referred january august sailor amateur poet older brother death parents children split henry lived family baltimore maryland cared different families richmond virginia age henry traveled globe sea returning baltimore published poet author works pirate fictionalized account brother relationship richmond henry died tuberculosis age inspiration brother life writings similar writing styles time alias inspired henry henry influence writing include character novel narrative arthur gordon possibly title character poem biography went henry born circa january traveling actors months troupe began performing boston second son born january daughter born december time july deserted family little known disappearance died norfolk virginia december died tuberculosis december leaving children mother illness henry left care paternal grandparents cared actor friends parents children likely died poems henry described long farewell given lock hair remember death children split henry went grandparents baltimore maryland went live foster family richmond adopted richmond henry raised grandparents american revolutionary war paid supplies pocket including clothing troops commitment earned respect friendship honorary title general died wife grandson died july henry kept touch younger brother sporadically grew letters visited richmond 1820s introduced brother childhood sweetheart foster father corresponded henry letter dated november apologized slow writing letter henry complaining foster son little boy possesses spark affection particle gratitude care kindness age henry served south_america board uss aboard frigate visited west_indies mediterranean russia returned baltimore live grandmother aunt cousins time henry described slim young man dark eyes possessed singular personal beauty writings baltimore working law office henry developed interest writing wrote verse inspired lord albums local young women gave issue baltimore north american literature published henry dreams poem difference dream world reality october issue periodical published henry short story pirate brother love affair main character named combination names brothers pursues woman named borrowed sister character says lost parents early age left care relation henry poems titled original virtually identical early poems published poems known day likely poem called dreams incorrectly credited henry wrote day serving army sent poem henry published september issue included henry poem published henry lines pocket book considers accusations younger sister illegitimate henry poems generally themes melancholy despair feature women die abandon loved ones dream reunion similar early work collaborative efforts writing career ended ceased publication death henry heavy alcoholic died tuberculosis august baltimore likely room bed shared brother henry buried burying ground brother buried years later henry obituary influence close brother wrote tie strong brother brother love love parent occasionally alias french version older brother inspired brother henry travels incorporating stories overseas life story character august novel narrative arthur gordon inspired henry especially travels sea drinking transformed brother title character poem
William Henry Leonard Poe