Walt Whitman to Abby H. Price, [1873]

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Title: Walt Whitman to Abby H. Price, [1873]
Date: 1873?
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01721
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: Kenneth M. Price Elizabeth Lorang Kathryn Kruger Zachary King Eric Conrad Nicole Gray
Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Abby H. Price, [1873]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 04 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
Source File: loc.01721.xml (TEI)

loc.01770.002_large.jpg Mrs. A. H. Price1 331 East 55th st. N. Y. City

I have had a very bad spell, but am now about as before. Recovery yet probable, & a visit to you.2

W. W. 431 Stevens st.Camden N.J.

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1. On the back of this draft letter Whitman wrote a series of notes that begins with the words: "names—in future writing about the War." [back]
2. Several deleted portions of this draft letter refer to Whitman in the third person, so the letter is apparently a reworking of a publicity note, of the kind he frequently sent to newspapers. The original version reads: "W. W. has had a bad spell, but is now the same as before. He is out to-day..." [back]