David Hutcheson to Walt Whitman, 20 November 1880

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Title: David Hutcheson to Walt Whitman, 20 November 1880
Date: November 20, 1880
Creator(s): David Hutcheson
Whitman Archive ID: loc.05741
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: Hutcheson, David. "David Hutcheson to Walt Whitman, 20 November 1880." 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_ej.00924_large.jpg 152 A. Street N.E.,1 Washington, D.C. 20th Novem[cut away] Dear Sir,

I shall feel oblig[cut away] you sending me at your [cut away] a copy of your works [cut away] two volumes. Enclosed [cut away] find a p.o.o. for ten dolla[cut away] in payment.

With regards, Yours Faithfully David Hu[cut away] Mr. Walt Whitman. $10 enc: books sent

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Notes

1. This letter was crossed out and repurposed by Whitman. On the back he wrote part of a prose draft titled "Poetry in America—Shakspere—the Future." [back]