Walt Whitman to William C. Church and Francis P. Church, 30 April 1868 a machine readable transcription Walt Whitman Kenneth M. Price Ed Folsom Transcription and encoding The Walt Whitman Archive Staff Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Iowa National Historical Publications and Records Commission 2010 The Walt Whitman Archive
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 loc.01286 The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this file, as noted: Kenneth M. Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt WhitmanEdwin Haviland Miller The Correspondence New York New York University Press 1961–19772 32–33 Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William C. Church and Francis P. Church, 30 April 1868 April 30, 1868 Box 8, Reel 5 The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839-1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Walt Whitman Francis P. Church William C. Church added schematron declaration blessed changed xml:id no. from prc.00022 to match images in the database checked encoded extracted transcription from Major Authors cd Washington April 30, 1868. Messrs. W. C. & F. P. Church. My friends:

I have now just ready an article intended as the third & concluding one to the two already published by you, on "Democracy" and "Personalism."

This is upon the general subject of a needed American Literature, in the highest sense, & of our imaginative, mental, &c. growths, home-born, appropriate to & towering high enough for, The States, & faithfully in the interests of their Democratic institutions. I have, of course, treated the subject in my own way—certain parts strong & earnest—but there is nothing in it to make the piece at all improper for the magazine—probably indeed may be found more appropriate & serviceable—more to rouse editorial & critical remark, &c—than the already published articles.

I propose to you to print it in the Galaxy for July. It will make from eleven to twelve pages in your new form & type. The name is

Orbic Literature.

The price, if satisfactory, will be the same as for each of the previous articles, viz: $100. I reserve the right of printing it in future book. I can send it on immediately.

I think it will be best not to delay too long, as the interest in the thing is now up, something like a serial story. This is the conclusion, & I should like to have it in July number.

Walt Whitman.