Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1827-03-20

Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1827-03-20 Historical letter date: 1827-03-20. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter four. 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 83] LETTER NUMBER FOUR Richmond Tuesday Dear Sir, Be so good as to send me my trunk with my clothes I wrote you on yefterday explaining my reasons for leaving I suppose by my not receiving either my trunk, or an answer to my letter, that you did not receive it I am in the greatest necessity not having tabled food since yesterday morning I have no w^here to sleep at night, but roam about the Greets I am nearly exhausted I beseech you as you wish not your prediction concerning me to be fulfilled to send me without delay my trunk containing my clothes, and to lend if you will not give me as much money as will defray the expence of my passage to Boston (12) and a little to support me there untill I shall be enabled to engage in some business. I sail on Saturday A letter will be received by me at the Court House Tavern, where be so good as to send my trunk Give my love to all I am yours &c at home Edgar A Poe I have not one cent in the world to provide any food 6 3