Title: Walt Whitman to Joseph M. Stoddart, 6 March 1883
Date: March 6, 1883
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04668
Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt
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431 Stevens Street
Camden New Jersey1
March 6 '83
My dear Stoddart
I have rec'd your letter enclosing Mr Kelly's2—Why yes I can give Mr K the sitting or two he desires—If he could come on here any time within the next two weeks, I would sit either in the forenoon say 10 to 12—or afternoon say 2 to 4—wish him to send me word a day or two beforehand.
Walt Whitman
1. This letter is addressed: J M Stoddart | 1018 Chestnut Street | Philadelphia. It is postmarked: Camden | Mar | 6 | 5 PM | N.J. [back]
2. James Edward Kelly (1855–1933) was a sculptor and illustrator from New York, who was best known for depicting the events of the American Civil War. He worked as an illustrator for numerous magazines, including Harper's Monthly. [back]