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One-page manuscript letter accompanying a selection of stories for Duyckinck. The locally preserved dealer image shows the complete written face of the half-sheet, including the recipient, date and signature. It is a 700 × 532 pixel access image, not a high-resolution preservation scan; the reverse is not shown. The reading was independently checked against that image, with line breaks and the placement of the date simplified. This is the February 18 letter to Duyckinck, not the different February 24 letter to Griswold previously linked in the research list.
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Edgar Allan Poe to Evert A. Duyckinck — February 18, 1845
Date
1845-02-18
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Edgar Allan Poe
Published in
New York
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1 written page
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Bauman Rare Books, item 56484 (sold); current owner not stated
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One-page manuscript letter accompanying a selection of stories for Duyckinck. The locally preserved dealer image shows the complete written face of the half-sheet, including the recipient, date and signature. It is a 700 × 532 pixel access image, not a high-resolution preservation scan; the reverse is not shown. The reading was independently checked against that image, with line breaks and the placement of the date simplified. This is the February 18 letter to Duyckinck, not the different February 24 letter to Griswold previously linked in the research list.
One-page manuscript letter accompanying a selection of stories for Duyckinck. The locally preserved dealer image shows the complete written face of the half-sheet, including the recipient, date and signature. It is a 700 × 532 pixel access image, not a high-resolution preservation scan; the reverse is not shown. The reading was independently checked against that image, with line breaks and the placement of the date simplified. This is the February 18 letter to Duyckinck, not the different February 24 letter to Griswold previously linked in the research list.
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Edgar Allan Poe to Evert A. Duyckinck — February 18, 1845
One-page manuscript letter accompanying a selection of stories for Duyckinck. The locally preserved dealer image shows the complete written face of the half-sheet, including the recipient, date and signature. It is a 700 × 532 pixel access image, not a high-resolution preservation scan; the reverse is not shown. The reading was independently checked against that image, with line breaks and the placement of the date simplified. This is the February 18 letter to Duyckinck, not the different February 24 letter to Griswold previously linked in the research list.
My Dear Sir,
I have the honor to leave for you, with Mr Mathews, a few of my stories, selected from about sixty, as having the best chance of popularity.
Very truly yours
Edgar A Poe.
E. A. Duyckinck Esq.
N. York, Feb. 18. 45.
“Edgar Allan Poe to Evert A. Duyckinck — February 18, 1845.” 1845-02-18. Edgar Allan Poe to Evert A. Duyckinck — February 18, 1845. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-2236b79e601f49359c39b24b3b963e88. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-2236b79e601f49359c39b24b3b963e88. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: Edgar Allan Poe to Evert A. Duyckinck, New York, February 18, 1845. Bauman Rare Books, item 56484. RCL-523a. First publicly identified for sale in 2006.
Underlying 1845 manuscript by Edgar Allan Poe (died 1849), documented as unknown until its 2006 sale; public domain in the United States under 17 USC 303. Faithful document reproduction and independent reading; dealer commentary and modern scholarly apparatus are not reproduced.
