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Walt Whitman to Newton Benedict and Mrs. Newton Benedict, 25 October 1868

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to Newton Benedict and Mrs. Newton Benedict, 25 October 1868
  • Date: October 25, 1868
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: med.00402
  • Source: The location of the original manuscript is unknown. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), 69. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Kenneth M. Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Newton Benedict and Mrs. Newton Benedict, 25 October 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: med.00402.xml (TEI)

[Writing from New York, Walt Whitman informed the Benedicts of the date of his return to Washington.]1

Correspondent:
The Benedicts were Walt Whitman's landlords at 468 M North, who replaced Juliet Grayson after her death in 1867. Whitman recorded this change in management in his February 12, 1867 letter to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman.

Notes

  • 1. The summary of the letter is drawn from an auction catalog put out by the American Art Association for a 1924 sale. The location of this manuscript is presently unknown. [back]
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