Husband of Mary Ann Curry Philpotts (married 23 Aug 1826)
Owner and editor of the American Constellation, a local Petersburg newspaper and the Virginia Star. A poet, having published a book of poetry, Mountain Birds and Blossoms, in 1825. Owner of Haines Coffee House on West Bank Street, which served as a meeting place for journalists, writers and politicians of the era. Among Hiram's friends was fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe.
Note: The historic location where Hiram Haines Coffee House was located on West Bank Street is now the location of the "Hiram Haines' Literary Restorative Coffee House", opened in 2010.
Husband of Mary Ann Curry Philpotts (married 23 Aug 1826)
Owner and editor of the American Constellation, a local Petersburg newspaper and the Virginia Star. A poet, having published a book of poetry, Mountain Birds and Blossoms, in 1825. Owner of Haines Coffee House on West Bank Street, which served as a meeting place for journalists, writers and politicians of the era. Among Hiram's friends was fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe.
Note: The historic location where Hiram Haines Coffee House was located on West Bank Street is now the location of the "Hiram Haines' Literary Restorative Coffee House", opened in 2010.
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