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

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

Yours Sincerely R. Rooke Morgan,  20051228_0195.jpg

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


Notes

  • 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]
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