Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1829-07-15

Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1829-07-15 Historical letter date: 1829-07-15. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter fourteen. 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 183] LETTER NUMBER FOURTEEN Baltimore July 15^ 1829 Dear Pa, I have written you twice lately & have received no answer I would not trouble you so often with my letters, but I am afraid that being up at the Byrd you might probably not have received them I am very anxious to return home thro' Washington when I have every hope of being appointed for Sepi & besides by being de- tained at Baltimore I am incurring uneccessary expense as Grandmother is not in a situation to give me any accomodation I sometimes am afraid that you are angry & perhaps you put have reason to be but if you will but A a little more con- fidence in me I will endeavour to deserve it I am sure no one can be more anxious, or would do more towards helping myself than I would if I had any means of doing it without your assistance, I have none I am anxious to abide by your directions, if I knew what they were You would relieve me from a great deal of anxiety by writing me soon I think I have already had my share of trouble for one so young I am Dear Pa Yours affectionately Edgar A. Poe 153