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Walt Whitman to Edward T. Potter, 12 July 1888

Thanks, dear friend, y'r good letter & draught rec'd safely. I have been & am badly ill, but may rally yet—any how it will be all right—

Walt Whitman

Correspondent:
Edward Tuckerman Potter (1831–1904), a native of Schenectady, New York, was a prominent American architect. He is known for designing the Mark Twain House (1871) in Hartford, Connecticut. He married Julia Maria Blatchford (1834–1922), and the couple lived abroad in London and Paris for many years, before Edward's retirement, after which they remained primarily in Newport, Rhode Island.


Notes

  • 1. This letter is addressed: Edward Potter | The Cedars | Newport | Rhode Island. It is postmarked: Camden, N.J. | Jul 12 | 6 PM | 88. [back]
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