Read the 1840-06-03 letter from Edgar Allan Poe to J. Neal in a locally hosted transcription from Harrison’s 1902 edition. Historical dating and text limitations are stated alongside the reading.
Historical printed text from James A. Harrison, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, volume XVII (1902). Catalog identity: RCL-237. The heading uses the checklist date; the transcription retains the historical edition’s dateline and wording. The edition may contain older readings, omissions or date assignments. This is a printed transcription, not a manuscript facsimile. Modern website corrections in double brackets and navigation are omitted. Independent word-by-word proofreading has not been completed. The source citation is 86. No matching date/correspondent identity was found in the published archive; known ambiguous matches were excluded.
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POE TO JOHN NEAL.
Date
1840-06-03
Credits
Edgar Allan Poe (letter); James A. Harrison (1902 editor)
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
Published in
New York
Reference collection
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore (electronic transcription of the 1902 edition)
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Local historical letter transcription — Harrison 1902
Historical printed text from James A. Harrison, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, volume XVII (1902). Catalog identity: RCL-237. The heading uses the checklist date; the transcription retains the historical edition’s dateline and wording. The edition may contain older readings, omissions or date assignments. This is a printed transcription, not a manuscript facsimile. Modern website corrections in double brackets and navigation are omitted. Independent word-by-word proofreading has not been completed.
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Local historical letter transcription — Harrison 1902
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Edgar Allan Poe to J. Neal — 1840-06-03
Historical printed text from James A. Harrison, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, volume XVII (1902). Catalog identity: RCL-237. The heading uses the checklist date; the transcription retains the historical edition’s dateline and wording. The edition may contain older readings, omissions or date assignments. This is a printed transcription, not a manuscript facsimile. Modern website corrections in double brackets and navigation are omitted. Independent word-by-word proofreading has not been completed.
POE TO JOHN NEAL.
[Ingram.]
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.
MY DEAR SIR, — As you gave me the first jog in my literary career, you are in a manner bound to protect me and keep me rolling. I therefore now ask you to aid me with your influence in whatever manner your experience shall suggest. It strikes me that I never write to you except to ask a favour, but my friend Thomas will assure you that I bear you always in mind, holding you in the highest respect and esteem. — Most truly yours,
EDGAR A. POE.
JOHN NEAL, Esq.
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. “Edgar Allan Poe to J. Neal — 1840-06-03.” 1840-06-03. POE TO JOHN NEAL.. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-3cb529472bb04cb6b132e512ba37edbd. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-3cb529472bb04cb6b132e512ba37edbd. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: James A. Harrison, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, volume XVII (1902), jah17l05.htm, printed page anchor pg0086. Correspondence identifier RCL-237.
Historical letter text and 1902 printed edition are public domain in the United States. Modern navigation, website notes and the 2008 critical edition are not included.
