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Roger W. Waldo to Walt Whitman, 15 January 1873

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  • Title: Roger W. Waldo to Walt Whitman, 15 January 1873
  • Date: January 15, 1873
  • Creator(s): Roger W. Waldo
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01974
  • 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: Waldo, Roger W.. "Roger W. Waldo to Walt Whitman, 15 January 1873." 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_vm.00862_large.jpg J. R. DAYTON. R. W. WALDO. OFFICE OF DAYTON & WALDO, COTTON BROKERS, No. 129 Pearl Street, New York Jan 15 18731 Walt Whitman Esq— Dear Sir

Please send me 12 copies of "The good grey poet"2 & mark them C.O.D. to the above address and oblige

Yours truly R. W. Waldo  loc_vm.00861_large.jpg  loc_vm.00864_large.jpg RW Waldo  loc_vm.00863_large.jpg

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Notes

  • 1. This letter is addressed: Walt Whitman Esq— | Washington | D.C— It is postmarked: NEW YORK | JAN | 15 | 6 PM; CARRIER | JAN | 16 | 8AM. [back]
  • 2. William Douglas O'Connor's The Good Gray Poet: A Vindication was published by Bunce & Huntington, 459 Broome Street, New York, in 1866 and was reprinted by Richard Maurice Bucke in his 1883 biography of Walt Whitman. The 46-page pamphlet opposed Whitman's critics while praising those who held the poet in high regard. The nickname "Good Gray Poet" originated here and remained with Whitman throughout his life. The correspondence between the publishers and O'Connor is in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection (Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.). [back]
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