Walt Whitman to John T. Trowbridge, 31 August 1865

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Title: Walt Whitman to John T. Trowbridge, 31 August 1865
Date: August 31, 1865
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: har.00053
Source: Manuscripts Department, Houghton Library, Harvard University. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Ted Genoways (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2004), 26. 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: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to John T. Trowbridge, 31 August 1865." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. Washington, Aug 31, 1865. My dear friend,

I have just received your note.

I should be truly glad to see you—perhaps best to call at Att'y Gen's office,1 Treasury Building—say from 1/2 past 10 to 12, soon as convenient after receiving this.

Walt Whitman

Notes

1. After being dismissed from his job in the Department of the Interior by Secretary James Harlan, Whitman began working in the Attorney General's office at the beginning of July 1865. [back]