Washington -- March 11. 1843.My Dear Sir,
I write merely to inform you of my will-doing--for, so far, I have done nothing. My friend Thomas, upon whom I depended, is sick. I suppose he will be well in a few days. In the meantime, I shall have to do the best I can. I have not seen the President yet.
My expenses were more than I thought they would be, although I have economised in every respect, and this relay (>>Thomas'<< being sick) puts me out sadly. However all is going right. I have got the subscriptions of all the Departments--President, [illegible] &c[.] I believe that I am making a sensation which will tend to the benefit of the Magazine.
Day [after] to-morrow I am to lecture.
Rob. Tyler is to give me an article--also Upsher.
Send me $10 by mail, as soon as you get this. I am grieved to ask you >>ask you<< for money, in this way.--but you will find your account in it--twice over.
Very truely yours Edgar A Poe. Thos. C. Clarke Esqre
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