Edgar Allan Poe to Sergeant Samuel Graves — 1830-05-03

Edgar Allan Poe to Sergeant Samuel Graves — 1830-05-03 Historical letter date: 1830-05-03. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter twenty-one. This is repository machine OCR of the printed transcription; spelling and recognition errors remain. Consult the accompanying local scan excerpt and manuscript facsimile. [Source scan page 255] LETTER NUMBER TWENTY-ONE Richmond May 3^ 1830. Dear Bully I have jut received your letter which is the firft I have ever got from you I suppose the reason of my not getting your other was that you directed to Washington but I have not been there for some time As to what you say about Downey M^ A very evidently misunder- ftood me, and I wish you to understand that I never sent any money by Downey whatsoever M- A is not very often sober which accounts for it I mentioned to him that I had seen Downey at Balto., as I did, & that I wished to send it on by him, but he did not intend going to the point I have tried to get the money for you from Ml A a dozen times but he always shuffles me off I have been very sorry that I have never had it in my power as yet to pay either you or SH Griffith but altho' appearances are very much against me, I think you know me suf- ficiently well to believe that I have no intention of keep- ing you out of your money the very first opportunity, you shall have it (both of you) with interest & my beffc thanks for your kindness. I told S* Benton why I never had it in my power He will explain it. I suppose some of the officers told you that I am a 221 [Source scan page 256] 222 EDGAR ALLAN POE LETTERS ca det If you are at any time, going to leave the point, write to W. Point and let me know your Nation, you need be under no uneasiness about your money. Give my respe&s to the company to S* Benton & wife & sifter in law I remain Yrs truly E A Poe [Source scan page 257] LETTER NUMBER TWENTY-ONE 223 Edgar A Poe to S Graves 3 May 1830 remember me to Mli Graves S* Hooper & Charley Duke &c > o Z d o :: -H & g -s ^