Baltimore Saturday Visiter

The "Baltimore Saturday Visiter"fn|1 was a weekly periodical in Baltimore, Maryland that published much of the work of Baltimore writer Edgar Allan Poe.It was established in 1832 by Charles Cloud and Lambert Wilmer, a friend of Poe. Popular at first, the "Visiter" later became abolitionist and in 1847 was absorbed by the abolitionist "National Era" of Washington D.C.

Poe submitted to the "Visiter" six tales as entries to a contest sponsored by the publication. The newspaper promised a $50 prize for the best tale and a $25 prize for the best poem submitted by October 1, 1833. About 100 entries were received but the judges chose Poe's "MS. Found in a Bottle" for its originality. In addition to the $50 prize, the story was published in the October 19 issue of the "Visiter". [Silverman, Kenneth. "Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance". Harper Perennial, 1991. pp. 90-1] The contest, however, had some controversy. The winner of the poetry portion of the contest, "Henry Wilton," was revealed to actually be John Hewitt, the editor of the "Visiter". Poe claimed Hewitt had won by "underhanded means." [Silverman, Kenneth. "Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance". Harper Perennial, 1991. pp. 93]

Notes

*fnb|1 Alternately named the "Saturday Morning Visiter" (1832-33), "Baltimore Saturday Visiter" (1833-34), "Baltimore Visiter" (1834-40), "Saturday Morning Visiter" (1840-41) , and "Saturday Morning Visitor" (1841-47).

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* [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/dsp_number.cfm?id=1303 Entry for "Baltimore Saturday Visiter".] Guide to Maryland Newspapers. Maryland State Archives. Jan. 15, 2007.
* [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/dsp_number.cfm?id=93 Entry for "Baltimore Saturday Visitor".] Guide to Maryland Newspapers. Maryland State Archives. Jan. 15, 2007.
* [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/dsp_number.cfm?id=1554 Entry for "Baltimore Visiter".] Guide to Maryland Newspapers. Maryland State Archives. Jan. 15, 2007.
* [http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/dsp_number.cfm?id=1445 Entry for "Saturday Morning Visiter".] Guide to Maryland Newspapers. Maryland State Archives. Jan. 15, 2007.
*French, John C. [http://www.jstor.org/view/01496611/dm981323/98p0221w/0 "Poe and the "Baltimore Saturday Visiter"."] "Modern Language Ntes", Vol. 33, No. 5 (May 1918), pp. 257-267.
*Hall, Clayton Colman. " [http://books.google.com/books?id=vCy9GAlzntAC&pg=RA18-PA712&lpg=RA18-PA712&dq=%22saturday+morning+visitor%22+baltimore+-wikipedia&source=web&ots=j9DG1VT1bh&sig=lYHGyWL5Mmd1aqUMWgS55WKhPKM Baltimore: Its History and Its People] " vol. 1. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. Digitized Sept. 11, 2006. p. 712, accessed Jan. 28, 2007.