Illness of Edgar A. Poe — New York Morning Express appeal, December 15, 1846

Illness of Edgar A. Poe — New York Morning Express appeal, December 15, 1846 The complete brief newspaper appeal quoted in the repository’s notes to Poe’s subsequent reply. Only the 1846 notice is preserved here; modern commentary is excluded. Statements about illness and hardship are the newspaper’s contemporary claims, not a medical finding. Locally preserved historical transcription, not an original newspaper facsimile. Typography is simplified; not independently proofread word by word against a printed copy. ILLNESS OF EDGAR A. POE. — We regret to learn that this gentleman and his wife are both dangerously ill with the consumption, and that the hand of misfortune lies heavy upon their temporal affairs. We are sorry to mention the fact that they are so far reduced as to be barely able to obtain the necessaries of life. That is, indeed, a hard lot, and we do hope that the friends and admirers of Mr. Poe will come promptly to his assistance in his bitterest hour of need. Mr. Poe is the author of several tales and poems, of which Messrs. Wiley & Putnam are the publishers, and, as it is believed, the profitable publishers. At least, his friends say that the publishers ought to start a movement in his behalf.