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James R. Osgood to Walt Whitman, 13 September 1881

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  • Title: James R. Osgood to Walt Whitman, 13 September 1881
  • Date: September 13, 1881
  • Creator(s): James R. Osgood
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05163
  • Source: The Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1842–1937, 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: Stefan Schöberlein Blake Bronson-Bartlett Nicole Gray Elizabeth Lorang
  • Cite this page: Osgood, James R.. "James R. Osgood to Walt Whitman, 13 September 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_nk.00330_large.jpg JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO., Publishers, 
  211 TREMONT STREET. Boston, Sep. 13 1881 Dear Mr. Whitman:

We have your letter of 12th inst. together with the steel plate. We have had a proof made of the latter and find it very much worn. It will cost $15. or $20. to put it into a condition suitable to use. We should have no objection to buying it provided it were put in order. We think however there ought also to be in the book another plate—a portrait of yourself as now. We shall be glad to have a conference with you on this point.

As to the form of contract sent you, we sent it because  loc_nk.00332_large.jpg  loc_nk.00331_large.jpg it was our usual form and in pursuance of our usual custom. We do not care about it in that form; your letter is sufficient guarantee of your wishes & intentions. But we think it would be wise to have a specific time settled for the contract to continue, and beyond that to let it be terminable by either party on certain conditions.

Yours truly James R. Osgood Walt Whitman Esq  loc_nk.00333_large.jpg
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