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Walt Whitman to William S. Huntington, 5 November 1870

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to William S. Huntington, 5 November 1870
  • Date: November 5, 1870
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01709
  • 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.
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  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to William S. Huntington, 5 November 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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 loc.01709.001_large.jpg Attorney General's Office, Washington. Nov 5 1870 My dear Mr. Huntington:

I write to say I would like to postpone the pleasure of my visit to, & breakfast with, you & Mrs. Huntington till Sunday morning 13th inst.—instead of to-morrow.

—Best respects to Mrs. Huntington.

Walt Whitman

I send the Galaxy with one of my last pieces1—as I am not certain whether I sent it to you at the time.

Walt Whitman  loc.01709.002_large.jpg

Correspondent:
William S. Huntington (1841–1872) entered the Treasury Department in 1861 and, two years later, was selected by financier Jay Cooke to be cashier of the First National Bank in Washington.

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