John Bisco’s notice transferring the Broadway Journal to Poe — November 1, 1845
Bisco’s complete short ownership notice, dated October 24 and printed on November 1, 1845. The masthead identified Poe as editor and proprietor beginning October 25. This record preserves the identified November 1 notice, rather than assigning the supplied lead’s October 25 date to it.
Bisco’s complete short ownership notice, dated October 24 and printed on November 1, 1845. The masthead identified Poe as editor and proprietor beginning October 25. This record preserves the identified November 1 notice, rather than assigning the supplied lead’s October 25 date to it. Locally preserved historical transcription, not an original newspaper facsimile. Typography is simplified; not independently proofread word by word against a printed copy.
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John Bisco’s notice transferring the Broadway Journal to Poe — November 1, 1845
Date
1845-11-01
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John Bisco
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Broadway Journal, volume II, number 17, page 251, column 1
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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
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Bisco’s complete short ownership notice, dated October 24 and printed on November 1, 1845. The masthead identified Poe as editor and proprietor beginning October 25. This record preserves the identified November 1 notice, rather than assigning the supplied lead’s October 25 date to it. Locally preserved historical transcription, not an original newspaper facsimile. Typography is simplified; not independently proofread word by word against a printed copy.
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John Bisco’s notice transferring the Broadway Journal to Poe — November 1, 1845
Bisco’s complete short ownership notice, dated October 24 and printed on November 1, 1845. The masthead identified Poe as editor and proprietor beginning October 25. This record preserves the identified November 1 notice, rather than assigning the supplied lead’s October 25 date to it. Locally preserved historical transcription, not an original newspaper facsimile. Typography is simplified; not independently proofread word by word against a printed copy.
TO THE PUBLIC. — Edgar A. Poe, Esq. having purchased my interest in ‘The Broadway Journal,’ is now sole proprietor of the same. All persons indebted to the paper will please make settlement with him.
JOHN BISCO.
New-York, Oct. 24, 1845
Broadway Journal, volume II, number 17, page 251, column 1. “John Bisco’s notice transferring the Broadway Journal to Poe — November 1, 1845.” 1845-11-01. John Bisco’s notice transferring the Broadway Journal to Poe — November 1, 1845. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-2b6965b31c9d4c36b0a305cd95dbd0ad. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-2b6965b31c9d4c36b0a305cd95dbd0ad. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: John Bisco. John Bisco’s notice transferring the Broadway Journal to Poe — November 1, 1845. Broadway Journal, volume II, number 17, page 251, column 1.
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