George Wagner to Walt Whitman, 12 May [1890]

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Title: George Wagner to Walt Whitman, 12 May [1890]
Date: May 12, [1890]
Creator(s): Elmina D. Slenker | George Wagner
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04653
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: Slenker, Elmina D. and George Wagner. "George Wagner to Walt Whitman, 12 May [1890]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 03 May 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc_ad.00146_large.jpg New Ulm, Minn, May 12. Dear Sir:

Will the most pleasing poet of our nation do an ardent admirer the extreme favor of presenting him with his autograph.

Your obedient servant, George Wagner.

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Correspondent:
The correspondent may be the George Wagner (1873–1954) who was born in 1873 in Minnesota. He was the son of Carl Wagner (1830–1911)—a dealer in furniture—and Ernestine Fenske Wagner (1839–1915); the family lived in New Ulm, Minnesota.