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Ida Strauss to Walt Whitman, 30 October 1891

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  • Title: Ida Strauss to Walt Whitman, 30 October 1891
  • Date: October 30, 1891
  • Creator(s): Ida Strauss
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05981
  • 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: Cristin Noonan Amanda J. Axley Alex Ashland Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Strauss, Ida. "Ida Strauss to Walt Whitman, 30 October 1891." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.05981.xml (TEI)
 loc_jp.00209_large.jpg N.Y. Oct 30, 1891. Mr. Whitman. Dear Sir,

Admiring you so much, my cousin1 and I have ventured to write and ask whether you will be kind enough to send us your autograph.

Hoping you will not refuse to send us two autographs as we have separate collections,

I remain very sincerely [cut away] [illegible]H. L. (Ida Strauss)  loc_jp.00212_large.jpg  loc_jp.00211_large.jpg  loc_jp.00210_large.jpg

Correspondent:
Federal Census data for 1880 records nine women named "Ida Strauss" living in Brooklyn and Manhattan; the 1892 New York State Census lists three, all living in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, the 1890 census records were destroyed by fire in the 1920s. At present, we are unsure as to the identity of this correspondent or her cousin.

Notes

  • 1. As yet we have no information about this person. [back]
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