Maggie Biddle to Walt Whitman, 4 June 1890

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Title: Maggie Biddle to Walt Whitman, 4 June 1890
Date: June 4, 1890
Creator(s): Maggie Biddle
Whitman Archive ID: loc.07083
Source: The Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1842–1937, 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.
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Cite this page: Biddle, Maggie. "Maggie Biddle to Walt Whitman, 4 June 1890." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc_jm.00432.jpg Mr Walt Whitman Camden, N.J. Dear Friend,

Just a "Birthday Greeting," from beyond the "Rockies," that you may have many happy returns.

Sincerely, Mrs. Noble T. Biddle San José Cal. June 4th 1890

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Correspondent:
Maggie Pepper Van Reed Biddle was a native of Pennsylvania and married Noble T. Biddle (1840–1902), a lawyer, in 1865. They lived in Elkton, Maryland, and then moved to San José, California, in 1881, where Mr. Biddle became a prominent attorney.