Mrs. John R. Gardner to Walt Whitman, Before 16 March 1892

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Title: Mrs. John R. Gardner to Walt Whitman, Before 16 March 1892
Date: Before March 16, 1892
Creator(s): Mrs. John R. Gardner
Whitman Archive ID: loc.07426
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.
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Cite this page: Gardner, Mrs. John R.. "Mrs. John R. Gardner to Walt Whitman, Before 16 March 1892." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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request, I am most truly1

Mrs John R. Gardner 42 West 65th St. New York City

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Correspondent:
As yet we have no information about this correspondent.

1. Horace Traubel claimed that "A Thought of Columbus" (1892) was the last poem Whitman wrote. Traubel noted that Whitman gave him a manuscript on March 16, 1892, ten days before the poet's death on March 26, 1892. Whitman likely received this letter in 1891 and used the verso to draft lines that contributed to the manuscript of "A Thought of Columbus," that he completed in 1892. For more information on the poem, see Ned Stuckey-French, "Thought of Columbus, A (1892)," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D. Kummings (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998). [back]