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Richard Worthington to Walt Whitman, 25 July 1882

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  • Title: Richard Worthington to Walt Whitman, 25 July 1882
  • Date: July 25, 1882
  • Creator(s): Richard Worthington
  • Whitman Archive ID: yal.00313
  • Source: Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 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: Stefan Schoeberlein Kirsten Clawson Eder Jaramillo Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Worthington, Richard. "Richard Worthington to Walt Whitman, 25 July 1882." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 15 February 2026. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: yal.00313.xml (TEI)
 yal.00313.001_large.jpg R. WORTHINGTON,  
 PUBLISHER,  
 770 BROADWAY New York1 July 25 1882 Mr. Walt Whitman Dear sir,

I enclose you check for 44.50 being copyright on Leaves of Grass sold since you last received check.

Yours truly R Worthington  yal.00313.002_large.jpg  yal.00313.003_large.jpg  yal.00313.004_large.jpg

Notes

  • 1. Whitman wrote a series of numbers on the back of the envelope that accompanied this letter. [back]
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