1 8 3 2 , ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁his ▁best - known ▁work . ▁Hor se - S ho e ▁Robinson ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁permanent ▁place ▁of ▁respect ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁American ▁fiction . ▁ ▁Kennedy ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁personal ▁associ ates ▁included ▁George ▁Henry ▁Cal vert , ▁James ▁Fen imore ▁Cooper , ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁Washington ▁Ir ving , ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e , ▁William ▁Gil more ▁Sim ms , ▁and ▁William ▁Make pe ace ▁Th acker ay . ▁Kennedy ' s ▁journal ▁entries ▁dated ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁state ▁that ▁Th acker ay ▁asked ▁him ▁for ▁assistance ▁with ▁a ▁chapter ▁in ▁The ▁Vir g ini ans ; ▁Kennedy ▁then ▁assist ed ▁him ▁by ▁contrib uting ▁scen ic ▁written ▁dep ict ions ▁to ▁that ▁chapter . ▁ ▁While ▁sitting ▁round ▁a ▁back ▁par lor ▁table ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁noted ▁Baltimore ▁liter ar ist , ▁civ ic ▁leader ▁and ▁friend ▁John ▁H . ▁B . ▁Lat ro be ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁West ▁Mul berry ▁Street , ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁Baltimore ▁C athedral ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Vern on , ▁Baltimore ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁im bib ing ▁some ▁spirits ▁and ▁gen ial ▁conversation ▁with ▁other ▁friend ▁James ▁H . ▁Miller , ▁they ▁together ▁jud ged ▁the ▁draft ▁of ▁" MS . ▁Found ▁in ▁a ▁B ott le " ▁from ▁a ▁then ▁unknown ▁asp iring ▁writer ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e