Seven National Archives images preserve the cover and six pages of the trial record of Cadet E. A. Poe. The charges and proceedings can be read in the local source images.
Seven National Archives images preserve the cover and six pages of the trial record of Cadet E. A. Poe. The charges and proceedings can be read in the local source images. This record was checked against published titles, source identifiers and file fingerprints; no matching document was found.
Original publication
Trial of Cadet E. A. Poe
Date
1831-01-28
Credits
United States Army
Where to find it
Cover and six pages
Reference collection
National Archives and Records Administration
Original National Archives download bytes retained unchanged. No full transcription is supplied; consult the source images. The final GIF decodes correctly and was visually checked; its download is 117531 bytes, while the catalogue advertises 117760 bytes. This catalogue size discrepancy is retained in the acquisition record.
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Assembled from all seven National Archives GIF scans, in catalogue order. Every decoded image pixel matches the corresponding source image. This PDF is a local reading derivative, not the original repository download. Original National Archives download bytes retained unchanged. No full transcription is supplied; consult the source images. The final GIF decodes correctly and was visually checked; its download is 117531 bytes, while the catalogue advertises 117760 bytes. This catalogue size discrepancy is retained in the acquisition record.
Original National Archives GIF scans — seven-file ZIP
All seven original downloaded GIF files retained byte for byte inside this archive. Original National Archives download bytes retained unchanged. No full transcription is supplied; consult the source images. The final GIF decodes correctly and was visually checked; its download is 117531 bytes, while the catalogue advertises 117760 bytes. This catalogue size discrepancy is retained in the acquisition record.
“Edgar Allan Poe’s West Point court-martial — 1831.” 1831-01-28. Trial of Cadet E. A. Poe. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-3e1f74cfee6d4b97bca177997a167063. https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-3e1f74cfee6d4b97bca177997a167063. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: National Archives and Records Administration. Trial of Cadet E. A. Poe. NAID 301660.
National Archives catalogue lists unrestricted use. Historical United States government record.
