Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 12 April [1883]

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Title: Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 12 April [1883]
Date: April 12, 1883
Creator(s): Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: loc.03912
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.

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Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman to Susan Stafford, 12 April [1883]." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 March 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc_jc.00520_large.jpg Camden1 April 12

I will come down Saturday afternoon in the 4 o'clock train to Kirkwood—& stay over till Sunday afternoon2—

W W

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1. This letter is addressed: Mrs Susan M Stafford | Kirkwood | Glendale | New Jersey. It is postmarked: Camden | Apr | 13 | 7 AM | N.J. [back]
2. Whitman went to Glendale on Saturday, April 14, and stayed until Monday (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.). [back]