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Walt Whitman to Byron Sutherland, 2 September 1873

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to Byron Sutherland, 2 September 1873
  • Date: September 2, 1873
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: mnh.00001
  • Source: Minnesota Historical Society. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), 238. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Byron Sutherland, 2 September 1873." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 04 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: mnh.00001.xml (TEI)
Sept.​ 2, 1873. Dear soldier boy,1

I have been very sick for many months—& am still unable to work or go round—But think I shall recover yet. I send you a paper same mail with this, containing a little piece that describes my case. I rec'd​ your letter of last June—have not only been sick, but in much trouble & affliction all summer—& I now write at a venture to see whether you are in Warren—& if so you must write to me at once. I have not forgotten you, my loving soldier boy, & never shall.

Walt Whitman 322 Stevens st.​ Camden,N. Jersey​

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