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[Text: Edgar Allan Poe to Robert Hamilton - October 3, 1842.]

Philadelphia
Oct. 3, 1842

    My Dear Hamilton,

    I see that you have my Landscape-Garden in your last number -- but, oh Jupiter! The typographical blunders. Have you been sick, or what is the matter?

    I wrote you, some time since, saying that if, upon perusal of the "Mystery of Marie Rogêt," you found anything not precisely suited to your pages, I would gladly re-purchase it, but, should you conclude to retain it, for God's sake contrive to send me the proofs; or, at all events read them yourself. Such errors as occur in the "Landscape-Garden" would completely ruin a tale such as "Marie Rogêt."

    How about the $5 due? Try and get it for me & send it by return mail and "as in duty bound we shall ever pray" &c &c.

    But, if you consent to my re-purchase of the tale, retain the V in part payment, and let me know, when I will forward the balance.

    I am as straight as judges -- somewhat more straight indeed than some of our Phil: dignitaries -- and, what is more, I intend to keep straight.

    Do write immediately.

Yours truly
Edgar A Poe

Rob. Hamilton Esqr

[First published by Moldenhauer, 1973, p. 55.]

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