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Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 5 June [1874]

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 5 June [1874]
  • Date: June 5, 1874
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nyp.00344
  • Source: The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), 302–303. 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, 5 June [1874]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 04 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nyp.00344.xml (TEI)
431 Stevens st.  
  Camden,  
  N. Jersey. June 5.1

Am getting along somewhat better last two days—As I write this, (3 p. m.) have had my dinner—& shall probably go out an hour or two toward sundown—

WW

Notes

  • 1.

    Address: Peter Doyle, | M street South—bet 4½ & 6th | Washington, D. C.

    Postmarks: Camden | (?)| 5 | N.J.; Carrier | 6 | Jun | 8 AM.

    Observe the similarities between this post card and Whitman's June 5, 1874 letter to John Burroughs.

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