Justin Huntly McCarthy to Walt Whitman, 23 September 1876

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Title: Justin Huntly McCarthy to Walt Whitman, 23 September 1876
Date: September 23, 1876
Creator(s): Justin Huntly McCarthy
Whitman Archive ID: loc.05802
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: McCarthy, Justin Huntly. "Justin Huntly McCarthy to Walt Whitman, 23 September 1876." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc_no.00312_large.jpg 48, Gower Street, Bedford Square, W.C. London Saturday 23 Sept. 1876 Dear Walt Whitman

I have received your volume and thank you heartily My Father,1 who had the pleasure of meeting you in America—which I had not, though I have lived in & love the land—and to whom you kindly gave a copy of your 'Leaves of Grass' sends his warm regards & desires to be remembered.

One of the humblest of your admirers Justin H. McCarthy

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Correspondent:
Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859–1936) was an Irish novelist and politician. He served as a member of Parliament from 1884 to 1892.

Notes

1. Justin McCarthy (1830–1912) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, and novelist. He served as a member of Parliament from 1879 to 1900, and he was the father of Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859–1936). [back]