Willis to Poe — page 1, full-size scan
First handwritten page of Willis’s letter to Poe, dated 13 November 1841. Full-size scan.
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Nathaniel Parker Willis to Edgar Allan Poe — 13 November 1841
Two-page handwritten letter from Willis to Poe concerning contributions to periodicals and Willis’s existing agreement with Godey.
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Writing from Glenmary on 13 November 1841, Nathaniel Parker Willis discusses contributing to periodicals and explains his existing agreement with Godey for 1842. His letter to Poe offers a glimpse of the commitments and negotiations behind magazine publishing. Both handwritten pages are shown here.
- Date
- 13 November 1841
- Reference collection
- Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
- Collection reference
- Edgar Allan Poe collection, MS-03283, container 2.39
The manuscript dateline and the Harry Ransom Center finding aid identify the date as 13 November 1841. The letter is listed in collection MS-03283, container 2.39.
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Willis to Poe — page 1, reading copy
First handwritten page of Willis’s letter to Poe, dated 13 November 1841. Smaller reading copy.
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Second handwritten page, continuing the same letter. Full-size scan.
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Second handwritten page, continuing the same letter. Smaller reading copy.
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Nathaniel Parker Willis; Edgar Allan Poe. Nathaniel Parker Willis to Edgar Allan Poe — 13 November 1841. 13 November 1841. Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Edgar Allan Poe collection, MS-03283, container 2.39. https://research.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingaid.cfm?eadid=00109.
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