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Walt Whitman to M. H. Spielmann, 10 February 1888

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to M. H. Spielmann, 10 February 1888
  • Date: February 10, 1888
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.03947
  • 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: Ryan Furlong Ian Faith Stefan Schöberlein Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to M. H. Spielmann, 10 February 1888." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.03947.xml (TEI)
 loc_jc.00348_large.jpg Feb. 10 '88 328 Mickle St Camden New Jersey US America1

The $20 in pay for the little piece came to me to-day from C[assell] & Co: Fourth av. NY. Thanks—

Walt Whitman  loc_jc.00347_large.jpg

Correspondent:
Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann (1858–1948) was an English editor, art critic, and scholar who edited both The Conoisseur and Magazine of Art (1887–1904). He was a major figure in British debates about developments in modern art. He also founded the weekly periodical Black and White in 1891. Black and White: A Weekly Illustrated Record and Review was a British weekly that published many well-known writers.

Notes

  • 1. This postal card is addressed: M H Spielmann | Magazine of Art | La Belle Sauvage Ludgate Hill | London | E C | England. It is postmarked: Camden | Feb 1[illegible] | 8 PM | 88; London E.C. | [illegible]| FE 2[illegible] 88 | AC; Philadelphia | [illegible] | Paid. [back]
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