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Office of The Critic to Walt Whitman, 30 September 1884

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  • Title: Office of The Critic to Walt Whitman, 30 September 1884
  • Date: September 30, 1884
  • Creator(s): Office of The Critic
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.07081
  • 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 Ashland Ian Faith Nicole Gray Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Critic, Office of The. "Office of The Critic to Walt Whitman, 30 September 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.07081.xml (TEI)
 loc_af.00490_large.jpg The Critic 20 Astor Place New York Sept. 30 1884 Dear Mr. Whitman:

Enclosed please find cheque for [illegible] [cut away]1

 loc_af.00489_large.jpg

Correspondent:
Jeannette Leonard Gilder (1849–1916) and her brother Joseph Benson Gilder (1858–1936) edited The Critic together from 1881 to 1906. For more information on Jeannette Gilder, see Susan L. Roberson, "Gilder, Jeannette L. (1849–1916)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998).

Notes

  • 1. The rest of this letter has been cut away. [back]
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