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Walt Whitman to A. C. Floyd, 7 January [1875?]

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to A. C. Floyd, 7 January [1875?]
  • Date: January 7, 1875
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.02089
  • 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: Alex Kinnaman Elizabeth Lorang Kathryn Kruger Zachary King Eric Conrad Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to A. C. Floyd, 7 January [1875?]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.02089.xml (TEI)
 loc.02089.001_large.jpg 431 Stevens st  
 cor West. Camden,  
 N. Jersey. Jan​ 7.1 A. C. Floyd, Dear Sir,

As far as I can tell by my impression—which is a very vague one, for I have never seen the book—"the White Rose & Red," was reprinted from the foreign copy by the publishers, Roberts Bros. of Boston, a year or two ago—(perhaps more.) Seems to me it was attributed to Robert Buchanan the English poet.2

I am still unwell from my cerebral trouble—but still looking for better times, & counting on them.

Walt Whitman  loc.02089.002_large.jpg

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Notes

  • 1. The year is conjectural. [back]
  • 2. White Rose and Red. A Love Story was published by Osgood & Co. in 1873. The name of the author, Robert Buchanan, did not appear on the title page, but there was the following inscription: "To Walt Whitman and Alexander Gardiner, with all friends in Washington, I dedicate this book." [back]
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