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James Wilkie to Walt Whitman, 13 November 1886

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  • Title: James Wilkie to Walt Whitman, 13 November 1886
  • Date: November 13, 1886
  • Creator(s): James Wilkie
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.04630
  • 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: Stefan Schöberlein Ian Faith Kyle Barton Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Wilkie, James. "James Wilkie to Walt Whitman, 13 November 1886." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.04630.xml (TEI)
 loc_vm.02452_large.jpg ans'd little pamphlet enclosed 'The Democratic Movement in Literature' 123 High Street. Musselburgh 13th November 1886 Dear Sir,

Will you accept the enclosed from one who is an admirer of your work? It is sent with the hope that it please you to know how highly in Scotland that work is appreciated.

Yours faithfully James Wilkie Walt Whitman Camden New Jersey  loc_vm.02453_large.jpg  loc_vm.02454_large.jpg  loc_vm.02455_large.jpg Wilkie Jas

Correspondent:
James Wilkie was a Scottish admirer of Whitman, whose 44-page pamphlet on the poet, The Democratic Movement in Literature, was printed in Scotland in 1886.

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