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Of course they are hitherto unpublished—(my book in which they go, will not be out for at least three
Your subscription for my Book is received—for which hearty thanks.
My motive was the necessity of saving you & your relatives from the degradation implied in Mr.
You may remember that I talked to you in my bedroom about your circumstances, after I had conversed with
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Stevens street Camden, N Jersey—U S A I have to-day forwarded by mail, to same address as this card, my
Camden N Jersey July 22 '76 A R Spofford Dear Sir The editions of my Leaves of Grass , as within specified
America Sept. 5th I send today, same address as this card my two volumes.
How fortunate to leave to be content with doing nearly nothing —with My soul, for twenty purturbability
My dear Sir:— Your letter of the 5th, with enclosure has just reached me.
Th 187 6 Walt Whitman Respected Sir: I began several years since the collection of the autographs of my
aby] doing well, grows well, hearty & bright—the rest well as usual—E[dward] recovered, & all right—my
431 Stevens st cor West Camden N Jersey U S America April 4 '76 Robert Buchanan— My dear friend— I merely
Sir: Would like to have say a four or five column article for the paper embodying the poems, &c. of my
pretty well—I am miserable—he knew me so well—we had already such good times—& I was counting so much—My
My dear Sir;— Will you kindly favor me with your autograph, to go in company with others famous in word
Please make a bundle of all my books , Burroughs's Notes , As a Strong Bird , 67 Ed'n Edition L of G,
April 23d /76 140 East 38th st New York My dear Mr Whitman: Your note was received and I am only waiting
London Saturday 23 Sept. 1876 Dear Walt Whitman I have received your volume and thank you heartily My
I believe I mentioned in my note at the time that it had also been sent to the London Times and Chicago
depot—it would have done me good, even to have a minute, & a good hold of you once more—Nothing new in my
The books are for my wife "Mary F.
Please see that the photograph is given to the School of Art, with my affectionate respects.
large collection to which I earnestly desire to add your name, especially as I am trying to complete my
When you see any thing notable or pungent about me or my affairs, send it to me, as I neither see or
Dec December 20 '76 My dear Johnston Enclosed find check for $35 for which send me on immediately as
enclose twenty Dollars which I hope you will accept in payment for one set of the books & as a token of my
431 Stevens st Camden NJ Thanks my dear friend for your hospitable & affectionate letter, & invitations
Jan. 2, 1876 My dear Mr.
My friend is a great admirer of yours. him and I have lately been reading your "Leaves of Grass" and
chance of enlisting purchasers at such high prices much diminished, I shd should already have drawn up my
The delay of the last two months in getting ready my second instalment of the 1876 Edition, has annoyed
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
been in frequent written com munication on this subject, &, if I hear from you in terms to warrant, my
If you encourage me to write, and say you will sometimes write to me I will buy me some pens —one of my