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My Dear Uncle W, Your very kind letter of the 16th was duly received and appreciated to the best of my
I do not know whether there are any characters among my neighbors that would interest you particular
I was in Washington the 2nd and I went to No 34 4 ½ Street and pawned my Watch a good American Lever,
for $22.07 which I was to pay within a month but I was robbed of my pocket Book which contained a receipt
But I have been very much occupied in thought, as well as much of my time in going daily, & some days
Give him my love if you see him. Jeannie is well, & sends love.
Give my love to your mother, & with much love to you - hoping soon to see you. Yours— Nelly.
to learn he has never been to school as the school is about 2 miles off but he can read right smart. my
would be very happy to see you, we all send our best respects to you and all your friends. you will see my
you since I rec'd your last letter or not—but it came safe, & was glad to hear from you—write soon, my
the perfect copies soon—we had a fine long pouring rain here all last night—I am writing this home at my
My heart is torn and my sympathies roused as never by anything before at the way our prisoners are treated
We are all very well, I am much better than I was last winter, my summer at the sea-shore & the sea-bathing
was a gentleman in the cars that said he would see to getting me a carriage i was just giving the man my
check for my valice valise i thought i would take that with me when Charley came up so i got along very
Garaphelia Howard, | My dear friend: Accept the thanks of many sick & wounded soldiers, for the $10,
My dear friend, I have just received your note.
The copy of "Leaves of Grass" is at my office subject to your order.
seems such A short time since last winter but time wont won't wait for us well Walt i dident didn't get my
fool as to use all the money i had in the bank and save the other now i want it and wish i had saved my
As there was nothing done yesterday & the day before on account of the funeral, my waiting for your reply
help but think so much about him i suppos suppose its because i am here and have the children to take my
want to get some flannel and stocking and a few other things han says she will write to you soon give my
Alvord's receipt for my plates, in his vault. Walt Whitman to Peter Eckler, 3 May 1865
Feb. 5 New York My dear Walt— I most cheerfully write the note you request to Gen.
sitting by him, and soothing him, and he liked to have me—liked to put his arm out and lay his hand on my
were hurt by being blamed by his officers for something he was entirely innocent of—said, "I never in my
Wood is with [me] here at my old home says it is not very natural here does not seem at all like an hospital
If you see Miss H[oward] please tell her I am sorry she did not call at my company the evening she was
I sleep here in the building (I have a very good room) and take my meals at a Boarding house I pay 6
1865 November 14 tuesday Tuesday noon Nv Nov 14 My dear Walt i have waited and waited to hear from you
right—found Han better than she expected she says I have been suffering since Friday with a "run-around" on my
My employer is at home but a very small portion of his time.
My sister Jeannie's little Mary is very sick with typhoid fever too, but they hope not dangerously so
on the finger —and I have just got well of it—and a cussed bad time I had of it too—it accounts for my
to be spent &c Mattie and the children are very well—I am writing this at the office with Hattie at my
you will send me ten dolls dollars not all at one time but if you can send me 5 at the next writing my
institutionalizing Jesse because, according to her December 25, 1863 letter, she "could not find it in my