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Harry E. Boutelle to Walt Whitman, 7 January 1892

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  • Title: Harry E. Boutelle to Walt Whitman, 7 January 1892
  • Date: January 7, 1892
  • Creator(s): Harry E. Boutelle
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01104
  • Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 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: Cristin Noonan Amanda J. Axley Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Boutelle, Harry E.. "Harry E. Boutelle to Walt Whitman, 7 January 1892." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 26 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.01104.xml (TEI)
 loc.01104.001_large.jpg 155 So 4th St Phila Jan'y 7th 1892 Mr Whitman Dear Sir

Enclosed please find a sea weed from the Pacific Coast.1 In gathering them I was often reminded of the title of your book "Leaves of Grass" and think it might please you for a passing moment I send it with the hope you may pass a comfortable day.

Yours Respectfully Harry E. Boutelle To Mr Walt Whitman Camden N.J.  loc.01104.002_large.jpg  loc.01104.003_large.jpg  loc.01104.004_large.jpg

Correspondent:
This correspondent is possibly Harrison Earl Boutelle (1856–1897) who was the son of the self-taught artist De Witt Clinton Boutelle (1820–1881) and his wife Frances Amelia Hildreth Boutelle (1827–1897). Harry Boutelle was a clerk and salesman in Philadelphia.

Notes

  • 1. Harry E. Boutelle included pressed seaweed as an enclosure with this letter. [back]
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