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George S. McWatters to Walt Whitman, 6 December 1867

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  • Title: George S. McWatters to Walt Whitman, 6 December 1867
  • Date: December 6, 1867
  • Creator(s): George S. McWatters
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01804
  • 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: McWatters, George S.. "George S. McWatters to Walt Whitman, 6 December 1867." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 February 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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 loc.01804.001.jpg OFFICE OF THE Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, No. 300 Mulberry Street, NEW YORK, Dec 6th, 1867 Friend Wat​

At my sugestion the Ladies of the Union Relief Association, through their Secretary, wrote to you, requesting your aid in a case of an advance of pension for the Widow of a man named Dyre, as we have received no answer, when the case was spoken of at the meeting on Wednesday, I said I would write and ask you about it. I have just read Burroughs on Whitman, and am much pleased. I could tell you a long story of my actions, for the relief and assistance of our Soldiers and their families, during & since the War, but don't want to bore you, please answer and oblige

your humble friend Geo S McWatters  loc.01804.005.jpg  loc.01804.006.jpg  loc.01804.002.jpg

Direct to me at Police Headquarters, New York

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