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. <span>Poe left Baltimore for Richmond, Virginia in August of 1835.</span>
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.