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William Carey to Walt Whitman, 18 June 1889

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  • Title: William Carey to Walt Whitman, 18 June 1889
  • Date: June 18, 1889
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | William Carey
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01223
  • 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: Blake Bronson-Bartlett Alex Ashland Ian Faith Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt and William Carey. "William Carey to Walt Whitman, 18 June 1889." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.01223.xml (TEI)
 loc.01223.001_large.jpg Editorial•Department The Century•Magazine Union•Square•New York New York Walt Whitman Esq Camden N.J.1 My dear Mr. Whitman:

Your postal2 has just come & I write to ask you for particulars before making the request of Mr. Cox.3

 loc.01223.002_large.jpg  loc.01223.003_large.jpg

Will you kindly let me know who it is wants the negative & for what purpose.

I was sorry not to be able to grasp your hand on your birthday

Yours very truly, William Carey  loc.01223.004_large.jpg  loc.01221.003_large.jpg see notes June 19 1889 I wrote to W.C. 6/20/89  loc.01221.004_large.jpg

Correspondent:
William Carey (1858–1901) worked for the editorial department of The Century Magazine. The September 1887 issue of the monthly advertised signed photographs of Whitman (taken by George C. Cox earlier that summer). See also Whitman's letter to Cox of September 15, 1887.

Notes

  • 1. This letter is addressed: Walt Whitman | Camden | 328 Mickle St NJ; New York | Jun 18 | 12 [illegible]M | D; NY | 6–18–89 | 1 PM | 2; Camden, N.J. | Jun | 19 | 6 AM | 1889 | Rec'd. [back]
  • 2. See Whitman's June 17, 1889, postal card to Carey. [back]
  • 3. George C. Cox (1851–1903) was a well-known celebrity photographer who had taken multiple photographs of Whitman in April, 1887, including the image known as "The Laughing Philosopher." [back]
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