Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1829-08-04

Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1829-08-04 Historical letter date: 1829-08-04. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter sixteen. 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 201] LETTER NUMBER SIXTEEN Baltimore Aug : 4-729 Dear Sir, I am unable to account for your not answering if you are offended with me I repeat that I have done nothing to deserve your displeasure. If you doubt what I say & think that I have negleded to use any exertions in the procuring my warrant write yourself to Ml Eaton & he will tell you that more exertions could not have been the app* might have been obtained for June if the application had been made 2 months sooner & you will remember that I was under the impression that you were making exertions to obtain the situation for me, while I was at Old Point & so situated as to be unable to use any exertions of my own On returning home nothing had been done it is therefore unjut to blame me for a failure, after using every endeavour, when success was impossible rendered so by your own delay If you have not forgiven me for my former conduit that is a different thing but you told me that you had I am however aware that I have many enemies at home who fancy it their interest to injure me in your estimation By your lat letter I understood that it was not your wish that I should return home I am anxious to do so but if you think that I should not I only wish to know what course I shall pursue 171 [Source scan page 202] 172 EDGAR ALLAN POE LETTERS If you are determined to do nothing more in my behalf you will at leaft do me the common justice to tell me so I am almost sure of getting the app! in SepI & certain at any rate of getting it in June, if I could manage until that time I would be no longer a trouble to you I think it no more than right that you should answer my letter Perhaps the time may come when you will find that I have not deserved ]/z the misfortunes which have hap- pened to me & that you suspected me unworthily I am Yours &c Edgar A. Poe