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• New York City
• 1847
• Myrtle Avenue residence and printing officeWalt WhitmanNew York City · the same years
• Fordham cottage residenceEdgar Allan PoeNew York City · 1 year apart
• Meeting with Thurlow WeedMillard FillmoreNew York City · 2 years apart
• Marriage to Julia GardinerJohn TylerNew York City · 3 years apart
• Death at northern-Manhattan homeJohn James AudubonNew York City · 3 years apart
• Arrival on Staten IslandHenry David ThoreauNew York City · 4 years apart
• Departs New York for EnglandCharles DickensNew York City · 5 years apart
• Lectures from New York hotelWilliam Makepeace ThackerayNew York City · 5 years apart
• Leaves Hannibal for New YorkMark TwainNew York City · 6 years apart
• Born in MilanThomas Edison