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Walt Whitman to Henry H. Clark, 19 September 1881

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to Henry H. Clark, 19 September 1881
  • Date: September 19, 1881
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01296
  • 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.

    Notes for this letter were created by Whitman Archive staff and/or were derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller, 6 vols. (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), and supplemented or updated by Whitman Archive staff.
  • Contributors to digital file: Kirsten Clawson Nima Najafi Kianfar Stefan Schöberlein Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Henry H. Clark, 19 September 1881." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.01296.xml (TEI)
 loc.01296.001_large.jpg 8 Bulfinch Place Boston Sept:​ 19th pm '81 Dear Mr Clark1

I will come down myself to the office at 10½ to-morrow forenoon, (Tuesday) & bring all the proofs—also give you the copy of the contents pages—also title—I have been away since Saturday noon—out to Concord, to see Emerson—had a royal good time—dined with him yesterday—spent a good part of the day there—& only got back about two hours ago.

Walt Whitman  loc.01296.002_large.jpg

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