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 duk.00510 An image of the verso of the second leaf is not currently available. The verso is blank. Louisa Van Velsor Whitman Louisa Van Velsor Whitman to Walt Whitman, [11 December 1867] December 11, 1867 III-5D The Trent Collection of Whitmaniana, Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library Louisa Van Velsor Whitman Walt Whitman added schematron declaration updated unclear encoding in lines 155 and 156 added project note about not having image of second verso final check merged files; moved notes to external notes file and added pts; began checking process Duke proofreading corrections and minor note corrections; Bucke note Proofreading Corrections: Heyde dates and Silent Proof Proofreading Corrections of notes. Proofreading corrections. Proofreading notes. Moved RMBucke to HandNote; fixed editor, date, and title; reviewed paragraphing Replaced smart quotes with straight; removed external URL links. annotations corrected spacing corrected date format in title; added call no., annotations Transcribe 3 surfaces Correct 3 surfaces wensday Wednesday afternoon my dear walt

i have got your letter with the 5 dollars and am oblige obliged to you Walter dear for the same Jeffy arrived here this morning just as i got up he left st louis St. Louis sunday night he is very well and looks fat matty had got a place and went down yesterday afternoon she got it last week but they have staid stayed here all through the cold weather and you may be shure sure i have had a pretty busy time of it and yesterday afternoon they took up their quarters at their new abode but are back again to day so i aint ain't had much grace they got all their things and carpets down before they went it is carlton ave Carlton Ave. between fulton ave Fulton Ave. and green walking distance from here matty is very sorry she has taken the house as Jeff talks of her going to st louis St. Louis

i cant write much this time walter as i have to get tea against jeff and matt comes up from down town i liked your letter walt all but one thing and that was about your coming you dident didn't say any thing about that dont don't you think you can come Walt i doo so wish you can i know you will if you can get away) the weather is quite moderate now but we got through the cold quite well considering it was so cold matt could not stay next door so they moved in with me till yesterday i feel quite smart i am taking the medicine yet it makes me have a better appetite and i think helps me as a general thing i received mr Oconor O'Connor's present with the letter and am very gratified to him and shall read it with much pleasure i make no doubt as the evening is so tedious as i cant can't work much if i doo do my arm will pain me and i dont don't have much to read now george is gone he used to get the papers i take the old eagleEagle mr Oconor O'Connor is very kind in remembering me if he takes as much pleasure and i have reason to think he does in sending them as i doo do in reading them we are both well paid i have not heard from george George since he went away but shall expect him home next week)

good bie walter dear this is wrote in a hurry as the young ones is raising old ned Louisa Wh