks him for nine names. Entries #33-42 are probably from Tomlin's letter of September 21, 1842, which has also not survived (RCL-392).

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