The Southern Literary Messenger by Various

The Southern Literary Messenger’ was a periodical published in Richmond, Virginia, from August 1834 until June 1864. Each issue carried a subtitle of “Devoted to Every Department of Literature and the Fine Arts” or some variation and included poetry, fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and historical notes. It was founded by Thomas Willis White who served as publisher and occasional editor until his death in 1843.
Present compendium is its issue 4 of first volume.