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ANNOTATED INDEX
Abinell, Henry Greensborough, Geo.
[#65]
Not identified.
Adams, Zelotes Crawfordville, Taliaferro Co., Geo.
[#63, 202]
[written at the left of #202:] See Chivers let. Sep 15/42 [letter unlocated]
Friend or acquaintance of Thomas Holley Chivers [q.v.] See the Complete Works of Thomas Holley Chivers, I, 15n,
mentioned in letter from Chivers to Poe, July 12, 1842.
[[He witnessed the will of James Chivers in 1826, and is listed as a slaveholder in 1860 — JAS]]
Adamson, G. Jackson, Tenn.
[#31]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.)
[[Possibly Dr. Greenberry Adamson (1807-1876). He was born in Montgomery County, Maryland and died in Paris, Tennessee, attending an ill niece. He moved to Jackson, Tennessee in 1835 — JAS]]
Ansley, Prof. Wilmington, Del St. John's College, Fordham, N. Y.
[#87]
Not identified.
[[Eustace A. Ansely (-1851) was a professor at St. Mary's College, in Wilmington, Delaware. He published Elements of Literature; or, An Introduction to the Study of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in 1849. According to brief obituaries, he was dismissed from St. Mary's due to habits of intemperance. His age or date of birth are not known, but his obituaries describe him as having been young. He was a professor of History and an assistant professor of English at St. John's in 1841 — JAS]]
Anthon, Professor, Charles Columbia College, New-York City pd 6 years.
[#11]
1797-1867. Celebrated classical scholar (NCAB).
Included in Autography (Aug. 1836 and
Nov. 1841) and Marginalia (June 1846). For correspondence see Ostrom and Harrison. For reviews 1836, 1837, and
1845, see H & C.
Bailly Fordham — N.Y.
[#100]
Not identified.
[[Possibly a misspelling for James Roosevelt Bayley (1814-1877). He was on the faculty of St. John's College (the early name of Fordham College) about 1845-1848 — JAS]]
Balmanno, Rob Brooklyn
[#212]
Not identified.
[[Robert Balmanno (1780-1861), an author, editor and collector. Along with William E. Burton, he founded the New York Shakespeare Society in 1852, and served as its secretary. He was the editor of the London Literary Gazette prior to moving to New York. He was the author of “Stoke Church and Park. The Scene of Gray's Elegy and Residence of the Penns of Pennsylvania” (Graham's Magazine, February 1848, 32:73-86). His autograph collection was absorbed by John Bruce and sold at auction in 1868. It seems not to have contained any Poe material — JAS]]
? [sic] Barbee, Gabriel T. Luney's Creek P.O. Hardy Co. [W.] Va.
[#78]
Not identified.
[[Gabriel Thomas Barbee (1814-1908) is listed as the postmaster of Luney's Creek in Hardy County Virginia in the Table of the Post Offices of the United States, 1846, p. 124. In 1847, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia, representing Hardy County. Hardy County is now in West Virginia, and a portion of Hardy County was renamed Grant County in 1866. Luney's Creek may now be Lunice Creek, which runs past Petersburg, West Virginia. Beginning in the mid-1830s, Barbee operated a hotel in Petersburg — JAS]]
Barnwell, R[obert] W[oodward] Columbia, S.C.
[#118]
1801-1882. Educator, U.S. Senator, President of South Carolina College (NCAB)
Beatty, John Balt, see let.
[#181]
Possibly the John Beatty whom Poe saw in Norfolk, Va. Sept. 18, 1849. (O, 461)
Bernard, Victor Philadelphia, Pa.]
[#131]
Not identified.
[[He may be the Victor Bernard who died in 1866 and is buried in Philadelphia, with no birth date specified. [page 20:]
Bird, Dr. George Crawfordville, Taliaferro Co., Geo.
[#62, #203]
[Written to left of #203:] See Chivers Sep 15/42 [letter unlocated.]
Bird, Rob.[ert] M.[ontgomery] — find him
[#219]
1803-1854. Dramatist, novelist, and editor (NCAB).
Included in Autography (Nov.
1841). For correspondence Oct. 1835- June 1836, see O and OCL.
Works reviewed Feb., Dec., 1835 and Sept. 1836.
(H & C)
Blake, Sam. R. Macon, Geo.
[#58]
Not identified.
Blanchard, J. G. Eastport, Me.
[#167]
Not identified.
Blewett, Thomas G. Jr. Columbus, Missisi.
[#70, #194]
[Written at the left of #194:] See Chivers Aug. 10/45 Not identified.
[[probably Thomas Garton Blewett, Jr. (1818-1896). His father moved to Columbus in 1832 — JAS]]
Boisseau, James Darville's P.O. Dinwiddie Co. Va.
[#80]
Not identified.
[[James Boisseau (1822-1872) later became a judge. He married Martha Elizabeth Cousins. See William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol. II, Januayr 1922, pp. 71-72 — JAS]]
Boyd, Joseph B. Cincinnati, O.
[#49]
For correspondence Nov., Dec. 1839 and Aug. 1840 see O and OCL. On Aug. 20, 1840, Poe sent him a Penn prospectus and asked for help in getting subscribers. (O. 145-6)
[[A. H. Quinn (p. 75) notes that Joseph B. Boyd (1820-1854) was a watchmaker born in New York City, but moved to Ohio in 1837, where he initially worked for a silversmith. He was already collecting autographs by this time and was able to accumulate signatures of all of the presidents of the United States up to that point and twenty of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. His collection was sufficiently prominent that a notice appeared in the Southern Literary Messenger in 1857 announcing that his executor was selling it — JAS]]
Brooks, Henry M. Salem, Mass, see let.
[#171]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Brooks, N.[athan] C.[ovington] Baltimore
[#183]
1809-1887. Educator and editor of the Baltimore American Museum. (NCAB)
Included in
Autography (Dec. 1841). For correspondence Sept. 1838- Jan. 1841, see O and OCL.
Bryan, Daniel Alexandria, D.C. [sic]
[#51]
Postmaster at Alexandria, Va. (O., 206-7)
For correspondence May-Aug. 1842 see O and OCL. On
July 6, 1842 Poe wrote him that he hoped the Penn would begin Jan. 1, 1843; that he previously (Jan. 1, 1842) had
nearly 1000 subscribers of whom 300-400 had stood by him. Poe asked Bryan's help in Alexandria for “even a
single name.” (O, 206-7)
Included in Autography (Nov. 1841).
Bryant, W[illiam] C[ullen]
[#249]
1794-1878. The famous poet and editor. (NCAB)
For correspondence June 1841 see OCL. On June
24, 1841 Poe planned to ask him to contribute an article a month to the Penn. (O 169)
Included in
Autography (Nov. 1841).
Bulfinch, S[teven] G[reenleaf] Augusta, Geo. see let.
[#117]
1809-1870. Clergyman, author, and poet. (NCAB) For correspondence 1836, see O.
Bulfinch
wrote Poe May 3, 1836. (OCL #137).
Burke, Wm. Red Sulphur Springs, [W.] Va.
[#130]
As of Apr. 1, 1823, Poe attended the school of a William Burke in Richmond, Va. (Quinn, p. 84)
Burwell, A. P. Woodworth's, Granville Co. N.C. See let.
[#172]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Bush. Prof. [George]
[#229]
1796-1859. An American Swedenborgian clergyman and Bible commentator; professor of Hebrew and
Oriental Literature at New York University. (NCAB)
Included in Literati (May 1846). Mentioned in
Marginalia (Apr. 1846). For correspondence (Jan. 1845) see O.
Butler, Jas. F. Brooklyn, N.Y.
[#18]
Not identified.
Calvert, Geo. H.[enry] Balt. [Md.]
[#225]
1803-1889. Author, poet. In 1843 moved to Newport, R.I. (NCAB)
Included in
Autography (Dec. 1841).
[[Calvert is noted as a potential contributor to the Southern Literary Messengerin Poe's letter of June 12, 1835 to T. W. White. He contributed “A scene from Arnold and André” in June 1835 and a lecture on German literature in May 1836. In the Phil. Sat. Museum for March 4, 1843, Calvert is described as “of the ‘Baltimore American” and quoted — JAS]]
Carstang, Mary J.E. 6, 21st St. New-York City
[#13]
Not identified.
[[She is listed in as a dressmaker in Doggett's New York City Directory for 1846. In 1844, she is listed as the widow of George Carstang — JAS]]
Cassel, Mrs. S.A. Macon, Geo.
[#59]
Not identified.
[[Probably associated with T. H. Chivers or Washington Poe. Possibly Mrs. Sarah Anna Cassels (1810-1841), who is buried in Macon, Georgia, although her date of death may be problematic for this list — JAS]]
Chandler, [Daniel] Mobile, Ala.
[#67, #195]
[Written at the left of #195:] See Chivers Aug. 10/45 1805-1866. Lawyer. Friend or acquaintance of Thomas Holley Chivers. (The Complete Works of Thomas Holley Chivers, I, 6, n. 13.)
Chapin, H.D. [Mr.] 47 Bond St New-York City
[#2]
A New York friend of the Poe family and of Mrs. Shew. (O 357-8)
For correspondence see O.
On Jan. 17, 1848 Poe writes him for help in promoting a lecture to raise money for Poe's proposed magazine. (O,
357-359)
[[Henry Dwight Chapin (1794-1862. He moved from Bond Street to 10th Street (in the NYC directory) just after May 1848. He signed the deed for the new house on May 1, 1848. Some of this information was supplied by Pat Cohen — JAS]]
Chester, Jos. L[emuel] “Julian Cramer” — Wm Goodrich & Co, 88 Market St. Phil. [page 22:]
[#224]
1821-1882. Antiquarian and author; his best known pen-name, Julian Cramer. (CNAB)
[[He published one book of poetry, Greenwood Cemetery and Other Poems in 1843. There is one letter from Poe to Chester, January 10, 1846 (not in the original Ostrom edition, but added in 2008 as LTR-223a — JAS]]
Chivers, James A. Washington, Wilkes Co, Geo.
[#67]
Not identified. His name is immediately after Thomas Holley Chivers’.
Chivers, Dr. Thos. Holley Washington, Wilkes Co, Geo.
[#60, #176]
1809. Author, close friend of Poe (NCAB)
For correspondence 1840-9, see O, OCL, and The
Complete Works of Thomas Holley Chivers, I. Around Aug. 20, 1840 Poe asked him for help with Penn subscribers.
(Q 367) On Sept. 27, 1842 Poe thanked him for names of four subscribers and even asked him to join him in the project.
(O, 214-216)
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841)
Clark, Thomas Jackson, Tenn.
[#39]
Not identified. Probably friend of John Tomlin (q.v.)
[[Possibly Thomas Clarke (1821-1863). He was born in Nashville and moved to Jackson in 1836 where he was a lawyer and clerk of the Chancery Court beginning in 1846 — JAS]]
Clinch, Gen. [Duncan Lamont] St. Mary's Camden Co. Geo.
[#64, #790]
[Written at the left of #190:] See Chivers Aug. 10/45 1787-1849. Soldier, congressman, plantation owner. (NCAB)
Cobb, Sylvanus Boston see letter
[#775]
Sylvanus Cobb Sr.: 1798-1866, Boston Clergyman and editor; Sylvanus Cobb Jr.: 1823-1887, N.Y.C.
short story writer, novelist, and editor (NCAB)
Letter not located.
Colvin, Darwin Clyde , N.Y. See let.
[#779]
Not identified. Letter not located.
[[Possibily Dr. Darwin Colvin (1822-1911). He graduated in 1844 and married Maria D. Elyon on Jan. 22, 1845 — JAS]]
Connelly, John G. Jackson, Tenn.
[#25]
Not identified. Probably friend of John Tomlin (q.v.)
Cooke, P.[hilip] P[endleton] Milwood, Clarke Co., Va.
[#85]
1816-1850. Poet, Author. Friend of Poe. (NCAB)
Included inAutography (Dec. 1841). For
correspondence 1835-1846 see O and OCL.
Cooper J.[ames] F.[enimore]
[#240]
1789-1851. The well-known novelist. (NCAB)
Included in Autography (Feb. 1836, Nov.
1841). For correspondence June 1836, June 1841 see O.
Cragin, John Sparta, Conecuh Co. Ala.
[#89]
Not identified. [page 23:]
Cross, Ed. Galt [“N”, crossed out] Baton Rouge East, N.O. See letter
[#762]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Crowel*, Thomas E. [Philadelphia, Pa.
[#27]
Not identified.
? Portion of page cut out.
Cudworth, [Rev.] W[arren] H. Lowell, Mass.
[#705]
Mentioned in Poe's correspondence in 1849. (O).
Dana, Rich.[ard] H[enry] [ [Senior]
[#228]
1787-1879. Poet, essayist, editor. (NCAB) Included in Autography (Dec. 1841).
[While
the article in Autography refers to Dana as a poet and hence probably refers to Dana Senior, Richard Henry Dana
Jr. (1815-1882) did publish Two Years Before the Mast in 1837, and Poe did review his Seaman's Friend in
Dec. 1841.] (NCAB and H & C)
Daniels, Rob. Trav. Richd. Va.
[#136]
Not identified.
Robert Travers Daniel may be an error for Raleigh Travers Daniel (1805-1877. Whoever he was, he may have been related to Peter Vivian Daniel, whose father was Travers Daniel, both of Richmond. Poe wrote a letter to P. V. Daniel in 1824 as a member of the Junior Morgan Riflemen who escorted Lafayette while in Richmond — JAS]]
Dickinson, George Bond St. House New-York City
[#6]
Actor, in England until 1837; d. 1863. [The Complete Works of Thomas Holley Chivers, I, 121.)
Doughty, Gen. Stuyvesant Place, New-York City
[#5]
Not identified.
Dow, Jesse E.[rskine] Washington, D.C.
[#45]
Friend of Poe, editor, doorkeeper to the House of Representatives. (P, 906, 1009-10)
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841). For correspondence Mar. 1843 see O.
Duer, W.H. N.Y.
[#765]
Not identified.
Duke, Bernard [Philadelphia, Pa.]
[#22]
Not identified. A “Duke,” a member of Poe's former company at Fortress Monroe, Va. (O, 36)
[[This early guess turns out to be off the mark. The correct person was Bernard Duke (-1846), who was the manager of Heiskiell's Indan Queen Hotel about 1834-1849. He was later a dealer in seeds and agricultural supplies. In his 1925 disseration on Hirst, Watts (p. 6, n 15) lists him as a friend of H. B. Hirst, and a publisher, although the only book he appears to have published was Hirst's Book of Cage Birds in 1842, with a second edition in 1843 — JAS]]
Duyckinck, Evert A.[ugustus] 20 Clinton Place, 8th St., New- York City
[#7]
1816-1878. Brother of George L. Author and Editor. (NCAB) For correspondence, see O. Included in Literati (July, 1846)
Duyckinck, Geo. L[ong] New-York City
[#8]
1823-1863. Brother of Evert A. American prose writer. (NCAB) [page 24:]
Embury, Mrs. [Emma Catherine]
[#237]
1806-1863. Poet, New York City area. Pen-name, “Ianthe.” [NCAB] Included in Autography (Nov. 1841) and Literati (Aug. 1846)
Eucleian Soc. Un. of N.Y. see lets.
Bracketed with Philomathean Soc. Un. of N.Y.
[#109]
[#108]
Poe was asked by these two societies to read a poem at the commencement exercises on July 1, 1845, but, unable to write a new poem, he pleaded illness. (M, 558)
Evans, Elwood Phil.
[#733]
Not identified.
Eveleth, George W. Phillips, Me.
[#90]
Medical student, admirer and correspondent of Poe. For their correspondence Dec. 1845-July 1849, see O and OCL.
Everett, Ed.[ward]
[#232]
1794-1865. Unitarian minister, college professor, editor, orator, and politician. (NCAB)
Included in Autography (Feb. 1836, Nov. 1841).
Field, Thos. W.[arren] N.Y.
[#132]
1820-1881. Educator, author, and horticulturalist. [NCAB] For correspondence July, Aug. 1845, see O and OCL.
Fletcher, Mrs. Edmond Haverhill, Mass. (See let. [)]
[#182]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Fonerden, Wm. Henry, editor of the “Atlanta Enterprise,” care of T.H. Chivers “Wash”. Geo.
[#216]
Active in the 1840's. Preacher, doctor, lawyer, teacher, editor. (The Complete Works of Thomas Holley Chivers, I, 72-3.)
Forrest, Edwin 22nd St. New-York City pd. 4 years
[#1]
1806-1872. (NCAB) One of the most popular actors of his day. Poe probably knew him in Philadelphia (Q, 344). Forrest's country villa was not far from Poe's Fordham cottage. (M, III, 1266n)
Franklin Lit. Soc. Jefferson Col. Canonsburg, Pa. see let.
[#116]
This letter is probably OCL 159a, dated early Sept. 1836, “Inferred from the minutes of the Society, 9 Sept. 1836, entry No. 1556, which read, ‘A.E. Poe [sic] Honorary member’.’‘ (OCL, 187-8)
Franklin Lyceum Wilmington, Del.
[#115]
Not identified. [page 25:]
French, Jas. S. Old Point Comfort, Va. See letter
[#766]
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841). Letter not located.
Fulton, Cap. Wm. M. U.S. Dragoons
[#74]
Not identified.
Gallagher, W.[illiam] D[avis] Cin. O.
[#197]
1808-1894. Editor, journalist, and poet. In Cincinnati 1828-1850. (NCAB)
Included in
Autography (Dec. 1841). For correspondence Mar. 1841 see OCL.
Work reviewed June 1841 (H & C)
Galt, James Goochland, Va.
[#143]
Relative of William Galt, John Allan's partner? For correspondence 1826 see OCL.
Poe
reviewed J. Galt Sept. 1839 (H & C)
Gamewell, Thomas W. Jackson, Tenn.
[#26]
Not identified. Probably friend of John Tomlin (q.v.]
Gates, Gen. Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, S.C.
[#84, #191]
[Written at the left of #191:] See Chivers Aug. 10/45 Not identified.
Gibson, Wm. U.S.N. find him - write to Richm?
[#242]
Not identified.
Goethian Lit. Soc. Marshall Col[lege,] Mercersburg, Pa. see let.
[#187]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Green, J.B. Lynchburg - See letter.
[#161]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Hale, Sarah J[osepha Buell]
[#233]
1788-1879. Author and editor. (NCAB)
Included in Autography (Aug. 1836, Nov. 1841).
For correspondence June 1836-Jan. 1846 see O and OCL.
Work reviewed, Dec. 1839 (H & C)
Harper & Brothers Cliff St., New-York City pd 6 years.
[#4]
For correspondence see O.
Harris, Dr. T.W. Jackson, Tenn.
[#42]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin, [q.v.]
Harrison, Mrs. Caroline [Richmond, Va.]
[#137]
Not identified. [page 26:]
Harrison, Mrs. Randolph Richmond, Va.
[#148]
Not identified.
Haskill, W.T. Jackson, Tenn.
[#38]
Not identified. Probably a friend of Jonn Tomlin, [q.v.]
Haskins, G.W. Buffalo, N.Y. See let.
[#199]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Hay, Dr. J.C. Sharpsburg, Wash. Co. Md. See let.
[#82, #205]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Holley, Rob. C. Cincinnati, [OH]
[#200]
Not identified.
Hedges, Jos. H. Phil. (See let. [)]
[#208]
For correspondence see O. Letter not located.
* Possibly H. to P. Nov. 14, 1843 (OCL #459)
[[Joseph Harrison Hedges (1828-1905) was an autograph collector. His collection was sold by Henkles in 1907. Rutger's University has a letter from Hedges to Manuel Eyre in 1843-1849 — JAS]]
Henry, Prof. C[aleb] S.[prague]
[#220]
1804-1884. Clergyman, educator, author. (NCAB) Included in Autography (Nov. 1841).
Henry, Miss Lucy D. Cub Creek, Charlotte Co. Va. (See let.[)]
[#206]
The letter is probably the one of March 16, 1843, from Lucy Henry to Rosalie Poe, mentioned in Poe's letter to her, June 20, 1843. (O, 234)
Herbert H[enry] W.[illiam]
[#246]
1807-1858. Journalist, editor, translator, poet, novelist, and sporting authority under the pen-name of “Frank Forrester.” (NCAB) Included in Autography (Nov. 1841).
Herron, James Lancaster, Pa.
[#48]
An engineer who invented a trellis railway structure. (O, 199) For correspondence in May and June 1842 see O and OCL.
Hewitt, Mrs. [Mary Elizabeth]
[#236]
New York City poetess and friend of Poe (P, passim)
Included in Literati (Oct. 1846).
For correspondence Mar. 1845-Apr. 1846, see O and OCL.
Work reviewed Feb. 1846. (H & C)
Hirst, H.[enry] B.[eck]
[#243]
1817-1874. A lawyer and versifier. (NCAB). A friend of Poe, he may have drawn up the Jan. 31,1843 agreement of Poe with Thomas C. Clarke and Felix O.C. Darley for the publication of a magazine, “The Stylus”. (Q, 369) For correspondence June 1846, May 1848, see O and OCL. Work reviewed, July, 1845. (H & C)
Hoffman, C[harles] Fenno N. York City, N.Y.
[#93, #248]
1806-1884. Author and Editor. (NCAB) [page 27:]
Included in Autography (Jan. 1842) and Literati (Oct. 1846) For correspondence Sept. 1848 see O.
Work reviewed, May 1842. (H & C)
Honland, T. Cambridge, Mass. See letter.*
[#755]
Had requested Poe's autograph prior to May 25, 1846. (O, 317). Letter not located.
?
Probably OCL #631 written prior to 25 May 1846.
Houseley, William Augusta, Geo.
[#53, #193]
Not identified.
Howell, John D. Columbus, Geo.
[#91, #204]
Not identified.
Hunt, Freeman Office “Merchants’ Magazine,’‘ New-York City pd 1 yr
[#72]
1804-1858. Journalist, editor. (NCAB)
Poe asks to have his mail sent care of, Dec. 24, 1846
(O, 335) Included in Literati (June, 1846).
Hutchings, Sam Portsmouth, N.H.
[#126]
Not identified.
[[Possibly Samuel Hutchings, Jr. of Portsmouth (1774-1846) — JAS]]
Ide, A.M. Jr. Taunton Democrat, Taunton, Mass.
[#752]
Ide, A.M. Jr. S.Attleboro’ Mass. See lett. [not located, but see below.]
[#173]
Eighteen-year-old admirer of Poe (P, 845)
Wrote Poe five letters, Oct. 1, 1843-Feb. 26,
1846. (OCL)
Irving, Wash[ington] see him
[#222]
1783-1859. The well-known writer. (NCAB)
For correspondence June 1836-June 1841 see O and
OCL. On June 21 1841 Poe requested of him one paper each month for his new magazine. (O, 163-6)
Included in
Autography (Feb. 1837 and Nov. 1841)
Works reviewed Dec. 1835, Jan. 1837, and Aug. 1841. (H & C)
Isbell, George E. Binghampton, Broome Co., N.Y.
[#99]
Poe sent Isbell a new Stylus Prospectus Feb. 29, 1848. (O, 362-4)
Jefferson Lit. Soc. Franklin Coltlege,] New Athens, O. See let.
[#185]
Not identified. Letter not located. [page 28:]
Johnson, E. Jackson, Tenn.
[#30]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.)
Johnston, Ed. Wm — inquire where he is
[#218]
Not identified. An Edward Johnston, a New York writer, tried to find Poe an English publisher c.
Oct. 1836. (Q, 251)
An Edward William Johnston, with John H. Pleasants and John Wood- son, was a co-founder of
the “Independent” in Washington. (NCAB, “Pleasants”)
Johnson, H. U.S. Hotel, New-York City
[#14]
Not identified. Possibly the Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812-1880), who reprinted in his Federal Union Sept. 23, 1845, a clipping Chivers had sent him from Poe's Broadway Journal. Johnson was a U.S. Senator from Georgia 1848-1849. (The Complete Works of Thomas Holley Chivers, I, 61-64)
Jones, Pascal Dizburg [Not located]
[#125]
Not identified.
Jones, Pomroy Lairdsville, Oneida Co, N.Y. See let.
[#188]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Jones, W[illiam] A[lfred]
[#253]
1817-1900. New York City (till 1865) critic and essayist. (NCAB) Poe inquiries about him Jan. 1846. (O, 313)
Jones, T.P. Jackson, Ten[n.]
[#213]
Not identified. Probably friend of John Tomlin (q.v.)
A Timothy Pickering Jones was a
room-mate of Poe at West Point (O 170-1)
Keeler, Oscar T. New York City
[#168]
Not identified. As of 1984, a Mr. Webber of Rockville, Md. had an unpublished letter from Poe to Keeler dated July 18, 1842.
Keese, John Brooklyn, N.Y.
[#94]
1805-1856. A famous New York City bookseller. (NDAB, article on William L. Keese)
For
correspondence 1845-6 see O. and OCL. Work reviewed, Dec. 1839 (H & C)
Kelly, J.F. Ed. of “The Bostonian,” Boston
[#153, #217]
[#153 has “Kelley”]
Not identified.
Kennedy, Jno. P.[endleton] Balt.
[#226]
1795-1870. Secretary of the Navy, and author, and friend of Poe. [page 29:] (NCAB)
For correspondence 1834-1845 see O and OCL. Poe asked him
to contribute an article to the Penn for publication in the first issue, Mar 1, 1841 (O. 150-1)
Included in
Autography (Feb. 1836, Nov. 1841).
Kinne, Asa Natchez, Missisi.
[#68, #210]
In Dec. 1839, Poe reviewed Asa Kinne's The Most Important Parts of Blackstone. (H & C)
Kurschedt, Alex New-York City
[#15]
Not identified.
Lacey, Dr. Fuller's Hotel, Washington, D.C.
[#44]
Poe mentions as a potential subscriber to the Stylus, Mar. 16, 1843. (O, 230).
Lambert Gen. Wm. [Address torn off: prob. Richmond, Va.]
[#138]
Brother of Eliza Lambert whom Poe visited in Richmond, Va. Aug. 28-9, 1849. (O, 458)
Lee, Zaccheus Collins Baltimore, Md.
[#43]
[A question mark precedes “Lee” in the MS]
Washington, D.C. lawyer, and
life-long friend of Poe from Univ, of Va. days. (P, 257)
Leighton, R. Jr. Boston - See let.*
[#106]
Asks Poe for autograph c. Jan. 10, 1846 (O) Letter not located.
? Possible OCL #608, dated
before Jan. 10, 1846.
Leonard, Joseph Howe, Leonard & Co., Boston See let.
[#174]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Levering, Rob. E.H. Lancaster, O.
[#124]
Not identified.
Lewis, Alonzo Lynn, Mass.
[#98]
1794-1861. Poet, “the Lynn Bard.” (DB)
Wrote verses praising Poe, for
Godey's April, 1847 issue. (P, 1410- 1411)
Lewis S.[ylvanus] D. Dean St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
[#17]
A lawyer, who became a personal friend of Poe in 1845. (O, 353)
Lippard, Geo.
[#234]
1822-1854. [DA]
A popular Philadelphia writer and lecturer who praised Poe in 1842-3 (O,
243). For correspondence 1844, 1849 see O. [page 30:]
Locke, Mrs Jane E.[rmina] Lowell, Mass. See letter
[#759]
1805-1859. Writer and poet. [DA]
For correspondence 1847-9 see O and OCL.
Locke, John G. [name crossed out] Lowell, Mass.
[#703]
Husband of #159.
Locke, Richard Adams New-York City
[#76]
1800-1871. Journalist and author. (NCAB)
Poe sought his autograph Aug. 14, 1841. (O, 179)
Included in Autography (Jan. 1842) and in Literati (Oct. 1846).
Lorillard, Jacob Fordham, N.Y.
[#707]
A Justice of the Peace and Fordham friend of Poe. (P, 1185-1186)
Lowell, J.[ames] R[ussell]
[#235]
1819-1891. The well known critic and poet. (NCAB) Included in Autography (Dec. 1841).
For correspondence 1842-1844 see O.
Lundoe, Wm. send him back no. per G.P. Morris [for G.P. Morris, see #244]
[#227]
Not identified.
Lunt, Hon. Geo. Newburyport, Mass.
[#735, #227]
[after #221 is written:] see Griswold
1803-1885. Lawyer, author, political figure (NCAP)
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841).
Lynes, [ “D ”, crossed out] J. B. Danbury, Conn. See let. direct to Mobile [#184]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Lyon, Robert A. Brooklyn, N.Y.
[#20, #169]
[To the right of #169:] See let.
Not identified. Letter not located.
McCabe, Dr. John C[ollins] Petersburg, Va.
[#92]
1810-1875. (The Complete Works of Chivers, I, 177.] Richmond minor literary figure and preacher;
Poe rejects a poem Mar. 3, 1836 (O, 87) See O for correspondence 1836.
Included in Autography (Dec.
1841).
McClanahan, John R. Jackson, Tenn.
[#33]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.)
Mackenzie, Capt. Alex. Slidell inquire
[#110]
1803-1867. Naval officer and author. (NCAB) Included in Autography (Aug. 1836, Nov. 1841) [page 31:]
Mason, D.[avid]H.[astings] Jr. Dahlonega, Geo. See let.
[#7S6]
1829-liv. 1894. Editor and author; in Ga. 1837-1847; at Yale, 1847- 1849. (NCAB). Letter not located.
Mather, Gen. New-York City
[#79]
Not identified.
Mathews, Cornelius New-York City
[#9]
1817-1889. Lawyer, editor, author of poems, novels, and plays. (NCAB)
Included in
Autography (Jan. 1842)
Work reviewed. (Sept. 1845) (H & C)
Mechanic 's Institute Reading, Pa. see let.
[#772]
On Mar. 13, 1844, Poe lectured in Reading, probably at the Mechanic's Institute. (M, 554; O, 244)
Meek, Augustus B. Washington, D.C.
[#46]
Not identified.
Meiley, William G. Maytown, Lancaster Co. Pa.
[#75, #198]
[A question marks precedes the name in #75]
Not identified.
Meredith, R.A. Gainesville, Ala.
[#66]
Not identified.
Merrick, Samuel 205 Market St., [Philadelphia, Pa.]
[#23]
1801-1870. Manufacturer and first president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 1847-9; founder of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and its president in 1841. (NCAB)
Micon, Wm. C. N. Orl.
[#128]
Not identified.
Middleton, H.[enry] Charleston, S.C.
[#134]
1797-1876. Student of political economy and philosophy, and author. (NCAB)
Molton, Jas. C. Woonsocket Falls, R.I. See let.
[#178]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Montague, W.E. Cincinnati, O.
[#50]
Not identified.
Morris, Geo. P[ope]
[#227, #244]
1802- 1864. In New York City by 1817; editor and author. (NCAB) For Poe's relations with in
1841, 1844, see Q 324, 434.
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841). Work reviewed, Dec. 1839. (H & C)
[page 32:]
Moss, A.B. 59, Broadway, [New York City?] see letter
[#164]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Mowatt, A.[nna] C.[ora]
[#252]
1822-1870. Full name: Anna Cora (Ogden) Mowatt Ritchie; New York City actress (till 1854), novelist
and dramatist. Criticism of her acting and plays in 57 in Mar., Apr., Jul., and Aug. 1845. (Q, 470-1)
Included
in Literati (June 1846).
Munford, Mrs. Geo. Wythe [(] Elizth Ellis[)] Richmond, Va.
[#147]
Wife of George Wythe Munford (1803-1882), state official, resident of Richmond. (NCAB)
Murphy, [No given name], (Seminarian) St. John's College, Fordham, N.Y.
[#86]
Not identified.
Neal, John
[#237]
1793-1876. Author. (CNAB) Poe admired Neal from 1829 and corre- sponded with him, but did not know
him personally. (O, Q, 152-4, 667-8)
Included in Autography (Feb. 1836, Nov. 1841).
Nelson, Dr. Thos. [Richmond, Va.]
[#139]
A Thomas Nelson witnessed John Allan's will Dec. 31, 1832 in Richmond (A, 694)
Nevin, Wm. M. Mercersburg, Franklin Co. Pa.
[#120]
Not identified.
Nichols, Mrs. R. S.
[#247]
Author, included in Autography (Jan. 1842).
Orton, J. R. Binghampton, [sic] N.Y. See let.
[#189]
Not identified.
Osgood, F[rances] S.[argent]
[#257]
1811-1850. Poet, resided in New York City, 1840-1850. (NCAB) Close friend of Poe (Q, 477-478) For
correspondence Oct. 1845 see O and OCL.
Included in Literati (Sept. 1846).
Parker, Richard Harper's Ferry, Va.
[#79]
Not identified.
Paulding, J.[ames] K[irke] See him.
[#223]
1778-1860. Author (NCAB) Gave Poe literary advice, June, 1836; Poe [page 33:] hoped to get him to write for the Penn, June 21, 1841 (Q, 250, 319) Included in Autography (Feb. 1836, Nov. 1841).
[MS torn: name missing] of Paulson & Co. [illeg.]
[#150]
Not identified.
Paxton, Jos. R. 8 Marshall St., Phil. — See let.
[#107]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Percival, Chas. G. Utica, N.Y. See let.*
[#123]
Sent Poe a cipher Dec. 19, 1845, which Poe returned, solved, Jan. 3, 1846.(O)
*Probably the
letter of Dec. 19, 1845. OCL #598.
Peyton, Gen. Bernard Richmond, Va.
[#149]
Not identified.
Philomathean Soc. Pennsylvania Col. Gettysburg, Pa. (See let.
[#277]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Philo-Literary Society Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa see letter.
[#157]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Philomathean Soc. Un. of N.Y. see lets.
[Bracketed with] Eucleian Soc. Un. of N.Y.
[#705]
[#109]
Poe was asked by these two societies to read a poem at the commencement exercises on July 1, 1845, but, unable to write a new poem, he pleaded illness. (M, 558)
Philosophian Society Wittenburg Col., Springfield, O. See letter [probably OCL #676 of Feb. 24, 1847]
[#163]
Poe elected to honorary membership on Feb. 24, 1847. (O, 349, 617)
Pike, Cap. Albert Arkansas
[#73]
1809-1891. Lawyer, poet, philologist. [NCAB) Included in Autography (Jan. 1842).
Poe, Robert Augusta, Geo.
[#55]
Robert Poe, brother of William and Washington Poe, was a son of William Poe (1755-1804) and hence a first cousin of Maria (Poe) Clemm. (Quinn) Poe planned to send him a Penn prospectus, Aug. 14, 1840. (O, 140)
Poe, Washington Macon, Geo.
[#57]
Washington Poe, brother of William and Robert, was a son of William Poe (1755-1804) and hence a first cousin of Maria (Poe) Clemm. (Q) Poe [page 34:] sent him a Penn prospectus Aug. 1840 and asked his help in procuring Macon subscribers. (O, 143-144)
Poe, William Augusta, Geo.
[#56]
William Poe, brother of Robert and Washington, was a son of William Poe (1755-1804) and hence a first cousin of Maria (Poe) Clemm. (Q). Poe sent him a Penn Prospectus Aug. 14, 1840, and asked his help in procuring subscribers. (O, 140-143)
? [sic] Postmaster Wytheville, Va.
[#81]
Not identified.
Potts, Geo. N.Y. City See letter.
[#154]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Powell, Rev. Dr. Fordham, N.Y.
[#102]
Not identified.
Preston, W.[illiam] C.[ampbell] Columbia, S.C.
[#119]
1794-1860. Lawyer, politician, and college president; resident in Co- lumbia after 1842. [NCAB)
Pyle, Benjamin Jackson, Tenn.
[#37]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin, (q.v.)
Reading-Room St. John's College, Fordham, Brooklyn, N.Y.
[#95]
The Rev. Edward Doucet, S.J., at St. John's College became a close friend of Poe in the summer of 1846. (Q, 520)
Reading Room Soc. St. Mary's Coltlege], Balt. See let.
[#170]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Redmond, D. Utica, N.Y. See let.
[#177]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Reed, Joseph, Jr. Phil. (See let.Q]
[#209]
Not identified. Letter not located.
[[Possibly Joseph Reed, Jr. (1771-1846), a lawyer and Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1810-1811. He is buried in Laurel Hill Cememtery, in Philadelphia, as is his father. — JAS]]
Reid, John N. Grand Pass, Saline Co., Mo.
[#72]
Not identified.
Reid, T. Mayne
[#241]
1818-1883. The Irish novelist. Poe knew him in 1843. (Q, 346)
Reynolds, J.[eremiah] N.
[#250]
1799?-1858. Explorer and author. (M II, 288)
Included in Autograpy (Feb. 1836m Dec. 1841)
Poe reviewed Reynold's South Sea Expedition Jan. 1837. P (560) says Poe made his acquaintance at this
time. [page 34:]
Richmond, C[harles] B. Lowell, Mass.
[#104]
Husband of Poe's “Annie”; Poe first met the Richmonds in Lowell, in June, 1848 (Q, 565-6)
Robinson, Conway Richmond, Va.
[#145]
1805-1884. Author, lawyer, writer on law (NCAB).
Robinson, D.H., M.D. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
[#52, #792]
[in the left of #192 is written:] See Chivers Aug. 10/45 Not identified.
[[He contributed to the Southern Literary Messenger during Poe's editorship, see Jackson Contributors to SLM, p. 71 — JAS]]
Robinson, Emmet Peterson, Va.
[#144]
Not identified.
Robinson, Dr. Henry Jackson, Mississi.
[#69]
Not identified.
Rogers, Geo. C. Jackson, Tenn.
[#35]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
Root, Jas. E. Troy, N.Y. See let.*
[#122]
Prior to April 18,1846, Root wrote Poe requesting a complete copy of BJ. [O, 713-4)
* Probably OCL 622a before 18 Apr. 1846.
[[James Edward Root (1817-1875) — JAS]]
Rose, W.B. Wash., Pa. See let.
[#275]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Rutger 's Col., Perthessophian [[Peithessophian]] Soc. N. Brunswick, N. J. (See 1. [)]
[#180]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Sampson, George L. Brooklyn, N.Y.
[#96]
Not identified.
Saunders, George M. Jackson, Tenn.
[#27]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
[[George Leslie Sampson (1798-1866). He was born in Scotland and lived in Richmond 1817-1838, when he moved to NYC. He was a Presbyterian. See the Biographical Register of Saint Andrews Society of the State of NY, vol. II, p. 183. — JAS]]
Scurlock, T.P. Jackson, Tenn.
[#28]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
[[Timothy Pickering Scurlock (1812-1867), was apparently a lawyer and later a judge. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Jackson, TN. — JAS]]
Simms, W.[illiam] G.[ilmore] — get sonnet
[#231]
1806-1870. Author, native of Charleston, S.C. (NCAB) For correspondence, July, 1846, see OCL 650-652. Included in Autography (Aug. 1836 and Nov. 1841).
[[He contributed several poems to the Broadway Journal, December 6, 1845, November 22, 1845, etc. Although not listed by Jackson, B. B. Minor, pp. 143 and 242, says that he was a contributor to the Southern Literary Messenger — JAS]]
Starnes, E. Augusta, Geo.
[#54]
Not identified.
[[Probably Ebenezer Starnes (1810-1868), buried in Augusta — JAS]] [page 36:]
Stephens, W.H. Jackson, Tenn.
[#34]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
Stewart, M.B. Jackson, Tenn.
[#56]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
Stockton, Thos. H. Where is he?
[#230]
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841): “Rev. Thomas H. Stockton.”
[[Thomas Hewlings Stockton (1808-1868) was a well-known preacher and theological writer of the Methodist church. In 1833 and 1835, he was the chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives. He had been assigned to Philadelphia 1838-1847 and in 1847 was relocated to Ohio, which may be why Poe had to inquire where he was — JAS]]
Summer, W.M., P.[ost] M.[aster] Pomaria, S.C.
[#83]
Not identified.
Swan, Mrs. Adelaide [Richmond, Va.]
[#141]
Not identified.
[[Probably Adelaide Augusta Swann (1813-1862), but unmaried and thus Miss not Mrs. She was reburied in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. — JAS]]
Swan, V.G. Jackson, Tenn.
[#32]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
Tarley, Hon. W.B. Jackson, Tenn.
[#41, #214]
[To the right of #214:] see Tomlin, March 43
Not identified. Probably a friend of John
Tomlin, [q.v.]
Tate, Edmund Perryville Co. Mo. [#71, #196] [To the left of #196:] See Tomlin's Lett. Feb 8.41
Not identified.
Taylor, J.B. write See let.
[#239]
Not identified. Letter not located.
[[James Bayard Taylor (1825-1878). Poe wrote to Taylor on June 15, 1848 (O, 271). — JAS]]
Thalian Society Milledgeville, Geo. — Chas. E. Tifft “Rose Jasper” — see let.
[#111]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Theus, Miss Elizabeth Leger Jackson, Tenn.
[#40]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
Theus, F.D. Jackson, Tenn.
[#29]
Not identified. Probably a friend of John Tomlin (q.v.).
Thomas F.[rederick] W.[illiam] Cincinnati Louisville, Ky.
[#47]
1811-1866. Journalist and author. (NCAB)
For correspondence 1840-1849 see O. On Nov. 23,
1840 Poe sent him a revised Penn prospectus, awaited an article from him to publish in the first issue, and
asked for help in publicity in St. Louis. (O, 148-9)
Included in Autography (Dec. 1841)
Tomlin, John Jackson, Tenn.
[#24]
Postmaster of Jackson, Tenn., admirer of Poe; see O for correspondence. [page 37:]
On Sept. 16, 1840, Poe thanked him for his letter with names of 9 subscribers. (O, 146-7) On Oct. 5, 1842, Poe
wrote Tomlin [?] of his determination to commence the Penn Jan. 1, 1843 (O, 216-217) Included in Autography
(Dec. 1841).
Tucker, Mrs. Beverly Jr. Richmond, Va. (Jane Ellis)
[#146]
For correspondence 1835-6, see O.
A professor Beverly Tucker is mentioned in
Autography (Nov. 1841).
Union Lit. Soc. Washington Coll., Pa.
[#160]
Not identified.
Union Philosophical Soc. Dickinson Col., Carlisle, Pa. See let- ter. [#/5<S]
Not identified. Letter not located.
Union Society (Pr. Edward Co.) Hampden Sidney College, Va.
[#77, #114]
Not identified.
Valentine, Edward Botetourt Co. Va. (visit)
[#142]
Brother of the first Mrs. Allan. On Nov. 20, 1848 Poe wrote him asking to borrow $200.00 for “the establishment of a magazine for which I already have a good list of subscribers, and of which I need a prospectus. ...” (O, 404)
[[For his visit, see Mrs. Talley to Poe, November 29, 1848 (CL 749) saying that Valentine will be in Richmond in the next week or two. — JAS]]
Van Bibber, Thos E. Westminster, Carroll Co., Md. (See let.)]
[#207]
Van Bibber wrote to Poe Sept. 25, 1843 OCL #451. Letter not located.
Van Cott, J.M. New-York City
[#10]
Virginia Poe and Mrs. Clemm were said to be good friends with the Van Cotts who had a farm near the Fordham cottage. (A, 571)
Van Winkle, Edgar A. N. York
[#127]
For correspondence Nov. 1836, see O and OCL 165a,b,c.
Wallace, William [Ross] New-York City
[#88]
1819-1881. Poet; moved to NYC in 1841; friend of Poe. (NCAB) Mentioned in Marginalia Sept. 1849.
Ward, Dr. Thomas 92 University Place, New-York City
[#3]
1807-1873. Author, under the pen-name of “Flaccus”; patron of the arts. (NCAB)
Poe requested 28 Apr. 1846 an autograph of “Ward”. (O, 316).
Poe wrote an article on him in
Graham's Magazine (Mar. 1843) (see Harrison) [page 38:]
Washbourne, I.W. Van Buren, Arks.
[#121]
Not identified.
[[This society may be related to the now-lost letter (noted by D. Jackson in 1943) from Edgar Janvier and W. W. McNair. — JAS]]
Washington Lit. Soc. Lafayette Col., Easton, Pa.
[#76, #201]
Not identified.
Watson, Dr. George Richmond, Va.
[#140]
Mentioned as a Richmond doctor (P, 1448).
[[See Mary Wingfield Scott's Houses of Old Richmond, 1941, p. 119 — JAS]]
Weyman, A.N. 184 Franklin St. N.Y.
[#756]
Not identified.
Wilkins, Leonard M. Phil.
[#129]
Poe wrote to L.M. Wilkins on 28 Sept. 1843. (OCL 452)
Willis, N.[athaniel] P[arker]
[#245]
1806-1867. Poet and journalist.
For correspondence, Nov. 1829 and Aug. 1849, see O. Included
in Autography (Aug. 1836, Nov. 1841).
Included in Literati (May 1846)
On June 24, 1841 Poe
planned to ask him to contribute an article a month to the Penn. (O 169).
Many works reviewed (H &
C)
Wm. Wirt Institute Phil.
[#113]
Poe began his career as a lecturer Nov. 21, 1843, at the William Wirt Institute in Philadelphia. (H & C, 172; M, 554)
Wood, [given name blank], (husband of Mrs. Sampson's sister) Brooklyn N.Y.
[#97]
Not identified. Mr. George L. Sampson, Brooklyn, N.Y. is #96.
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[S:0 - SFAT, 1986] - Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Lectures - Such Friends as These (Alexander G. Rose and Jeffrey Alan Savoye, 1986)