Leech, Abraham
Variant namesAbraham 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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| referencedIn | Walt Whitman Papers, 1837-1957, (bulk 1840-1891) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Leech, Abraham. Jamaica journal & reporter: manuscript newspapers, 1846-1847. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens |
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| associatedWith | Barker, Jacob, 1779-1871. | person |
| associatedWith | Perry, James H., 1811-1862. | person |
| associatedWith | Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876. | person |
| correspondedWith | Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. | person |
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| Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) | |||
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| Mexican War, 1846-1848 |
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Birth 1815
Death 1886
Male
English
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