John S. Stott to Walt Whitman, 10 November 1880

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Title: John S. Stott to Walt Whitman, 10 November 1880
Date: November 10, 1880
Creator(s): John S. Stott
Whitman Archive ID: loc.05791
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: Natalie O'Neal Alex Kinnaman Nicole Gray
Cite this page: Stott, John S.. "John S. Stott to Walt Whitman, 10 November 1880." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc_no.00032_large.jpg books sent —FROM—1
JNO. S. STOTT,
Stationery, Blank Books,
AND FANCY GOODS, 244 STATE ST.—CHICAGO. Nov 10th 1880 [cut away] Paid | write from the author Dr Sir

Enclosed find chk for ten dollars for which please send me by express the two volumes of the Centennial or Authors editions of your collected poems—the edition I mean is [cut away]

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Notes

1. This letter was cut up and reassembled, pasted together with other pieces of paper. On the back Whitman wrote part of a prose draft titled "Poetry in America—Shakspere—the Future." [back]