Walt Whitman to John Swinton, [12 July 1871 (?)]

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Title: Walt Whitman to John Swinton, [12 July 1871 (?)]
Date: July 12, 1871
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: prc.00027
Source: Private collection of William E. Barton Estate. The transcription presented here is derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, Volume V: 1890–1892, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), 293. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to John Swinton, [12 July 1871 (?)]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
Source File: prc.00027.xml (TEI)

Editorial Office of the Galaxy, 40 Park Row, New York. Wednesday noon
12th 1 John Swinton

Will call at 12, noon, to-morrow, 13th, to see you—

Will also call at 6 this afternoon—

At Galaxy office—

Walt Whitman

1. The date of this note is conjectural, but "O Star of France" appeared in the June 1871 issue of the Galaxy, and Whitman was in New York in July 1871. [back]