Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary October 7th, 1849 (#7) Republished

Poe's Obituary was republished in the Read Street Blog of the Baltimore Sun.Com I found it via USA TODAY Print edition, October, 23, 2008. (Sorry about the #Hex Codes)

He died at Church Hospital in Baltimore's Washington Hill neighborhood. on October 7, 1849. Here it is:

DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE -- We regret to learn that Edgar A. Poe, Esq., the distinguished American poet, scholar and critic, died in this city yesterday morning, after an illness of four or five days. This announcement, coming so sudden and unexpected, will cause poignant regret among all who admire genius, and have sympathies for the frailties too often attending it. Mr. Poe, we believe, was a native of this state, though reared by a foster father at Richmond, Va., where he lately spent some time on a visit. He was in the 38th year of his age.

Note: it's interesting to note that while impossible to say with absolute certainty, most folks in the know, find that Poe could certainly be diagnosed as a Manic-Depressive. Note the familiar reference: [His death] will cause poignant regret among all who admire genius, and have sympathies for the frailties too often attending it. He's in Hillbilly's Manic-Depressives Hall Of Fame.

The rest of the Sun's page that day is worth a look, here.