Walt Whitman to Alma Calder Johnston, 10 October 1881

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Title: Walt Whitman to Alma Calder Johnston, 10 October 1881
Date: October 10, 1881
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.02429
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.

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Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Alma Calder Johnston, 10 October 1881." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 04 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc.02429.001_large.jpg RAND, AVERY & CO., PRINTERS. BOSTON,__________188 Monday noon Oct: 10 '81 My dear friend

Yours rec'd , & thanks—I still linger along here—the printing of my book is finished—but one or two little things I want to see too—& then I am in no hurry—Shall probably finish up altogether this week—& then shall come on to your house1—shall send you word a day beforehand—I am well as usual—Have had a very pleasant time here, & the book printed &c. to my entire satisfaction—Best love to John, Ally, & the dear girls—

Walt Whitman

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Notes

1. Whitman did not leave Boston until October 22 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.). [back]