Walt Whitman to Emma Bouvier Peterson Childs, 18 January 1882

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Title: Walt Whitman to Emma Bouvier Peterson Childs, 18 January 1882
Date: January 18, 1882
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01262
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Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Emma Bouvier Peterson Childs, 18 January 1882." 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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loc.01262.001_large.jpg 431 Stevens Street Camden Jan: 18 '82 My dear Mrs Childs1

Yours & Mr Childs', inviting me to dine & meet Mr Wilde received & appreciated—But I am an invalid—just suffering an extra bad spell & forbidden to go out nights this weather—

Please give my hearty salutation & American welcome to Mr Wilde—

I much desire my friend to briefly report & give my respects in person to you & shall try to do so soon—

Walt Whitman

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Notes

1. Emma Bouvier Childs was the wife of George W. Childs, the co-owner of the Philadelphia Public Ledger. [back]