Thomas Holley Chivers, New York, autograph letter signed to Edgar Allan Poe, 27 August 1840

Promises to support Poe's Penn Magazine. Advises him not to "lay aside the pruning knife for the tomahawk" in criticism. Expatiates on the spiritual delights on a literary career. Comments favorably on the Dial: "The Boston papers have attmepted to criticize itbut they have failed entirely.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library