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Walt Whitman to Herbert Gilchrist, 2 January [1877]

The snow is so heavy & the ferry obstructed so by ice I defer my coming for a day or two.3 I am feeling pretty well & will come soon—(I won't trouble you to come over for me)

WW

Notes

  • 1. The envelope for this letter bears the address: Herbert H. Gilchrist | 1929 North 22d Street | Philadelphia. It is postmarked: Camden | Jan 2 | N.J. [back]
  • 2. For confirmation of this date, see the letter from Whitman to Herbert Gilchrist dated early 1877. Based on the information in this letter, the former letter must have been composed in the last days of 1876, not the early days of 1877, as previously supposed. [back]
  • 3. Whitman ended up delaying his visit until January 10 to 16 and again from January 25 to February 2. [back]
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