Walt Whitman to Herbert Gilchrist, 15 April 1883

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Title: Walt Whitman to Herbert Gilchrist, 15 April 1883
Date: April 15, 1883
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: upa.00076
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Notes for this letter were created by Whitman Archive staff and/or were derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller, 6 vols. (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), and supplemented or updated by Whitman Archive staff.
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Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Herbert Gilchrist, 15 April 1883." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 04 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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upa.00076.001_large.jpg Kirkwood (Glendale) America1 April 15 '83

I am down here for a few days—Mrs. S. has had a severe fit of illness—three weeks—one week quite alarming—but is now better—to day—is up—& has been down stairs once or twice for a few minutes—with luck & good weather the doctor thinks she will get around again as usual before long

—Nothing specially new with me—I keep about as usual—have had a fair winter—Dr Bucke's book is being printed & is to have your intaglio for a frontispiece2—it arouses the strongest opinions pro and con—(Dr B. & several,—including myself,—decidedly like it)

Love to you, to your dear M. & to G .

W W

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Notes

1. This letter is addressed: Herbert H Gilchrist | Keats' Corner 12 Well Road | Hampstead | London England. It is postmarked: Gibbsborough, N.J. | Apr | 16 | 1883; Philadelphia | A(?) | 1(?) | 1883 | Pa. [back]
2. A saccharine, Millet-like portrait of Whitman. In his reply on April 29, Herbert noted that "John Burroughs was very violent against my intaglio." [back]