Leech, Abraham

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Dates:
Birth 1815
Death 1886
Gender:
Male
English,

Biographical notes:

Abraham Leech (1815-1886) lived in Jamaica, New York. He is widely known as Walt Whitman's friend and earliest correspondent. He was a book keeper in Jamaica and member of the Presbyterian Church.

From the description of Jamaica journal & reporter: manuscript newspapers, 1846-1847. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 611174987

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Subjects:

  • Mexican War, 1846-1848

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Places:

  • Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)