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Walt Whitman to James R. Osgood, 16 June 1881

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  • Title: Walt Whitman to James R. Osgood, 16 June 1881
  • Date: June 16, 1881
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.03471
  • 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: Kirsten Clawson Stefan Schöberlein Nima Najafi Kianfar Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to James R. Osgood, 16 June 1881." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 February 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.03471.xml (TEI)
 loc.03471.001_large.jpg 431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey June 16 '81 Dear Sirs

I have been down in the Jersey woods the last ten days—just returned1—have finished my copy which is now ready to put in hand—all plain sailing & all complete—When do you want to begin? & will it go ahead pretty fast when actually begun?—I have spoken about the type—ought to be new or substantially new long primer—I sent on the proof page for a little change, last night on my return—I have pretty well decided to come on to Boston & see it through2—

Walt Whitman  loc.03471.002_large.jpg

Notes

  • 1. Whitman was with the Staffords from June 11 to 15 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.). [back]
  • 2. Osgood & Co. sent "three new proofs" to Whitman on June 21. [back]
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