Walt Whitman to George W. Waters, 17 May [1877]

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Title: Walt Whitman to George W. Waters, 17 May [1877]
Date: May 17, 1877
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04029
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: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to George W. Waters, 17 May [1877]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 25 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc_vm.02100_large.jpg Kirkwood N J 1 May 17

The picture2 arrived in perfect order, & is much admired—I think it grand—Was only opened night before last, as I am down in the country now most of the time. (My address though is still at Camden) I am still keeping pretty well, for me—

W. W.

get the little new book "Birds & Poets" by John Burroughs

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Notes

1. This post card bears the address: George W. Waters | artist | Elmira | New York. It is postmarked: Philadelphia | May 18 | 1 PM | Pa. [back]
2. Waters evidently sent the completed oil portrait (see the letter from Walt Whitman to John H. and Amelia Johnston on March 17, 1877), which John H. Johnston later purchased from Walt Whitman for $200 in 1884 (see note from Walt Whitman to John H. Johnston on March 27, 1884). [back]