Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 16 August 1902
| Textual Feature | Appearance |
|---|---|
| alterations to base text (additions or deletions) | added or deleted text |
| passage deleted with a strikethrough mark | |
| passage deleted by overwritten added text | Deleted text Added text |
| position of added text (if not added inline) | [right margin] text added in right margin; [above line] text added above the line |
| proofreading mark | ‸ |
| page number, repeated letterhead, etc. | page number or repeated letterhead |
| supplied text | [supplied text] |
| archivist note | archivist note |
1005 Williamson Building
Cleveland, O.
Aug 16, 1902.
Horace L. Traubel, Esq.,
Camden, N.J.
My dear Mr. Traubel:-
I have been intending for sometime to put the "Conservator" on the list of magazines which come to my house.1 It sounds a high clear note in favor of Truth and Justice and Civic Righteousness, which ought to be and doubtless is heard by many thousands, to whom I wish to be added. Will you kindly transmit the enclosed money order to the business man-
agement & request that the Conservator be sent to
"Chas. W. Chesnutt
64 Brenton St.
Cleveland, O."
Permit me to assure you still further of my full appreciation of the kind things you have said about my books & for your kindly interest in & support of the cause which they have been written to promote.
Sincerely yours, Chas. W. Chesnutt.Correspondent: Horace Traubel (1858–1919) was an American poet, essayist, and editor of The Conservator, a journal designed to promote Walt Whitman's works and reputation. Traubel was also a dedicated Socialist and one of the founders of the socialist weekly newspaper The Worker. He is best known for being Walt Whitman's literary executor and author of a nine-volume biography of Whitman's final four years (1888–1892), entitled With Walt Whitman in Camden.
1. The Conservator (1890–1919) was a monthly magazine, founded and edited by Horace M. Traubel (1858–1919). [back]
