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Walt Whitman Storms to Walt Whitman, 1 September 1877

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  • Title: Walt Whitman Storms to Walt Whitman, 1 September 1877
  • Date: September 1, 1877
  • Creator(s): Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.04688
  • Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alicia Bones Grace Thomas Eder Jaramillo Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Whitman, Walt. "Walt Whitman Storms to Walt Whitman, 1 September 1877." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 03 March 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.04688.xml (TEI)
 loc_gt.00219_large.jpg Pastack Sept.​ 1st 1877 Mr Whitman My dear friend

Your letter of May [damage] from Kirkwood was duly recd​ but as I dislike writing letters, & have been pretty busy I hope you will pardon my delay.1

I believe I told you in my last letter of my intention to become, if possible, an engineer,

My intention still holds good, but despite all my efforts, I have failed to obtain a situation

I suppose the trouble lies in my not being  loc_gt.00221_large.jpg  loc_gt.00220_large.jpg acquainted with men of that class, so for the present I will have to take things as they come.

I was in N.Y.​ the first of the week & saw Uncle Geo.—he is working off & on, for Uncle John, & the Ryers.

I hope you will still be able to mak​ that long expected visit.

If you are able to come this fall I will meet you, in N.Y.​ at any time

We are all well, & things go on about as usual, with the exception that times seem to get worse & worse.

Your loving friend, Walt [damage]  loc_gt.00222_large.jpg  loc_gt.00217_large.jpg  loc_gt.00218_large.jpg

Notes

  • 1. Walt Whitman Storms (probably born in 1858; see the letter from Herman Storms to Walt Whitman, January 11, 1865) was the son of Herman Storms (1822–1898) and the nephew of George Storms (1829–1886), both New York drivers. [back]
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