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Letter from Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 19 March 1863
[Brooklyn,
March 19, 1863]
1
[Dear Brother Walt,]
I had commenced a letter to you but as it embraced abt what Mammy has said I will not send it just now. I will send the paper 2 &c to day I guess. I am sorry that you omitted to put in Probasco's 3 name in the list of those that sent money, could it be easily corrected. You will hear from me in a day or so.
—Jeff
About the Text
The text presented here is derived from Dennis Berthold and Kenneth Price, eds., Dear Brother Walt: The Letters of Thomas Jefferson Whitman (Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1984). For a detailed description of discrepancies between this electronic edition and the print source, see our statement of editorial policy .
The manuscript of this letter, dated March 19, 1863, is held in the Trent Collection of Walt Whitman Manuscripts, Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library .
For more information on the letters of Thomas Jefferson Whitman, see Dennis Berthold and Kenneth Price's introduction to the print edition.
Notes
1. Jeff wrote this short note at the top of his mother's letter to WW dated March 19 [1863] (Trent Collection, William R. Perkins Library, Duke University). (Back)
2. See Letter from Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 3 March 1863. (Back)
3. See Letter from Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Walt Whitman, 13 January 1863. (Back)
Whitman Archive ID
duk.00310