One complete printed facsimile of the circular’s text, reproduced in John W. Robertson’s Edgar A. Poe: A Study (1921), plate facing page 324. It solicits subscriptions from former Southern Literary Messenger supporters. The plate does not identify its individual addressee or show an addressed reverse, postmark or envelope. The common circular text is represented once; this does not claim acquisition of the separately addressed Campbell, Watterston, Green, Smith, Morris or Schley copies (RCL-587, 588, 589, 589a, 589b, 589c). The source JPEG is supplied at 2000 pixels wide and is embedded unchanged in the reading PDF. The reading text was transcribed from this facsimile; abbreviations and punctuation are retained, while display line breaks are normalized.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Broadway Journal subscription circular — November 1845
Date
1845-11
Credits
Edgar Allan Poe (circular); John W. Robertson (1921 source edition)
Publisher
Bruce Brough
Published in
San Francisco
Where to find it
1 facsimile plate
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Internet Archive; University of California Libraries
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One complete printed facsimile of the circular’s text, reproduced in John W. Robertson’s Edgar A. Poe: A Study (1921), plate facing page 324. It solicits subscriptions from former Southern Literary Messenger supporters. The plate does not identify its individual addressee or show an addressed reverse, postmark or envelope. The common circular text is represented once; this does not claim acquisition of the separately addressed Campbell, Watterston, Green, Smith, Morris or Schley copies (RCL-587, 588, 589, 589a, 589b, 589c). The source JPEG is supplied at 2000 pixels wide and is embedded unchanged in the reading PDF. The reading text was transcribed from this facsimile; abbreviations and punctuation are retained, while display line breaks are normalized.
One complete printed facsimile of the circular’s text, reproduced in John W. Robertson’s Edgar A. Poe: A Study (1921), plate facing page 324. It solicits subscriptions from former Southern Literary Messenger supporters. The plate does not identify its individual addressee or show an addressed reverse, postmark or envelope. The common circular text is represented once; this does not claim acquisition of the separately addressed Campbell, Watterston, Green, Smith, Morris or Schley copies (RCL-587, 588, 589, 589a, 589b, 589c). The source JPEG is supplied at 2000 pixels wide and is embedded unchanged in the reading PDF. The reading text was transcribed from this facsimile; abbreviations and punctuation are retained, while display line breaks are normalized.
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One complete printed facsimile of the circular’s text, reproduced in John W. Robertson’s Edgar A. Poe: A Study (1921), plate facing page 324. It solicits subscriptions from former Southern Literary Messenger supporters. The plate does not identify its individual addressee or show an addressed reverse, postmark or envelope. The common circular text is represented once; this does not claim acquisition of the separately addressed Campbell, Watterston, Green, Smith, Morris or Schley copies (RCL-587, 588, 589, 589a, 589b, 589c). The source JPEG is supplied at 2000 pixels wide and is embedded unchanged in the reading PDF. The reading text was transcribed from this facsimile; abbreviations and punctuation are retained, while display line breaks are normalized.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Broadway Journal subscription circular — November 1845
One complete printed facsimile of the circular’s text, reproduced in John W. Robertson’s Edgar A. Poe: A Study (1921), plate facing page 324. It solicits subscriptions from former Southern Literary Messenger supporters. The plate does not identify its individual addressee or show an addressed reverse, postmark or envelope. The common circular text is represented once; this does not claim acquisition of the separately addressed Campbell, Watterston, Green, Smith, Morris or Schley copies (RCL-587, 588, 589, 589a, 589b, 589c). The source JPEG is supplied at 2000 pixels wide and is embedded unchanged in the reading PDF. The reading text was transcribed from this facsimile; abbreviations and punctuation are retained, while display line breaks are normalized.
Dr Sir,
If I am not mistaken, you were one of the earliest subscribers to “The Southern Literary Messenger”, and aided me very materially while it remained under my control. For this reason, and because I am naturally anxious for the support of those whose good opinion I value — because, too, I believe that my objects, as regards our National Literature, are such as your judgment approves — I venture now frankly to solicit your subscription and influence for “The Broadway Journal”, of which I send you a specimen number.
With high respect,
Yr. Mo. Ob. St.
Edgar A. Poe
New-York.
Nov. 1845.
Bruce Brough. “Edgar Allan Poe’s Broadway Journal subscription circular — November 1845.” 1845-11. Edgar Allan Poe’s Broadway Journal subscription circular — November 1845. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-5e3c560f2b36498589969b77c870dbec. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-5e3c560f2b36498589969b77c870dbec. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: John W. Robertson, Edgar A. Poe: A Study (San Francisco: Bruce Brough, 1921), facsimile plate facing page 324, pages 1 facsimile plate.
The 1922 or earlier historical publication is public domain in the United States.
