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Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 1 February 1908

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  • Source Text: Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 1 February 1908, Horace Traubel and Anne Montgomerie Traubel Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, MSS43141, box 58.
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  CHAS. W. CHESNUTT 1105 WILLIAMSON BUILDING CLEVELAND, O. Cleveland, O., Feb. 1, 1908. Horace Traubel, Esq., Camden, N. J. Dear Friend Traubel:

Thank you very much for the proof of your notice of the Colonel's Dream.1 It is written with your characteristic breadth, vigor, lucidity and insight.

With cordial regards, 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 Colonel's Dream (New York: Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1905) was Chesnutt's last published novel. [back]

  • Cite (Chicago style): Charles W. Chesnutt, "Charles W. Chesnutt to Horace Traubel, 1 February 1908," The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive, Gen. Ed. Stephanie P. Browner, Matt Cohen, and Kenneth M. Price, accessed November 22, 2024. https://chesnuttarchive.org/item/ccda.corr00212.
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