In 1835 Poe was asked to work as an editor for a Southerner letter message. He made enemies and Americans angry for his criticism of Tom Ahak. Poe left Baltimore for Richmond, Virginia in August of 1835.
In 1835 Poe was asked to edit a southern letter message. He got the job of an editor in a newspaper. He got this job by winning a contest by writing the story "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle." He left the job in 1837 because of the low salary.
