Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1831 February 21

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1831-02-21.

Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan dated 21 February 1831 Manuscript, Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia.

Note by Recipient, John Allan, 13 April 1833

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Manuscript, Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia; Poe complains to John Allan of a severe cold. He rebukes John Allan for refusing to give his permission for Poe to resign from West Point, and he begs for money.

University of Virginia Library

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