[1] She compiled the Rhode Island woman's directory, organized the correspondence of Sarah Helen Whitman, and assisted in the editing of Edgar Allan Poe's writings and the preparation of his biography.

[1] Lottie's mother, Charlotte Burr (née, Field) Dailey, author of Report upon the disabled Rhode Island soldiers : their names, condition, and in what hospital they are.

Lottie especially devoted herself to the elderly guest, and Whitman enjoyed recounting stories regarding distinguished people of her time, including the varied associations linked with Edgar Allan Poe's career.

C. Mears Burkhardt's Boarding School in New York City,[1] she spent the next winter with friends in Cuba, benefiting from her knowledge of the Spanish language.

Austria, Germany, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, and England were visited, and, wherever time permitted, her musical studies were pursued under masters, such as Allari, of Rome, and San Giovanni, of Milan.