Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1829-03-10

Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1829-03-10 Historical letter date: 1829-03-10. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter nine. 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 139] LETTER NUMBER NINE Fortress Monroe March loit 1829. My dear Pa, I arrived on the point this morning in good health, and if it were not for the late occurrences, should feel much happier than I have for a long time. I have had a fearful warning & have hardly ever known before what digress was. The Colonel has left the point this morning Washington to congratulate the President so I have not week yet seen him. He will return on Thursday A next. In the meantime am employing myself in preparing for the which will engage my attention at W. Point should be so fortunate as to obtain an appoint am anxious to retr my good name wit nds & especially your good opinion think a letter of rec- ommendation from Jud s Major Gibbon & Col: Prefton forwarded to a letter to Ml Patterson requesting would prev I may be tonian. [Sheet partly burnt] me in the morning of my departure I went to your room to tell you goodbye but, as you were asleep, I would not disturb you. My respecfts to M^ & M r . s Gait & M r . WB Gait. I am, dear Pa, Yours affectionately Edgar A. Poe 113