Walt Whitman to Jeannette L. Gilder, 8 January [1881]

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Title: Walt Whitman to Jeannette L. Gilder, 8 January [1881]
Date: January 8, 1881
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.02205
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.
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Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Jeannette L. Gilder, 8 January [1881]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 25 December 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc.02205.001_large.jpg 431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey Jan: 8 My dear Miss G

Yours of yesterday rec'd —glad you like the papers—the $20 rec'd —thanks—Send the proof (which is important) & it will be sent back the same night, so that you will get it next forenoon—

Yes, you shall have two more1

Walt Whitman

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Notes

1. Whitman sent the next two articles in the series on April 9 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.). [back]