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George J. Spinner to Walt Whitman, 28 November 1891

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  • Title: George J. Spinner to Walt Whitman, 28 November 1891
  • Date: November 28, 1891
  • Creator(s): George J. Spinner
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05989
  • 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: Andrew David King Cristin Noonan Brandon James O'Neil Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Spinner, George J.. "George J. Spinner to Walt Whitman, 28 November 1891." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.05989.xml (TEI)
 loc_jp.00224_large.jpg Warren, Pa., Nov. 28 1891 Walt Whitman Esq. Camden. N.J. My Kind Sir:

I am trying hard to collect the autographs of all the men of note [cut away] all parts of the country [cut away] I would be pleased very much if you would send me yours—which I hope you will, and oblige.

Yours sincerely Geo. J. Spinner 348 WaterSt Warren Pa  loc_jp.00223_large.jpg

Correspondent:
George Jacob Spinner (1874–1934) was born in Warren, Pennsylvania. His parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Spinner, were immigrants from the Alsace-Lorraine region. Around 1895, The family moved to Toldeo, Ohio, where George married Clarinda Saunders and had three children, Bertram, Ruth, and Ralph. When he registered for the Draft during WWI, George was living with his family in Chicago, Illinois, and working as a manager for the Dr. Bell Electro-Appliance Company. After Clarinda's death in 1922, he married Edith Nelson. According to his death certificate, Spinner was working as a copywriter for an advertising company at the time of his death. He is buried in Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery. For more information, see Spinner's death notice in the Chicago Daily Tribune (October 22, 1934), 20.

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