Walt Whitman to Henry Festing Jones, [2 June 1878]

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Title: Walt Whitman to Henry Festing Jones, [2 June 1878]
Date: [June 2, 1878]
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04032
Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1964), 119–120. 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 Henry Festing Jones, [2 June 1878]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 16 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Camden New Jersey, U S America1

Yours of 21st May rec'd —You appear to have made a mistake—As near I remember I sent you on the 29th of April2 last some circulars, slips, price-advertisements &c. of my books—but have not sent the books themselves—waiting until ordered, June 2—

Walt Whitman

Notes

1. This letter bears the address: Henry Festing Jones | 1 Craven Hill Gardens | London W | England. It is postmarked: Camden | Jun | 3 | N.J.; London W (?) | F (?) | Paid | 15 Ju (?) 8. [back]
2. See Whitman's letter to Henry Festing Jones of April 29, 1878. [back]