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John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 21 September [1883]

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  • Title: John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 21 September [1883]
  • Date: September 21, 1883
  • Creator(s): John Burroughs
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01473
  • Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Kirsten Clawson Eder Jaramillo Nima Najafi Kianfar Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Burroughs, John. "John Burroughs to Walt Whitman, 21 September [1883]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 03 March 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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 loc.01473.001_large.jpg Sheldon House  
 Ocean Grove N.J.​ Sept 21st Dear Walt:

I am down here for a week or two, under the direction of my Dr, taking hot sea baths. Came here last Monday, a pleasant place with plenty of sea & sea air. I feel well & walk some days 8 or 10 miles, but there are certain symptoms that the Dr thinks hot baths will  loc.01473.002_large.jpg  loc.01473.003_large.jpgremove. Now mainly what I write for is this, to ask you to come up & be my guest for a week. I cant come to you very well, but cant you come to me? This is a large comfortable House with few guests, near the beach & you would feel at home here. Cant you come? Come to-morrow (Saturday) & send me a dispatch what train. We can have the Atlantic Ocean all to ourselves, & maybe these hot sea baths at the hotel are the thing for you. Do come.

With love J Burroughs  loc.01473.004_large.jpg  loc.01473.005_large.jpg  loc.01473.006_large.jpg
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