William H. Kelly to Walt Whitman, 27 August 1879

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Title: William H. Kelly to Walt Whitman, 27 August 1879
Date: August 27, 1879
Creator(s): William H. Kelly
Whitman Archive ID: loc.07438
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: Kelly, William H.. "William H. Kelly to Walt Whitman, 27 August 1879." 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_es.01388_large.jpg Phila. Aug 27th 1879 Whitman Esq. [cut away] Stevens St, Camden N.J.

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Yours truly Wm. H. Kelly with Powers & Weightman1 9th & Parish Sts. Philadelphia

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1. Based in Philadelphia, Powers and Weightman was one of the major drug manufacturing firms in the country during the nineteenth century. The company was a primary seller of quinine during the Civil War, and these sales made company heads William Weightman and Thomas H. Powers two of the richest men in Pennsylvania. Weightman's mansion, Ravenhill, was later incorporated into the campus of Philadelphia University. [back]