Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1830-06-28

Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan — 1830-06-28 Historical letter date: 1830-06-28. Source edition: Mary Newton Stanard, Edgar Allan Poe Letters Till Now Unpublished, 1925, letter twenty-two. 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 267] LETTER NUMBER TWENTY-TWO Weft Point June 28^ Dear Pa, I take the very firffc opportunity which I have had since arriving here of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 21^ May inclosing a U. S. note for $20 I received it 3 days ago it has been lying some time in the W. P. pot office where it was forwarded from Bait by Henry. As to what you say about the books &c I have taken nothing except what I considered my own property. Upon arriving here I delivered my letters of recomm 1 ? & was very politely received by Cap? Hitchcock & Mf Ross The examination for admission is juft over a great many cadets of good family &c have been rejeded as deficient. Among these was Peyton Giles son of the Governor James D Brown, son of Jas Brown ]l has also been dismissed for deficiency after laying here 3 years. I find that I will possess many advantages & shall endeavor to improve them. Of 130 cadets appointed every year only 30 or 35 ever graduate the reft being dismissed for bad condudt or deficiency the Regulations are rigid in the extreme. 233 [Source scan page 268] 234 EDGAR ALLAN POE LETTERS Please present my respeds to Mr & M rs Jas: Gait, Miss Valentine & Miss Carter. I remain respectfully & truly Yours Edgar A Poe I will be much pleased if you will answer this letter. I am in camp at present my tent mates are Read & Henderson (nephew of Major Eaton) & Stockton of Phil*