Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 15 May [1874]

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Title: Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 15 May [1874]
Date: May 15, 1874
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nyp.00341
Source: The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), 297. 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 Peter Doyle, 15 May [1874]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 25 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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431 Stevens st. Camden, N. Jersey. Friday, May 15.1

Yours of last Sunday rec'd —paper also—Pretty bad spells of last week have let-up this morning—feel more comfortable than usual to-day—I don't get discouraged—& you mustn't either—

W W

Notes

1. This piece of correspondence is addressed, "Pete Doyle, | M street South, bet 4½ & 6th | Washington, D.C." It is postmarked: "Camden | May | 15 | N.J.; Carrier | 16 | May | 8 AM." [back]