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Title: Walt Whitman Storms to Walt Whitman, 1 September 1877
Date: September 1, 1877
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.
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[Pastack?]
Sept. 1st 1877
Mr Whitman
My dear friend
Your letter of May [illegible] 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 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
[illegible]
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]