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John Scott and J. P. Williams to Walt Whitman, 24 May 1867

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  • Title: John Scott and J. P. Williams to Walt Whitman, 24 May 1867
  • Date: May 24, 1867
  • Creator(s): John Scott and J. P. Williams | John Scott and J.P. Williams
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.01896
  • 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.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alex Kinnaman Jonathan Y. Cheng Elizabeth Lorang Beverley Rilett Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Williams, John Scott and J. P. and John Scott and J.P. Williams. "John Scott and J. P. Williams to Walt Whitman, 24 May 1867." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 February 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.01896.xml (TEI)
 loc.01896.001.jpg New York, May 24th 1867 To Scott & Williams, Dr.  
 (Late, WM. E. Chapin & Co.,)  
 Steam Job Printers,  
 24 Beekman Street,  
 bet. Nassau & William. Mr Walt Whitman

1866
Aug 8 500 Copies Leaves of Grass 360 Pages 476
250 " [no handwritten text supplied here] " [no handwritten text supplied here] " [no handwritten text supplied here] " 112
Oct 3 3/4 Rm D.M Paper 10.50 598.50
CR
Sept 1 By Cast on a/c 50
22 " [no handwritten text supplied here] " [no handwritten text supplied here] " 450
Oct 4 " [no handwritten text supplied here] " [no handwritten text supplied here] " 50
Dec 8 " [no handwritten text supplied here] " [no handwritten text supplied here] " 25 575
23.50
 loc.01896.002.jpg Walt Whitman $23.50

Correspondent:
John Scott and J. P. Williams were New York printers who took over the printing business of William E. Chapin & Co., the printer who had printed the 1867 edition of Leaves of Grass (actually published in November 1866). Whitman had apparently not paid off his debt to Chapin for this transaction.

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