John Swinton to Walt Whitman, 19 October 1870

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Title: John Swinton to Walt Whitman, 19 October 1870
Date: October 19, 1870
Creator(s): John Swinton
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01956
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Cite this page: Swinton, John. "John Swinton to Walt Whitman, 19 October 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc.01956.001.jpg New York. Oct 19 1870 Dear Walt—

I delivered the book to Mr. Reid for the "Tribune"—and had some considerable talk with him about a review article. I was afraid of Ripley but Reid confirmed my impression that Greeley is or has been favorable, and he agreed to speak to Greeley, and see what could be done in the premises.

—The conversation was exhaustive—that is to say I exhausted the powers I for the time being possessed—and the upshot was the rather limited result above mentioned. In any event, if the matter goes to Ripley, it will have gone to him by a friendly line.

I read the "Vistas"—not in the morning but at night There are many good and striking ideas, with plenty of opportunity for difference of opinion and criticism.

Yours, J. Swinton