The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
ELLIS TELLS Of
POE'S BOYHOOD
DAYS HERE
Interesting Letter From Gentle
man Who Knew Poet in
Lattcr's Youth.
SOME ERRORS CORRECTED


Ire appended letter f-om Thomas II.
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So
'. --'~--l ana value Just
now. tnnsnlucn as the ordinance providin.,
for t.t augmentation OF fl,. ...,.,, - e. r..
tol.. ,....s u.s.. .-.,-.
'- d monument
'"o gag '' inc Sreat poet comes mp
10 tipif row ricnt la 1he Common Councll.
No movement begun ia Rlchno-s f, n
oo.aa. bes .,,,,,-,....,,. ...--.
se"'" SD s-i'as "
"' wa e'' people as THIS. 2no already
contributions are coming in t. Colane.
Joseph p, Xvtu.,s r.-.s.s.,.. 40 .t.. t,..-
,r..-,-,
"'''- i-','' i''n
lh me 'ou.lcn have expressed themselves
IS being an hearty accord with the move
mont and the Finance Committee come
pos o. leaders from both branches
have agreed unau. lsously 90 recommend
H. passage OF the ordinance
Air. Lliis's letter follows.
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7-s NJ randolph ST. Chicago.
Anru s26 1851
Dear Sir-A letter. which ha,-e ra
ce.fed irom uiy brother Charles This
evening. informs mo Of the illness az Mrs
Louisa O.. Allan. the widow of ,,,,
fathers former partner in business g
the friend of my fathers f,r,iI,. f,, -,
5han nf;y years past. Il is NOT if,n~o1,
able that before this cornr,t,nirot ir,,,
reaches you or before ID. noxt ons,,t,,.
issue OF your paper. She win ha,e .t
taiued the end of her appointed +ir,c.
in which case. 7 request Won ~ rublf.t
what have now 10 say I'm the Rich
mond standard This reo,ee+ is ,,.,,l..
in order that may perform nm net ~
Justice go one OF the mos, ,.drrI~aff
ladies 7 have ever known
My father tho late Charles prfe of
Richmond * ar Holm ANA, u-.~.
raised as clerks together in Tho e+o~. ~
Ar VIM Calf who WIS TIM ,-,.-+ sun,
cessfm merchant of his da, b, Vfroirf.
e az his death. ,.rhans the y-os,+ri.
man fu the stat. In tno ,-e.r rSou
Charles Ellis * John Allan. .nco,irao.-7
thereto hv All Galt. who Vas .r ,,,'.rr
~ SIR. Allan formed a mercantile MANI
norship. under tile rirrl name of rlllo A.
Allan. which continued u,fn - ,,se as.
solved. by mutual consent f- 1S9a.
their warm rersoral ---or.-.tfr ,,.,s ais.
solved only b,. fno 5.ata ia NJ Au..,
iu 1854
AIR Auan.s FIRST Wifi, r>-o~ras r-.orf,r.
Valentine. Of Princess Anne county. Va
was cousin of my mother. VINO was
a native OF Norfolk A. VIM when u
,olr.- laf, snenr ,,,o of, fh~e. ,,i,ta~,
in Richmond as the guest of Air a
Ms. Allan. Tho, were oxr,,ainrfy nan
tial 20 her. & ID was during ner visits
To- them that my father made her nc
ouaintaucc. From the r.oriod of r,,-
fathers marriage. d as long as De-.
lived. there was as much iutimac,- bc-
tween his family & Nj Allau's as uroh-
ably between amy two other families i'm
E.ohmoud
Ou the 18th OF December. 1871. Mrs Poo.
Come of the actresses Of tile comnan,-
Chem playing on tine Richmond boards. 10
diced in Richmond. leaving three children.
William Henry. tho eldest son. was adort-
ed hv his grandfather. Nyr Poe. of Bal-
iimore. hut died YOUNG H.. was said to
have been youth OF much promise The
second SON. toorn January 10. 1901 was
adopted Roy AIr & AIRS. Allan. THO