Benjamin Ticknor to Walt Whitman, 24 May 1882

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Title: Benjamin Ticknor to Walt Whitman, 24 May 1882
Date: May 24, 1882
Creator(s): Benjamin Ticknor
Whitman Archive ID: loc.05612
Source: The Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1842–1937, 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: Ticknor, Benjamin. "Benjamin Ticknor to Walt Whitman, 24 May 1882." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 23 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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May 24 82 Dear Mr. Whitman

Your receipt is safely received and I have mailed you the paper copy of the "Leaves.".1 I am extremely sorry for the contretemps which has caused the change, but I am very glad of opportunity I have had of personal acquaintance with you. I hope to retain your good will in spite of our compulsory business separation.

Very Truly Yours: B. H. Ticknor2

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Notes

1. See the letter from Whitman to Ticknor of May 23, 1882. [back]
2. The first sentence of this letter and the signature have been struck through by an unknown hand, and quotation marks have been added around the rest of the letter. [back]