E. L. Townley to Walt Whitman, 3 July 1891

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Title: E. L. Townley to Walt Whitman, 3 July 1891
Date: July 3, 1891
Creator(s): E. L. Townley
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04233
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: Cristin Noonan Amanda J. Axley Marie Ernster Stephanie Blalock
Cite this page: Townley, E. L.. "E. L. Townley to Walt Whitman, 3 July 1891." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
Source File: loc.04233.xml (TEI)

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To all appearance the trees and plants are dead in winter but are they dont they all become bright and green in The Spring.

Psalm 42. Psalm 115. —48. —117. —113. 115.

E L Townley 123 Arlington St— Newark N. J.

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Correspondent:
As yet we have no information about this correspondent.

Notes

1. This letter is addressed: Mr Walt Whitman | Camden | N. J.; Call Truth Seekers On 28 Lafayette St N.J. | Please forward. It is postmarked: NEW YORK | JUL 6 | 630PM | D; NEW [illegible] | JUL 8 | [illegible] PM | 91 | N. J.; D | 7-9-91 | 4-1[illegible] | N Y.; CAMDEN, N.J. | JUL | 7 | 9AM | 1891 | REC'D. [back]
2. Townley's letter to Whitman consists entirely of references to various biblical passages, including references to Acts, Matthew, John, Joel, and Psalms. [back]