Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 March 10

1829-03-10.

Poe Collection: Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, 1829 March 10 Manuscript, Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia

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Editorial Notes

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This manuscript was burned while folded, therefore some text is missing.

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This letter was written just after Poe's return from a week-long visit with the Allan family. It would have been a difficult time, as Frances Allan, Poe's foster mother, had just passed away (Stanard, 109).

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