Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor — 1835-10-31 (fragment)
Read the 1835-10-31 letter from Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor locally. Only this printed fragment is preserved here. The catalogue attributes the handwriting to Poe but the signature to Thomas W. White; the record must not be read as a letter signed by Poe. The opening gap is retained.
Local historical letter reading from the Poe Society’s manuscript-text page, with modern correction glosses and website material excluded. The scholarly checklist documents an early printed witness in Anderson Galleries, Coggeshall sale, April 25–27, 1916, item 465 (printed fragment). This record preserves the electronic letter text, not a scan of that printed witness or the autograph. Only this printed fragment is preserved here. The catalogue attributes the handwriting to Poe but the signature to Thomas W. White; the record must not be read as a letter signed by Poe. The opening gap is retained. Typography is simplified. The transcription has not been independently proofread word by word.
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Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor — 1835-10-31 (fragment)
Date
1835-10-31
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Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe)
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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore (historical letter transcription)
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Local historical letter reading from the Poe Society’s manuscript-text page, with modern correction glosses and website material excluded. The scholarly checklist documents an early printed witness in Anderson Galleries, Coggeshall sale, April 25–27, 1916, item 465 (printed fragment). This record preserves the electronic letter text, not a scan of that printed witness or the autograph. Only this printed fragment is preserved here. The catalogue attributes the handwriting to Poe but the signature to Thomas W. White; the record must not be read as a letter signed by Poe. The opening gap is retained. Typography is simplified. The transcription has not been independently proofread word by word.
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Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor — 1835-10-31 (fragment)
Local historical letter reading from the Poe Society’s manuscript-text page, with modern correction glosses and website material excluded. The scholarly checklist documents an early printed witness in Anderson Galleries, Coggeshall sale, April 25–27, 1916, item 465 (printed fragment). This record preserves the electronic letter text, not a scan of that printed witness or the autograph. Only this printed fragment is preserved here. The catalogue attributes the handwriting to Poe but the signature to Thomas W. White; the record must not be read as a letter signed by Poe. The opening gap is retained. Typography is simplified. The transcription has not been independently proofread word by word.
Richmond, October 31, 1835
[. . . . . ]
I will hand your translation to Mr. Poe in the morning, and will attend to your request touching keeping your name secret.
[Thomas W. White]
“Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor — 1835-10-31 (fragment).” 1835-10-31. Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor — 1835-10-31 (fragment). Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-5a66f8f33af54561889b30dc99acc5ca. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-5a66f8f33af54561889b30dc99acc5ca. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: Thomas W. White (written by Edgar Allan Poe) to Lucian Minor, 1835-10-31. Scholarly catalogue RCL-107. Early publication: Anderson Galleries, Coggeshall sale, April 25–27, 1916, item 465 (printed fragment).
Underlying nineteenth-century letter documented as published before 1931; public domain in the United States. Modern commentary and editorial correction glosses excluded.
