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ILLUSTRATIONS
The Author |
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James E. Heath. First Editor. From an oil portrait owned by his grandson, Prof. R. H. Dabney, who kindly furnished it |
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Edgar Allan Poe. Second Editor. From the beautiful minature owned by Mr. Robert Lee Taylor, who so generously granted to this work the great privilege of being the first to use it |
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Lieut Mathew Fontaine Maury, U. S. N. Third (known) editor. Borrowed from his Life. By his daughter, Mrs. Nannie Corbin |
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Benjamin Blake Minor. Fourth Editor. From an old portrait painted in Richmond (about 1845) whilst he was editing the Messenger, by Mr. Thomas C. Ruckle, of Baltimore, Md |
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La Visionnaire. Mrs. Virginia Otey Minor. From an oil portrait painted in Columbia, Tenn., some time after her marriage, by a Mr. Hart, of Philadelphia |
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John R. Thompson. Fifth Editor. Kindly given by Mr. Charles Marshall Graves, though he expects to make public use of it himself. Such friendly liberality evokes the warmest appreciation |
161 |
Wm. Macfarlane. Kindly furnished by his grand-daughter, Mrs. C. W. Morris, and her brother, Wm. Mac. Jones |
166 |
John W. Fergusson. Kindly furnished, on request, by his children. Macfarlane & Fergusson were with the Messenger from its beginning; printed it, published it and finally owned both the Magazine and its printing establishment |
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Dr. George William Bagby. Sixth Editor. Kindly furnished, on request, by his estimable relict |
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