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Walt Whitman to an Unidentified Correspondent, 5 September [1881]

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to an Unidentified Correspondent, 5 September [1881]
  • Date: September 5, 1881
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: har.00037
  • Source: Manuscripts Department, Houghton Library, Harvard 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.
  • Contributors to digital file: Kirsten Clawson Stefan Schöberlein Eder Jaramillo Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to an Unidentified Correspondent, 5 September [1881]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: har.00037.xml (TEI)
 har.00037.001_large.jpg Rand & Avery's Monday noon Sept:​ 5 '81 My dear friend

Although it is abominable for me to back out entirely about the lunch, I believe I shall have to do so & absolutely give it up.

Walt Whitman

Is there any mail come for me to-day?

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