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Francis P. Church to Walt Whitman, 13 August 1867

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  • Title: Francis P. Church to Walt Whitman, 13 August 1867
  • Date: August 13, 1867
  • Creator(s): Francis P. Church
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01280
  • Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839-1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Cite this page: Church, Francis P.. "Francis P. Church to Walt Whitman, 13 August 1867." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 January 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.01280.xml (TEI)
 loc.01280.001.jpg An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Published Monthly OFFICE OF THE GALAXY No. 39 Park Row, New York, Aug 13 1867 My dear Sir:

I send the proof enclosed, begging you to let me have it by return mail.

You are certainly at liberty to use the poem in a book.

 loc.01280.003.jpg  loc.01280.002.jpg I am  
 Very truly yours F. P. Church Mr. Walt Whitman  loc.01280.004.jpg
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