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Manuscripts by Walt Whitman

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Manuscripts by Walt Whitman

Description

Manuscript letters and poems by Walt Whitman, including:

Letters to:

Nelly O'Connor - July 25, 1871
Peter Doyle - October [1873?] (envelope only)
John Burroughs - January 2, 1880

Poems:

"By Blue Ontario's Shore" - ca. 1867
"The Dead Emperor" - March 8, 1888
"A Thought of Columbus" - March 1892

Creator

Walt Whitman

Collection: Manuscripts by Walt Whitman

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Autograph manuscript fragments, “By Blue Ontario’s Shore.” [Washington, D.C., ca. 1867].

Walt Whitman [1867]

Tane - Peter Doyle envelope _B3V0883.jpg

Autograph envelope addressed to Peter Doyle. Camden, October [1873?].

Walt Whitman October [1873?]

Annotated poem signed (“Walt Whitman”), “A Thought of Columbus.” Camden, March 1892.

Walt Whitman and Gertrude Traubel March 1892

Autograph manuscript signed (“Walt Whitman”), “The Dead Emperor”. Camden, New Jersey, March 8, 1888.

Walt Whitman March 8, 1888

Autograph letter signed (“Walt”) to Ellen “Nelly” O’Connor. Brooklyn, New York, July 25, 1871.

Walt Whitman July 25, 1871

Burroughs ALS 1.jpg

Autograph letter signed ("Walt Whitman") to John Burroughs. St. Louis, Missouri, January 2, 1880.

Walt Whitman January 2, 1880