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Walt Whitman to Mary Whitall Smith, 11 December [1883]

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to Mary Whitall Smith, 11 December [1883]
  • Date: December 11, 1883
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01338
  • 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.

    Notes for this letter were created by Whitman Archive staff and/or were derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller, 6 vols. (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977), and supplemented or updated by Whitman Archive staff.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alicia Meyer Stefan Schöberlein Kirsten Clawson Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Mary Whitall Smith, 11 December [1883]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 February 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.01338.xml (TEI)
 loc.01338.001_large.jpg Camden Dec 11 Dear friend

Your father's kind note & yours recd​ —Yes with pleasure—I'll be there by 6 Saturday, Evn'g​ ,1

Walt Whitman  loc.01338.002_large.jpg  loc.01338.003_large.jpg  loc.01338.004_large.jpg

Notes

  • 1. Whitman was with the Smiths from December 15, Saturday, to December 17 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.). [back]
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