I am not sure I receipted the balance $14.43—sent me Oct: 20, & safely reach'd me2—best thanks—I am in good heart here, but nearly altogether physically wreck'd (paralysis &c)—am living here in my little shanty by the Delaware river—Best remembrance to you
Walt WhitmanCorrespondent:
Whitman's dealings with
Trübner & Company were handled through Josiah Child. Trübner &
Company was the London agent for Whitman's books; see Whitman's December 27, 1873, letter to the firm.