Text: C. George Werner, “But Tom Thumb Was Only Six Years Old in 1844,” The Sun (New York, NY), vol. LXXXVI, no. 329, July 26, 1919, p. 6, col. 5

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But Tom Thumb Was Only Six Years Old in 1844.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN — Sir: In a recent issue you referred to the homes of Edgar Allan Poe in New York, In my collection is a letter written by a Charles C. Curtis which reads: “During the year 1844 was my roommate and companion. We boarded with Mrs. Foster at No. 4 Ann street. General Tom Thumb was also a boarder there.” C.

GEORGE WERNER.

WEST HOBOKEN, July 25.