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John W. Alexander to Walt Whitman, 21 May 1887

 loc_es.00026.jpg My dear Mr. Whitman—

Am sure it will give you pleasure to know that I am engaged—to Miss Alexander of N.Y. Same name but of course, no relation—yet.

Have been looking for your return to New York. When do you come?

Sincerely yours John W. Alexander  loc_es.00025.jpg

Correspondent:
John White Alexander (1856–1915) was an American painter and illustrator, well known for his portraits of famous Americans including Oliver Wendell Holmes and John Burroughs, as well as Whitman, whose portrait he worked on from 1886 to 1889.

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