Annie Tolman Smith to Walt Whitman, 6 June 1871

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Title: Annie Tolman Smith to Walt Whitman, 6 June 1871
Date: June 6, 1871
Creator(s): Annie Tolman Smith
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01902
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: Smith, Annie Tolman. "Annie Tolman Smith to Walt Whitman, 6 June 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 03 May 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc.01902.001_large.jpg My dear Mr Whitman

Please write Your Autograph & Enclose in the Accompanying Envelope I appreciate loc.01902.002_large.jpg the Many [illegible][deletion] favors Asked of You feel desire Your Autograph So Much to Add to My Already Good Collection that I trouble you—Please loc.01902.003_large.jpg oblige one of Your Greatest Admirers.

Sincerely A T. Smith Baltimore June 6th 1871.

loc.01902.004_large.jpg AT Smith

Correspondent:
Anna Tolman Smith (1840–1917) was an American writer and educator who wrote reports for the United States Office of Education for more than thirty-five years (American Association for the Advancement of Science, General Program of the Meeting [Washington: The Association, 1969] 40:77). She was the author of "Progress of Education for Women," which was published in the Annual Report of the Department of the Interior (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1871).