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C. A. Spofford to Walt Whitman, 12 February 1887

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  • Title: C. A. Spofford to Walt Whitman, 12 February 1887
  • Date: February 12, 1887
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman | C. A. Spofford
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.07377
  • 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: Stefan Schöberlein Alex Ashland Ian Faith Stephanie Blalock
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt and C. A. Spofford. "C. A. Spofford to Walt Whitman, 12 February 1887." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 11 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.07377.xml (TEI)
 loc_es.00791_large.jpg green card sent Mills Building,1 New York, Feb. 12, 1887. 
  Walt Whitman Esq. Camden, N.J. Dear Sir:

Will you kindly inform if your poems are published in Complete form, and, if so, what is the price of the Volume, and whether it can by obtained by sending you the money?

Respy.Respectfull yours, C A Spofford  loc_es.00790_large.jpg

Correspondent:
Little is known about C. A. Spofford; he seems to have worked in the editorial rooms of the New York Evening Post at this time.

Notes

  • 1. The Mills Building was a 10-story business building named after San Francisco banker and owner of the structure D. O. Mills. [back]
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