Walt Whitman to [Miss S. C. Merkes?], [1865–1890]

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Title: Walt Whitman to [Miss S. C. Merkes?], [1865–1890]
Date: [1865–1890]
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.04907
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: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to [Miss S. C. Merkes?], [1865–1890]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 13 December 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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with thanks & love to you Walt Whitman

Best respects to the dear young lady if you see her (it was a good sun shiny glint to me)

—Respects also to Craig L1

loc_vm.01647_large.jpg Miss S.C. Merkes is the young lady referred to

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