Charles L. Heyde to Walt Whitman, 23 August [1891]

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Title: Charles L. Heyde to Walt Whitman, 23 August [1891]
Date: August 23, [1891]
Creator(s): Charles L. Heyde
Whitman Archive ID: duk.00489
Source: Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
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Cite this page: Heyde, Charles L.. "Charles L. Heyde to Walt Whitman, 23 August [1891]." 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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duk.00489.001_large.jpg Studio 21 Pearl St 23—Augt Dear noble friend and Bro, Walt.

Han1 is doing very fairly—talks of you a great deal—yet her [illegible]ight fails her very much—[illegible] cannot write as she desires——Selling no pictures

Gratefully yours forever and ever Charlie 91

Correspondent:
Charles Louis Heyde (ca. 1820–1892), a French-born landscape painter, married Hannah Louisa Whitman (1823–1908), Walt Whitman's sister, and they lived in Burlington, Vermont. Charles Heyde was infamous among the Whitmans for his offensive letters and poor treatment of Hannah. For more information about Heyde, see Steven Schroeder, "Heyde, Charles Louis (1822–1892)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998).

Notes

1. Hannah Louisa (Whitman) Heyde (1823–1908), youngest sister of Walt Whitman, married Charles Louis Heyde (1822–1890), a French-born landscape painter. For more, see Paula K. Garrett, "Whitman (Heyde), Hannah Louisa (d. 1908)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998). [back]