Feinberg/Whitman
Box 13 Folder 21
General Correspondence
Miller, John DeWitt
Oct. 1890 & Jan. 1891Green's
Eighth and Chestnut Sts.
Philadelphia, 22 Oct. 1890
Dear Mr. Whitman:
How the thousands 
of us - enjoyed last night.
I have a copy of the
first edition of your
poems upon ably
leaf of which I want
 you to write in certification
of the fact that is a first edition.
I cannot expect you
to do me this service
gratuitously - and I will
be glad to pay you $10
for your kindnessin the matter or more
indeed if you do not 
consider that sum adequate
compensation.
I beg th you will respond
affirmatively and
am
with great respect,
John Dewitt Miller
Walt Whitman
I could come over almost
any dayrough to hear - one
worthy of it. subject
and that's
great praise!
If needful I could
I think get a note
of introduction
to you from my
friend John
Burroughs - 
with great respect:
John Dewitt Miller
Walt Whitman

Union League
Philadelphia.
13 Jan '91
Dear Sir:
I wrote you
some weeks since
saying that I had
a copy of the
first edition of
your poems upon 
a fly leaf of which 
I was very anx-ious you should 
write a line or
two and your
name.
I further said that
I would be delighted
to offer you $10
not so much as 
compensation for
the service rendered -
as an expression
of my
appreciation of
you

great kindness.
Not having heard
from you in any
way I fear lest
my letter may have
gone astray.
My friend Col.
Hugenott writes me
that he is going to
send me a copy of
his tribute to you
in Horticultural
Hall - atribute &
was fortunate e-