R. Rooke Morgan to Walt Whitman, [1891?]

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Title: R. Rooke Morgan to Walt Whitman, [1891?]
Date: [1891?]
Creator(s): R. Rooke Morgan
Whitman Archive ID: loc.08462
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.
Contributors to digital file: Marie Ernster Amanda J. Axley Tara Ballard Stephanie Blalock Paige Wilkinson
Cite this page: Morgan, R. Rooke. "R. Rooke Morgan to Walt Whitman, [1891?]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 10 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
Source File: loc.08462.xml (TEI)

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this1life ended, you may dwell in everlasting bliss throughout the endless ages of eternity.2

Yours Sincerely R. Rooke Morgan,

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Correspondent:
The writer of this letter may have been Robert Rooke Morgan (1866–1930), who was a reverend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1. The rest of this letter has not yet been located. [back]
2. The thematic relationship between Morgan's last phrase and the 1891 poem Whitman wrote on the back suggests the letter was probably received during that year. [back]