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If the poem is published, succeed or not, I am “irrecoverably a poet.” But to your opinion I leave it, and as I should be proud of the honor of your press, failing in that I will make no other application.

I should add a circumstance which, that no justification of a failure, is yet a boast in success — the poem is by a minor & truly written under extraordinary disadvantages.

with great respect

Your obt sert

Edgar A. Poe

I am staying at Heiskells‘.

I cannot refrain from adding that Mr Wirt’s voice is in my favor.

Edgar Allan Poe to Carey, Lea & Carey — July 28, 1829

Baltimore July 28th 1829.

Messrs Carey, Lea & Carey

Gentlemen,

Having made a better disposition of my poems than I had any right to expect, (inducing me to decline publication on my own account) I would thank you to return me the Mss: by >>the gentleman who hands you this<< — mail[.]

I should have been proud of having your firm for my publishers & would have preferred publishing, with your name, even at a disadvantage had my cicumstances (circumstances) admitted of so doing[.]

Perhaps, at some future day, I may have the honor of your press, which I most sincerely desire —

Mr Lea, during our short interview, at your store, mentioned “the Atlantic Souvenir” and spoke of my attempting something for that work[.] I know nothing which could give me greater pleasure than to see any of my productions in so becoming a dress & in such good society as “the Souvenir” would ensure them — notwithstanding the assertions of Mr Jno Neal to the contrary, who now & then hitting, thro’ sheer impudence, upon a correct judgement in matters of authorship, is most unenviably ridiculous whenever he touches the fine arts —

As I am unacquainted with the method of proceeding in offering any piece for acceptance (having been sometime absent from this country) would you, Gentlemen, have the kindness to set me in the right way —

Nothing could give me greater pleasure than any communication from Messrs Carey Lea & Carey —

With the greatest respect & best wishes

I am Gentlemen Your most obt servt

Edgar A. Poe

Carey and Lea to Edgar Allan Poe — November 29, 1835

November 29, 1835

Mr. Edgar A. Poe, — I have called on Mess. E. Carey & A. Hart, who are the publishers of “The Gift,” and they have examined among all the MS. And cannot find the story to which you allude. They think it very probable that Miss L. returned it with others but it cannot now be found. Should it be hereafter they will return it.

Edgar Allan Poe to Edward L. Carey and Abraham Hart — January 21, 1836

Richmond

Jany: 21 1835 (1836)

Messrs. Carey & Hart,

Gentlemen,

Could you oblige the Editor of the Southern Literary Messenger by sending him a copy of Rienzi (Bulwer’s novel) by mail. We wish to review it in the next number of the Magazine, and otherwise will not obtain it in time. If you can oblige us so far as to send the volume, please envelop it carefully, and mark on it the number of printed sheets it contains.

Very respy.

Yr. Ob. St.

Edgar A Poe

Carey and Lea to Edgar Allan Poe — February 20, 1836

February 20, 1836.

Edgar A. Poe, Esq., Richmond, Va., — I received your letter this morning, having no knowledge of the MS. Mentioned. I applied to Mess. Carey & Hart, who handed over the enclosed which I transmit agreeably to your direction and wish it safe to hand.

Lea and Blanchard to Edgar Allan Poe — September 28, 1839

Phila Sept 28/39 —

Dear Sir —

As your wish in having your Tales printed is not immediately pecuniary, we will at our own risqué & expense print a Small Ed say of 750 copies. This run if sold — will pay but a small profit, which if realized is to be ours. The copy right will remain with you, and when ready a few copies for distribution among your friends, will be at your service.

If this is agreeable will you have them prepared & Mr Haswell will be ready to go on, say by Tuesday —

Very Respt

Lea & Blanchard

To

Edgar A. Poe Esq

They shd (should)