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Title: Daniel Longaker to Walt Whitman, 3 December 1891
Date: December 3, 1891
Whitman Archive ID: loc.03223
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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652 NORTH EIGHTH STREET
Philadelphia.
Dec. 3. 1891.
Walt Whitman,
My dear Sir;
Pardon my recent neglect of your case. The reason of it is—I am badly used up after going through the brunt of a severe sore throat and bronchitis. I hope, before many days, to see you again and that, in the meantime, you will steer along cheerfully, hopefully, without my captaincy, if I for the moment may assume such role.
With kind regards
I am
Yours Sincerely.
Daniel Longaker.
Correspondent:
Daniel Longaker
(1858–1949) was a Philadelphia physician who specialized in obstetrics. He
became Whitman's doctor in early 1891 and provided treatment during the poet's
final illness. For more information, see Carol J. Singley, "Longaker, Dr. Daniel [1858–1949]," Walt
Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R.LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings (New
York: Garland Publishing, 1998).