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Title: G. Jarrell to Walt Whitman, 15 September 1890
Date: September 15, 1890
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04263
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.
Editorial note: The annotation, "see notes 9/16/90," is in the hand of Horace Traubel.
Contributors to digital file: Ian Faith, Ryan Furlong, Breanna Himschoot, and Stephanie Blalock
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A Day of Small Things.1 You were a "Nurse" in 1861. You are the biggist of humbug Poets of this or precedent generation!
G. Jarrell.
164 Willis Ave.2
New York
Correspondent:
Little is known about G. Jarrell. Upon seeing
this postal card, Horace Traubel referred to Jarrell as a "New York fanatic"
(With Walt Whitman in Camden, Tuesday, September 16, 1890).
Notes:
1. This postcard is addressed: Mr Whitman | Camden. | N.J. It is postmarked: New York | SEP 15 | 430 PM | Camden, N.J. | SEP 16 | 6 AM | 1890 | REC'D. [back]
2. Jarrell writes his address upside down at the top of this postal card. [back]