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George W. Ludwig to Walt Whitman, 23 June 1884

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  • Title: George W. Ludwig to Walt Whitman, 23 June 1884
  • Date: June 23, 1884
  • Creator(s): George W. Ludwig
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05822
  • 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: Ludwig, George W.. "George W. Ludwig to Walt Whitman, 23 June 1884." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.05822.xml (TEI)
 loc_jp.00036_large.jpg [cut away] [J]EWELER. Public Square, Chambersburg, Pa. Chambersburg, Pa., June 23/ 1884 Mr Walt Whitman Camden N.J. D. Sir.

Kindly quote your complete works & oblige

Yours very truly Geo. W. Ludwig1  loc_jp.00035_large.jpg

Correspondent:
George W. Ludwig (1856–1902) was a jeweler in Chambersburg, PA. He later studied medicine and was granted his M.D. by the University of Maryland in 1898.

Notes

  • 1. On the back of this letter, Whitman wrote 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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