| | 81 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1831 February 21  | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | In spite of all my resolution to the con-
-trary I am obliged once more to recur to you
for assistance—It will however be the last
time that I ever trouble any human being—I
feel that I am on sick bed from which I never
shall get up. I now make an appeal
not to your affection because I have lost
that but to your sense of justice—I wrote
to you for permission to resign—because it was
impossible that I could stay—my
ear has been too
shocking for any description—I am wearing away
every
day—even if my last sickness had not com-
pleted it. I wrote to you as I
say for per-
mission to resign because without your permission
no resignation can be received. My reason for
doing so was that I should obtain my mileage am-
ounting to $30.35— according to the rules of the
in-
stitution. in my present circumstance a single
dollar is of more importance to me
than 10,000 are to you
and you deliberately
refused to answer my letter
—I, as I told you,
neglected my duty when I
found it impossible to attend to it, and
the consequences were inevitable—dismissal.
I have been dismissed—when a
single line from
you would have saved it—The whole aca-
demy have
interested themselves in my behalf
because my only crime was being
sick. but
it was of no use—I refer you to
Col Thayer
to the public records, for my standing and repu-
tation for talent—but it was all in vain
if you had granted me permission to resign—all
might have been avoided—I have not strength nor
energy left to write half what I feel—you
one day
or other will feel how you have
treated me. I left West Point two days
ago
and travelling to N. York without a cloak or
any
other clothing of importance. I have caught a
most violent cold and am confined to my
bed.
I have no money—no friends—I have
written to my brother—but he cannot
help me—I shall never rise from my
bed—besides a most violent cold on my lungs
my ear discharges blood and matter continually
and my headache is distracting—I hardly
know what I am writing—I will
write no more—Please send me a
little money—quickly—and forget
what I said about you— | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 82 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1831 October 16 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | It is a long time since I have
written to you unless with an application for
money or assistance. I am sorry that it
is so seldom that I hear from you or even
of you — for all communication seems to
be
at an end, and when I think of the long
twenty one years that I have called you
father, and you have called me son, I could
cry like a child to think that it should all
end in this. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 83 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1831 November 18 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I am in the greatest distress and have
no other friend on earth to apply to except yourself
if you refuse to help me I know not what
I shall do. I was arrested eleven days ago
for a debt which I never expected to have
to pay, and which was incurred as much
on Hy's. account as on my own about
two years ago. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 84 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1831 December 15 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I am sure you could not refuse to assist me
if you were well aware of the distress I am in. How often
have you relieved the distresses of a perfect stranger in circumstances less urgent than mine. and yet when I beg
and intreat you in the name of God to send me
succour you will still refuse to aid me. I know
that I have offended you past all forgiveness, and
I know that I have no longer any hopes of being again
received into your favour, but for the sake of Christ
do not let me perish for a sum of money which
you would never miss, and which would relieve
me from the greatest earthly misery — especially
as I promise by all that is sacred that I
will never under my circumstances apply to you
again. Oh! if you knew at this moment how
wretched I am you would never forgive yourself
for having refused me. You are enjoying yourself
in all the blessings that wealth & happiness can
bestow, and I am suffering every extremity of want
and misery without ever a chance of escape, or a
friend to whom I can look up to for assistance. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 85 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1831 December 29 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Nothing but extreme misery and distress would make me venture to intrude myself again upon your notice— If you knew how wretched I am sure that you would believe me. No person in the world I am sure, could have undergone more wretchedness that I have done for some time past — and I have indeed no friend to look to but yourself — and no chance of extricating myself without your assis--stance. I know that I have no claim upon your generosity — and that what little share I had of your affection is long since forfeited, but, for the sake of what once was dear to you, for the sake of the love you bore me when I sat upon your knee and called you father do not forsake me this only time — and god will remember you accordingly— | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 86 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1833 April 12 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | It has now been more than two years[1] since you
have assisted me and more than three years since you have
spoken to me. I feel little hope that you will pay
any regard to this letter, but still I cannot refrain
from making one more attempt to interest you in
my behalf. If you will only consider in what a
situation I am placed you will surely pity me -
without friends, without any means, consequently
of obtaining employment, I am perishing -absolutely
perishing for want of aid. And yet I am not
idle -nor addicted to any vice -nor have I
committed any offence against society which would
render me deserving of so hard a fate. For
God's sake pity me, and save me from destruction. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 87 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, Esquire, 19 March 1827 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | After my treatment on yesterday and what
passed between us this morning, I can hardly think you
will be surprised at the contents of this letter. My determi-
nation is at length taken to leave your house and
endeavor to find some place in this wide world, where I
will be treated—not as you have treated me—
This is not a hurried determination, but one on
which I have long considered—and having so
considered my resolution is unalterable—
You may perhaps think that I have flown off
in a fashion, & that I am already wishing to
return; But not so—I will give you the
reasons which have actuated me, and then
judge— | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 88 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Letter, Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 20 March, 1827 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | Be so good as to send me my trunk
with my clothes—I wrote to you on yesterday explain
-ing 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 tasted food
since yesterday morning. I have no where to
sleep at night, but roam about the streets—
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 | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 89 | Author: | Allan, John | Add | | | Title: | Letter, from John Allan to Edgar Allan Poe, 1827 March 20 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | your letter of Monday was received this
morning, I am not at all surprized at any step
you may take, at any thing you can say, or
any thing you may do, you are a much
better judge of the propriety of your own conduct
and general treatment of those who have had the charge
of your infancy I have watched with parental
solicitude & affection over your tender years
affording you such means of instruction as was
in their power & which was performed with
pleasure until you became a much better judge
of your own conduct, rights & priviledges, than
they, it is true: I taught you to aspire, even to
eminence in Public Life, but I never expected
that Don Quixotte. Gil
Blas: Jo; Miller & such
works were calculated to promote the end | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 90 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection:
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, May [25], 1826 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I this morning recieved the clothes you sent me,
viz an uniform coat, six yards of striped cloth for pantaloons
& four pairs of socks — The coat is a beautiful one &
fits me exactly — I thought it best not to write 'till
I recieved the clothes — or I should have written
before this.
You have heard no doubt of the disturbances in College
Soon after you left here the Grand Jury met and put
the students in a terrible fright — so much so that
the lectures were unattended — and those whose
names were up
on the Sheriff's list —travelled off
into the woods & mountains — taking their beds
and provisions along with them —there were about
50 on the list — so you may suppose the College was
very well thinned
— this was the first day of the fright
the second day, "A proclamation was issued by the
faculty forbidding "any students under pain of a
major punishment to leave his dormitory between
the hours of 8 & 10 A M — (at which time the Sheriffs
would be about) or in any way to resist the lawful
authority of the Sheriffs"— This order however was
very little attended to — as the fear of the Faculty could
not counterbalance that of the Grand Jury — most
of the "indicted" ran off a second time into the woods
and upon an examination the next morning by the
Fa-
culty
— Some were reprimanded —some suspended
and one expelled— James Albert Clark
from Manchester.
(I went to school with him at Barke's)
was suspended for two months. Armstead Carter
from this neighbourhood, for the remainder of the
session —
And Thomas Barclay for ever—
There have been several fights since you were here—
One between Turner Dixon and
Blow from
Nor-
folk excited more interest than any I have seen,
for a common fight is so trifling an occurrence
that no notice is taken of it — Blow
got much
the advantage in the scuffle — but Dixon posted
him in very indecent terms— upon which the
whole
Norfolk
party rose in arms — & nothing was
talked off for a week, but
Dixon's charge &
Blow's
explanation — every pillar in the University was
white with
scratched paper — Dixon made an
a physical attack upon Arthur Smith one of
Blow's
Norfolk friends —
and a "very fine fellow".
he struck him with a large stone on one side of
his head — whereupon Smith
drew a pistol (which
are all the fashion here) and had it not miss-
fire— would have put an end to the controversy.
but so it was— it did miss fire —
and the matter
has since been more peaceably setled — as the
Proctor engaged a Magistrate
to bind the whole
forces on both sides — over to the peace —
Give my love to Ma & Miss Nancy -& all my friends — | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 91 | Author: | Allan, John | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from John Allan to Edgar Allan Poe, 1829 May 18 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I duly recd 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 Jms 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
Secratary of War you stand a fair chance I think
of being one of those selected for Sept.
Col. Preston
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 fact whether your Grandfather
was in the Service during the revoly
war. where
he served.[1] Rank & &. it may be of service & cannot
do you any harm. I cover a Bank check of Virga
on the union Bank of Maryland (this date) of
Baltimore for one Hundred Dollars payable to your
order be prudent and careful | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 92 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 July 26 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I received yours of the 19th on the 22d
ulto
& am truly thankful for the money which you sent
me, notwithstanding the taunt with which it was
given "that men of genius ought not to apply to your
aid"—It is too often their necessity to want that
little timely assistance which would prevent such
applications— | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 93 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 August 4 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | 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 ne—
glected to use any exertions in the procuring my
warrant—write yourself to Mr Eaton & he will
tell you that more exertions could not have
been—the appt 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 unjust
to blame me for a failure, after using every
endeavour, when success was impossible
rendered so by your own delay— | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 94 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 August 10 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I received yours this morning which re—
leived me from more trouble than you can well
imagine—I was afraid that you were offended
& although I knew that I had done nothing to
deserve your anger, I was in a most uncom
-fortable situation—without one cent of money
—in a strange place & so quickly engaged in dif-
-ficulties after the serious misfortunes which
I have just escaped—My grandmother is ex-
-tremely poor & ill (paralytic) My aunt Maria
if possible still worse & Henry entirely given up
to drink & unable to help himself, much less
me— | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 95 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Letter, Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, September 21, 1826 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | The whole college1
has been put in great consternation
by the prospect of an examination—
There is to be a general
one on the first of December, which will occupy the time
of the students till the fifteenth —
the time for breaking up —
It has not yet been determined whether there
will be any diplomas, or doctor's degrees given — but
I should hardly think there will be any such thing,
as this is only the second year of the institution &
in other colleges three and four years are required
in order to take a degree — that is, that time is
supposed to be necessary —
altho they sometimes
confer them before — if the applicants are qualified. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 97 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1828 December 22 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I wrote you shortly before leaving Fort
Moultrie & am much hurt at receiving no answer.
Perhaps my letter has not reached you & under that
supposition I will recapitulate its contents. It was chiefly
to sollicit your interest in freeing me from the Army of
the U.S. in which (as Mr. Lay's letter from
Lieut Howard
informed you) I am at present a soldier. I begged
that you would suspend any judgement you might
be inclined to form, upon many untoward circumstances,
until you heard of me again — & begged you to
give my dearest love to Ma & solicit her not to let
my wayward disposition wear away the affection
she used to have for me. I mentioned that all that
was necessary to obtain my discharge from the army
was your consent in a letter to Lieut J. Howard,
who has heard of you by report, & the high character
given you by Mr. Lay; this being all that I asked
at your hands, I was hurt at your declining to answer
my letter. Since arriving at Fort Moultrie
Lieut Howard has given me an introduction to
Col. James House of the 1st
Arty to whom I was
before personally known only as a soldier of his
regiment. He spoke kindly to me. told me that
he was personally acquainted with my Grandfather
Genl. Poe
[1], with yourself & family, &
reassured me
of my immediate discharge upon your consent.
It must have been a matter of regret to me, that
when those who were strangers took such deep interest
in my welfare, that you who called me your son
should refuse me even the common civility of
answering a letter. If it is your wish to forget
that I have been your son I am too proud to remind
you of it again. I only beg you to remember that
you yourself cherished the cause of my leaving your
family. Ambition. If it has not taken the channel
you wished it, it is not the less certain of its object.
Richmond & the U. States were too narrow a sphere &
the world shall be my theatre. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 98 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 February 4 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I wrote you some time ago from this place
but have as yet received no reply. Since that time
I wrote to John Mc.Kenzie desiring him to see
you personally & desire for me, of you, that you
would interest yourself in procuring me a
cadets' appointment at the Military Academy. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 99 | Author: | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 | Add | | | Title: | Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 March 10 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Description: | I arrived on the point this morning,
in good health, and if it were not for late
occur-
-rences, should feel much happier than I have for
a long time.[2] I have had a fearful warning,
& have hardly ever known before what distress
was. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 100 | Author: | Anonymous | Add | | | Title: | Octave Thanet | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | WHEN, a decade ago, some one asked "Octave Thanet" to state
where she would like to live, her reply was: "Nowhere all the year
round." And if you care to make an attempt to trace Miss French's
whereabouts you will very likely discover that she is living up to her
declaration. A modern captain of industry
is not more at home anywhere than this
delightful writer of short stories — a literary lapidary she might well
be termed, so absolutely clean-cut and brilliant is her work. Miss
French has been complimented by pastmasters of the art of literary
criticism for work of a widely diversified character. She shows a
remarkable familiarity with life in our bustling west, as well as with
that of our less assertive south. We marvel at this, when we
consider that her birth and education is of New England. However,
the fact that fate compelled her to take up residence in Iowa, and
inclination led her to spend a part of the year in the south, accounts
for those characteristics in her work that are reflective of the
sections, and which might possibly puzzle an unsophisticated reader
concerning the personality of the author. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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