John Allan to Edgar Allan Poe — 1829-05-18

John Allan to Edgar Allan Poe — 1829-05-18 Historical letter date: 1829-05-18. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter ten. This is repository machine OCR of the printed transcription; spelling and recognition errors remain. Consult the accompanying local scan excerpt and manuscript facsimile. [Source scan page 149] LETTER NUMBER TEN Richmond May i8 th 1829 Dear Edgar I duly rec^ your letter from Baltimore on Saturday but seeing Col. Preston I gave it to him to read, I have not yet recovered possession. The contents however are on my mind. I was agreeably pleased to hear that the Honourable Jn^ J Barber did interest himself so much in your favour. He perhaps remembered you when you were at the Springs in 1812, from the interest exhibited by the Secretary of War you ftand a fair chance I think of be- ing one of those selected for Sept. Col. Prefton wrote a warm letter in your favour to Major Eaton since your departure. Major Campbell left this for Washington on yesterday. While you are in Maryland assertain & get Certificate of the fad whether your Grandfather was in the Service during the revolt war, where he served, Rank, & c & c . it may be of service & cannot do you any harm. I cover a Bank check of Virg* on the Union Bank of Maryland (this date) of Baltimore for one Hundred Dollars payable to your order be prudent and careful Yrs John Allan P L D 121