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E. C. Cheever to Walt Whitman, 20 October 1880

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  • Title: E. C. Cheever to Walt Whitman, 20 October 1880
  • Date: October 20, 1880
  • Creator(s): E. C. Cheever
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.05765
  • 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: Natalie O'Neal Alex Kinnaman Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Cheever, E. C.. "E. C. Cheever to Walt Whitman, 20 October 1880." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 February 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.05765.xml (TEI)
 loc_ej.00937.jpg books sent OFFICE OF  
 LATHROP COAL AND MINING CO.  
 MINERS AND DEALERS IN COAL.  
 A. B. ASHLEY, Supt.  
  E. C. CHEEVER, Cashier. Kewanee, Ills. Oct 20 18801 Walt Whitman Camden, N.J. Dr​ Sir:

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 loc_ej.00936.jpg  loc_ej.00933.jpg

a copy of this Edition to

Yours very truly E. C. Cheever Kewanee Ills  loc_ej.00932.jpg

Notes

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