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E. V. Garrison to Walt Whitman, 11 August 1884

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  • Title: E. V. Garrison to Walt Whitman, 11 August 1884
  • Date: August 11, 1884
  • Creator(s): E. V. Garrison
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05820
  • 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.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alex Kinnaman Stefan Schöberlein Nicole Gray Ed Folsom
  • Cite this page: Garrison, E. V.. "E. V. Garrison to Walt Whitman, 11 August 1884." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.05820.xml (TEI)
 loc_jp.00034_large.jpg Monday—Aug 11th /84 Dear Mr Whitman

This evening those same young men are coming to spend the evening with me, won't you join us, and be welcomed by your friend1

E. V. Garrison  loc_jp.00033_large.jpg

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Notes

  • 1. On the back of this letter, Whitman began drafting notes for an article about himself, titled "Walt Whitman in Camden" which appeared in The Critic on February 28, 1885, under the signature of George Selwyn. It was reprinted in Authors at Home, ed. J. L. and J. B. Gilder (1888), and in Critic Pamphlet No. 2 (1898). [back]
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