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Samuel E. Gross to Walt Whitman, 27 November 1886

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  • Title: Samuel E. Gross to Walt Whitman, 27 November 1886
  • Date: November 27, 1886
  • Creator(s): Samuel E. Gross
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.02122
  • 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.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alex Kinnaman Stefan Schöberlein Ian Faith Kyle Barton Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Gross, Samuel E.. "Samuel E. Gross to Walt Whitman, 27 November 1886." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.02122.xml (TEI)
 loc.02122.001_large.jpg SAMUEL E. GROSS. REAL ESTATE AND LOANS. SUBDIVIDER AND OWNER OF  
 CITY & SUBURBAN PROPERTY. S. E. COR. DEARBORN & RANDOLPH STS. BUILDER & SELLER OF HOUSES. Chicago, Nov 27th 1886 Walt Whitman Esq. Camden N.J. Dear Sir,

Please accept my enclosed check for one hundred dollars. I am your debtor for the pleasure I derived from reading your poems, last month, on my return voyage from Europe to America—from the old to the new.

Your patriotic & noble lines are most worthy the attention of the American people. It is their duty and I believe if they knew of your necessities, it would be their pleasure, to assist so National a poet in his good old age. Wishing you many happy days, I am,

Yours truly, S. E. Gross  loc.02122.002_large.jpg

Correspondent:
Samuel E. Gross (born 1843) was a realtor and writer from Chicago.

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