| | 82 | Author: | Douglass, William | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1865
August 15  | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I seat myself once more to write you to in-
form you that I am still with my family in the land among the
living, for which I am more than thankful to God. I can truly say
that the Lord has been good to us since we have been in this land in
sparing our lives. My daughter instead of the little girl I brought
with me is now taller than her mother. She has grown much indeed
and with her mother is enjoying good health. It has been now about 4
years since I have heard from you and I must say I am over axious to hear from you once more— more so since I
heard the war is about over. It must indeed have been dreadful
to be in a land as America has been for the last four years—
covered with all the horrors of war. But I hope it will not be long
ere peace shall again be de clared and when the sound of the battle
shall no more be heard. In your last letter you requested me when I
write to inform you how I was
am getting along. At present I am
doing pretty well. I am paying the mass of my attention to the
growing of cane of which I have about 8 acres. I made this year 8000 pounds of sugar which was
said to be the best made around here. It is true that it is a new
country, and we have many hardships to un-
dergo, but by God's blessings and an effort on one's side he
can get along. Here I have realized the meaning of the words: Sitting
under one's
own vine and fig tree and none
daring to molest or make afraid. The only thing that grieves me, is
that I cannot enjoy it with my children. were
they with me I should be perfectly satisfied. To be so far separated
from them is indeed an afflic- tion hard
to bear. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 87 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection:
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Hiram Haines, Esqr., 1844 August | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Herewith I send you the August number
of the "Messenger" —
the best number, by far, yet issued.1
Can you oblige me so far as to look it over and
give your unbiassed opinion of its merits and
demerits in the "Constellation"? We need the
assistance of all our friends and count upon yourself
among the foremost. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 89 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Thomas White, 1835 July 20 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I duly
recd:
both your letters (July 14
th & 16th) together with
the $20 dollars. I am indeed grieved to hear that your health has not
been
improved by your trip I agree with you in thinking that too close
attention to business has been instrumental in causing your
sickness: | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 90 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Autobiographical Fragment | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Memo. Born January
1811. Family one of the
oldest and most respectable in Baltimore.
Genr
David Poe, my
paternal grandfather, was a quarter-master general, in the
Maryland
line, during the Revolution, and the inti-
mate friend of Lafayette,
who, during his visit to the
U.S., called
personally upon the Gen's widow and
tendered her his warmest acknowledgements for the services
rendered him by her husband. His father, John
Poe married, in England,
Jane
a daughter of Admiral James
McBride, noted in
British naval history, and claim-
ing kindred with many of the most illustrious houses
of Great Britain.
My father and mother died within
a few years of each other, of consumption, leaving me an orphan at 2
years of age. Mr. John Allan, a
very wealthy gentleman of
Richmond Va,
took a fancy to me, and persuaded
my grandfather, Gen.
Poe, to
suffer him to adopt me. Was brought up in
Mr. A's family, and
regarded always as his son and heir—
he having no other children.
In 1816 went with Mr.
A's family to G.
Britain—visited every portion of it—
went to school for 5 years to the
Rev. Doctor
Bransby, at Stoke
Newington, then 4 miles from
London.
Returned to America in 1822. In 1825 went to the Jefferson University at
Charlottesville,
Va, where in 3
years I led a very dissipated life— the college at
that period being shamefully dissolute—
Dr Dunglison
of Philadelphia, President.
Took the first honors, however, and
came home greatly in debt. Mr. A refused
to pay some of the debts of honor and I ran
away from home
without a dollar on a Quixotic expedition to
join the
Greeks, then struggling for liberty. Failed in reaching Greece, but
made my way to St
Petersburg, in
Russia. Got into many difficulties, but was extricated
by the kindness of Mr. H. Middleton, the Am-
erican consul at
St. P. Came
home safe in 1829, found Mrs. A. dead, and immediately went to
West Point
as a Cadet. In about 18 months afterwards
Mr. A. married a second time
(a Miss Patterson,
a near rela-
tive of Gen.
Winfield Scott)—he being then 65 years of age.
Mrs. A
and myself quarrelled, and he, siding
with her, wrote me an angry letter, to which I replied in the same
spirit. Soon afterwards he died, having
had a son by Mrs.
A.
and, although leaving a vast property, bequeathed
me nothing. The army does
not suit a poor man—so I left
W. Point
abruptly, and threw myself upon
literature as a resource.
I became first known to the literary world thus. A
Baltimore weekly paper
(The Visiter) offered two premiums—
one for best prose story, one for the best poem. The Committee awarded
both to me and took occasion
to insert in the journal a card, signed by themselves, in which I was
very highly flattered. The
Committee were John P. Kennedy
(author of Horse-Shoe Robinson),
J. H. B. Latrobe, and
Dr. J. H. Miller.
Soon after this I was invited by
Mr. T. W. White proprietor of the
South. Lit. Messenger, to edit
it.
Afterwards wrote for New York Review at the invitation of
Dr Hawks
and Professor Henry, its proprietors.
Lately have written articles continuously
for two British journals whose names I am not permitted to mention.
In my engagement with Burton, it was not my
design to let my name appear— but he tricked
me into it.2 | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 91 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection:
Frances Sargent Osgood / Edgar Allan Poe | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Mrs Osgood,
for the last three or four years, has been rapidly attain-
ing distinction; and this, evidently, with no effort at attaining it. She seems,
in fact, to have no object in view beyond that of giving voice to the fancies
or the feelings of the moment. "Necessity", says the proverb, "is the mother of
Invention"; and the invention of
Mrs O.
,
at least, springs plainly from ne-
cessity — from the necessity of invention.
Not to write poetry — not to act it,
think it, dream it, and be it, is entirely out of her power. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 93 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Leaf from "Siope" by Edgar Allan Poe | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | forest, and up higher at the rustling Heaven, and into the crimson
moon.
And I lay close within shelter of the lilies, and I observed the
actions of
the man. And the man trembled in the solitude — but the night wa—
-ned and he sat upon the rock. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 96 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Frederick William Thomas, 1841, September 1 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Griswold left a note for me at the office, the
other day, requesting me to furnish him with some memoranda
of your life; and it will, of course, give me great pleasure to
do so; but, upon sitting down to the task, I find that neither
myself, nor Mrs Clemm, upon whom I mainly depend for infor.
mation, can give all the necessary points with sufficient pre-
cision for G's purpose. Just send me a line, therefore, answering
the following queries, and I will put your responses into
shape. Most of the points we know, but not with full certainty.
What is your father's Christian name? Had your parents more
children than yourself, Lewis, Frances, Susan, Martha, Isabella &
Jackson? -if so, what were their names? When & where were
you born? With whom did you study law? What was (exactly) the
cause of your lameness? How did you first become known to the
literary world? Who were your most intimate associates in
Baltimore? When did you remove to Cincinnati? With what
papers have you been occasionally connected -if with any? Be-
sides answering these queries -give me a list of your writings
published & unpublished -and some memoranda respecting your
late lectures at Washington. Reply as soon as possible, as
the volume is in press. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 97 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Dr. Thomas A. Chivers, 1842 July 6 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I fear you will have accused me of disrespect
in not replying to either of your three last letters -but if
so, you will have wronged me. Among all my
correspond-
ents there is not one whose good opinion I am more anxious
to retain than your own. A world of perplexing business has
led me to postpone, from day to day, a duty which it is
al-
ways a pleasure to perform. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 98 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Maria Clemm to unknown correspondent, 1865 October 6 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I have just received your most
welcome letter for it has been so
very long since I have heard from you,
I am better again, and as soon as I am
able I will comply with request, now I
can scarcely write those few lines. No,
I have not heard from Mr Lewis or the
drep either. God help my poor soul
that is obliged to ask a favor, altho I
am just going to ask one of you, but I
feel so sure if it is in your power you
will grant it I want $5 or even three
more than I ever did in my whole
life, cannot you procure it for me
some
how, oh if you could only know how
much I am in need of it you would
try to send it to me, if possible write
by return of mail. I am very sad to
day for tomorrow is the anniversary
of my darling Eddies death. please
excuse this piece of paper I have no
other and have not the means of getting
it | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 99 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to L.J. Cist, 1844 June 3 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Yours, dated April 30th, has
only this moment reached me; having been lying,
ever since, at Graham's office. I have removed
to New-York, where I intend residing for the
next year or two — and this will account, in part,
for my not receiving the package sooner. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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