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Walt Whitman to John H. Johnston, 26 January 1882

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to John H. Johnston, 26 January 1882
  • Date: January 26, 1882
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.02558
  • 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 Stefan Schöberlein Nima Najafi Kianfar Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to John H. Johnston, 26 January 1882." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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 loc.02558.001.jpg Camden Jan: 26 '82 My dear friend

Yours just rec'd​ & indeed welcomed—A wretchedly dull forenoon, cold & dark, & so slippery, drizzling outside I am prisoned in with glum surroundings—to which your cheery note comes like a shaft of sunshine—I had not heard from Osgood, & so far the news, as you say, is very satisfactory—(Besides I sort o'​ think this is all yet only the beginning—the preparatory stage)—

—No—I had not heard of last Sunday's NY Times—have not seen it—wish you would immediately send me one—

—I keep well as of late—nothing very new—Love to Alma and Ally & all—I hurry to catch the noon mail—

Walt Whitman  loc.02558.002.jpg
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