Letter : New York, to Edward Valentine, Fincastle, Virginia, 1848 November 20.

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Letter : New York, to Edward Valentine, Fincastle, Virginia, 1848 November 20.

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Poe discusses his poverty and depression and asks his childhood friend for financial help in establishing a magazine. Attached to the letter is a prospectus for the magazine, The Stylus.

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