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William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 4 August 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 24 July 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 12 June 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [3] June 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 July 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 25 April 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 28 April 1889
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 8 April 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 28 March 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [18] April 1889
WS Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [On or After 12 July 1889]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 3 November 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 15–16 August 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 23 August 1890
leisure to speak of, & have acquired a curious distaste for writing—at present. affec'y W S Kennedy William
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 10 September 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 5 November 1889
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 6 January 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 27 October 1889
Tucker & he wd take nothing of course for six copies of the paper on William.
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [10 October] 1889
Grant, the General's father, addressed to my great uncle Granger, (Judge William G. of Ohio very wealthy
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 15 October 1889
With the full-perfumed love of my soul, I close, W S Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman,
Kennedy | Belmont | Mass William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 26 January 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 July 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 12 March [1890]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 3 May 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 31 March 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 6 October 1890
Do you know whether Amy Williams, or her husband, was of Welsh descent?
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 1 September 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 14 September 1890
editorial coming on O'Connor's Rock Me to Sleep expose, and another on Incineration. see Oct. 20, '90 William
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [18 February 1891]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, February 1891
We have had a magic ice-spectacle here—trees all candied. see | notes | Jan 20 | 1891 William Sloane
W.S.K. on cars Mon to 1891 | 13 | Jan | see notes William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 12 January
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, After 28 May 1891
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [After 25 November 1890]
W.S.K. yr card just William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [9 January 1891]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 10 November 1890
Walt Whitman | see notes Jan 5, 1891 William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 28 December 1890
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 15 September 1890
Heard Booth recently in Rich leen — as ever W S Kennedy See notes Feb. 3 1890 William Sloane Kennedy
Kennedy see notes Dec 19 1891 William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [22 August 1891]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 1 February 1891
W S Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 20 September 1891
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 30 October 1891
WS Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [3] April 1891
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 4 July 1891
May 12 '91 see notes May 18 1891 William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 12 May 1891
W.S.K Frau & I have bad colds. see notes May 2d 1891 William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 1 May 1891