Identifier	pcpl010_3
Title	Letter (incomplete): Edgar Allan Poe to Maria Clemm, September 18, 1849
Transcript	and it will not do to hurry matters. I lectured at Norfolk on Monday and cleared enough to settle my bill here at the Madison House with $2 over. I had a highly fashionable audience, but Norfolk is a small place and there were 2 exhibitions the same night. Next Monday I lecture again here and expect to have a large audience. On Tuesday I start for Phila to attend to Mrs Loud's Poems--and possibly on Thursday I may start for N. York. If I do I will go straight over to Mrs Lewis's and send for you. It will be better for me not to go to Fordham--don't you think so? Write immediately in reply and direct to Phila. For fear I should not get the letter, sign no name and address it to E. S. T. Grey Esqre . If possible I will get married before I start--but there is no telling. Give my dearest love to Mrs L. My poor poor Muddy I am still unable to send you even one dollar--but keep
Creator	Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Subject	Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871 Lectures and lecturing Letters Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Richmond (Va.) Travel
Description	In this incomplete letter believed to be the original of a copy dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for returning to Philadelphia. He is upbeat about work, finances, and his upcoming marriage. For a full copy of this letter, see items pcpl010 in this collection. (Editor's note: It is not known where the rest of the original document is located. It is believed that Maria Clemm made this copy of the letter.)
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1849-09-18
Date Digital	2002-01-31
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 13 x 20 cm.
Source	Special Collections Department, Edgar Allan Poe Collection
Relation	Is Part Of the Edgar Allan Poe Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1841-1850
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