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Walter Whitman— Sir i take my pen in hand to let you know that i am well and i hope that these few lines

may find you the same i have not got a way yet from this hospittle but i think that my papers will be

home. i am sorry that i did not think to tell you to not mind what he told you Well i must [close] My

My Dear Sir It is with the greatest pleasure that I seat myself to give you a few lines to let you know

Uncle I have got very near well. the wound in my chest has got nearly well.

Also my arm is geting along nicely but their is some slight pain yet but none to stop me from writing

My Dear & Esteemed Freind I take the present opporutnity to write you these few lines to inform you that

any answer i think it very Strange i recived these two pictures and give one to wilson, and kept one my

I wished I was where I could have a hand in fixing up something for my old comrade, but here we cannot

verry disagreeable for all that are on Picket. but I shall have to bring this to a close by Sending my

Made Captain Aug. 1864—got a family in Buffalo" (Manuscripts of Walt Whitman in the Collection of American

enrolled as first sergeant of Company F (though by the time of his imprisonment he had been promoted to captain

My dear Walt: The article you sent Nelly from the London Leader is in my possession. Good!

If, ever since I have been here, I had not had the worst cold I ever had in my life—a cold which has

made me really sick and spoiled the pleasure of my visit—I should doubtless have ere this sent off the

On my way through New York I enquired at Harpers for Curtis and found he was out of town.

My wife returns your friendly remembrance and yours, I hope, has not forgotten me.

I have written & sent my application to Mr Otto, & also a few lines to Mr Ashton, with a copy of it.

I am most desirous to get the appointment, as enclosing, with the rest of the points, my attentions to

the soldiers & to my poems, as you intimate.

Still Leaves of Grass is dear to me, always dearest to me, as my first born, as daughter of my life's

Not a word for over three months from my brother George —the probabilities are most gloomy.

Brooklyn January 20 1865 My dear friend I suppose you must have heard from Ashton that I received Mr.

We got word yesterday by means of an exchanged prisoner, from my brother George, but only up to November

I suppose you got my letter of some ten days since.

Nelly, I send you my love, & hope you are well & [in] good spirits. Farewell.

Of the O'Connors, Thomas Jefferson Whitman wrote on June 13, 1863: "I am real glad, my dear Walt, that

My dear William & Nelly O'Connor, I write a few lines to tell you how I find the folks at home—Both my

My brother would be in what I would almost call fair condition, if it were not that his legs are affected—it

I find myself perplexed about printing my book.

My brother Jeff wishes me to give you his sincerest thanks for your good will &c in the matter of the

My sister at Burlington Vt. is not well, & mother will probably pay a long visit there this summer.

My dear brother, Your letter has only just reached me though I see the Brooklyn post office stamp is

I get my meals where I can—they are poor & expensive—You speak of the Indian office—it is a Bureau in

Jeff, you need not be afraid about my overdoing the matter.

I shall go regularly enough, but shall be on my guard against trouble.

torments my best, best love—Jeff, give my respects to Mr.

He was a captain when Whitman mentioned him again in a letter from May 25, 1865.

Alvord's receipt for my plates, in his vault. Walt Whitman to Peter Eckler, 3 May 1865

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

John Gibson Wright rose from captain to colonel in the Fifty-first Regiment; he was appointed to the

According to Jeff's letter of May 14, 1865, George wanted an appointment in the regular army as captain

along—we had a cold week, but the past three days has been much moderated—I am satisfied in the main with my

I have such a good bed—& my stove does very well—it is a little bit out of the way in location—My work

easy—I am through by 4—I find plenty who know me—I received a week's pay on Monday, came very acceptable—My

My room is 468 M street, 2d door west of 12th—from 10 till 4, I am in the Indian Bureau, north-east corner

Mason, who "used to be in my party on the Water Works."

According to his letter to Jeff on January 30, 1865, Whitman wrote to "Captain" Mason the same day; on

My dear Friend: As you see by the date of this, I am back again in Washington, moving around regularly

My health is pretty good, but since I was prostrated last July, I have not had that unconscious and perfect

The physician says my system has been penetrated by the malaria—it is tenacious, peculiar and somewhat

It is my first appearance in the character of a man not entirely well.

C., as I call for my letters daily at the post office. Should you have an opportunity to see Dr.

My dear Trowbridge, Your letter has reached me—my best thanks for your contribution to the wounded &

Times of two months since containing a sketch of my Visits to Hospitals —I thought one had been sent

My dear friend, I have just received your note.

Washington, Feb 3, 1865 My dear friend, From the deep distress of my mother whose health is getting affected

, & of my sister—& thinking it worth the trial myself, I write this hastily to ask you to do, or rather

one of the special exchanges (of which they are now making quite a number) shall be made, in favor of my

(both the above officers have been promoted from the ranks for conduct on the field)— Walt Whitman My

C. as I go to post office for my letters. Walt Whitman to John Swinton, 3 February 1865

My dear friend, The Homer has come & is now lying before me. I thank you deeply.

I enjoy my visits with a sad but profound joy & satisfaction—especially at night, when the light is nearly

Garaphelia Howard, | My dear friend: Accept the thanks of many sick & wounded soldiers, for the $10,

brought down here to the front basement, & has in every respect improved much since last Saturday—Then my

will next week be put in the hands of a New York publisher & launched on the market—at least that's my

design at present — When you write tell me all about William—My mother returns bringing cheerful intelligence

whole—& is herself in splendid condition—havn't seen her look & apparently feel better in many years—My

My dear Nelly, I sit down home here in the front basement alone to write you a few lines.

I find it makes a mighty difference in my visit—(What is home without—&c)— My dear little California

worse—the fourteen days are up next Sunday—meanwhile she grows weaker & weaker— I am middling well—My

I send my love to Charles Eldridge—same to Ashton—when you write tell me the latest from the baby & Mrs

Washington, March 13, 1865 My dear Sir: Would you do me the favor, if convenient, immediately on receiving

Captain Samuel H. Sims, a member of George's regiment, was killed on July 30, 1864, at Petersburg.

Captain: Could you give me a little further information about my brother Capt. George W.

Was my brother really well & hearty? Was Lieut. Sam'l Pooley, 51st N. Y., there, & how was he?

Do you know whether my brother got letters & boxes we sent him?

, or any points relating to my brother, it would deeply oblige me—address — Walt Whitman Washington D

C Walt Whitman to Captain William Cook, 27 February 1865

I have changed my back room to the front room, & have my meals sent up by the landlady—She gives me very

very pleasant & sufficiently cool—after the melting hot summer—I am writing this in the office, by my

Well, my dear comrade, how are you, & how does it go?

I send you my love, & God bless you, dearest comrade—Write soon, dear son, & give me all particulars.

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

OFFICE, Washington Aug. 15, 1865 Dear Anson, As there is a sort of lull and quiet for a short time in my

My dear friend; I am sorry you could not have been with me for a day or two before you left Washington

writing this at the office, otherwise I would enclose one of the card photographs in it—they are up at my

room—I will send one in my next.

Write how your leg is—Give my best remembrances to Wood—he is a good man & I hope he will prosper through

Andy, my dear comrade—I rec'd yours of 24th, with enclosure of letter. Two others previously.

Andy, my programme is, to vote here early Tuesday forenoon, & then start immediately for Washington—So

Dear son, I did not finish my letter because I have not been able to get the little picture of Lincoln

& Washington —but I succeeded in getting one this morning—I send it as a little present to my dear boy

live at the same place in M street, 468—only I have moved into the front room—it is pleasanter—I have my

meals brought up to me—my landlady gives me very good grub, $32.50 a month—Well I must draw to a close

Now, Ally, I must bid you good by, & I send you my love, my darling boy, & also to your parents, for

Washington February 4 1865 My dear friend, As you see by the date of this, I am again back in Washington

I spend a portion of my time around among the Hospitals as formerly—I find quite a good many bad old

My health is pretty good, & I remain in good spirits considering.

I send my love to Emily and Helen and all— Walt Whitman Direct to me simply to Washington, D.

C. as I go to post office for my letters. Walt Whitman to Abby H. Price, 4 February 1865

My Dear Comrade: . . .

me whenever you feel like it—tell me all about things & people down there in Kentucky—God bless you, my

of an unpublished poem entitled The Soul and the Poet, which may be a draft of the poem Come, said my

morning yours of March 14th —I am deeply sensible of the interest you have taken for me and return my

to fill—it is an entirely different branch of the profession from that in which I have been engaged—My

and the general superintendance of building a piece of work—As a draughtsman I am totally deficient—my

to be spent &c  Mattie and the children are very well—I am writing this at the office with Hattie at my

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

Y., July 16th 1865 My dear brother We duly received your letter —We of course all felt very indignant

are well  the baby is a little down just now—but I guess she will be all right again in a few days—My

she manages to quarrell me out of it—so that I leave it half eaten—she begins by questioning me about my

women [Heyde's art students],...and goes so far as to intimate that I have sexual intercourse with my

pupils, at my room This is damned mean—reckless characterless, common, and disgusting" (Trent Collection

Realy my experience robs my heart of all charity—Han has a plausible superficiality, but under that she

had a letter from George a few days ago—Mother tells me that George is wanting to get a position as Captain

in the regular Army—I have though[t] considerably about it and have made up my mind if we all go to

work it could be done quite easy —Jule Mason was at my house yesterday and I had a long talk with him

talk the matter over—he can and will help us if we will only make the effort I am going to try all in my

When you see George give my love to him—talk over the matter that I have written abt. and see what he

right—found Han better than she expected she says  I have been suffering since Friday with a "run-around" on my

prefatory poem of the 1867 edition of Leaves of Grass, which was later revised as Small the Theme of My

3yal.00006xxx.00139Sea Captains, Young or Oldabout 1873poetry2 leaveshandwritten; This manuscript is

a signed draft of Sea Captains, Young or Old, which was published first in the New York Daily Graphic

Sea Captains, Young or Old

There are passages in the lines entitled 'Captain, My Captain,' and in the war-lyric commencing 'Beat

As there was nothing done yesterday & the day before on account of the funeral, my waiting for your reply

The copy of "Leaves of Grass" is at my office subject to your order.

O Captain! My Captain!

talk of the Vetterans getting out yet: if you have any thing in the way of advice to give concerning my

Books, and I have thought that were bigger fools than me making a living very Easy although I admit my

note by Whitman following the closer that reads, "June 25th '65—I have rec'd many curious letters in my

occasionaly showed some little kindness to—I met him, talked with him some,—he came one rainy night to my

such houses as we were talking about,' are—upon the whole not to be answered—(& yet I itch to satisfy my

My dear Wife, You must excuse me for not having written to you before.

I have not been very well, & did not feel much like writing—but I feel considerably better now—my complaint

going on—let me know how it is with mother—I write this by means of a friend who is now sitting by my

side— —& I hope it will be God's will that we shall yet meet again—Well I send you all my love, & must

for your dear sake, O soldiers, And for you, O soul of man, and you, love of comrades; The words of my

Whitman as follows: "You came to woo my sister, the human soul.

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

with George Washington Whitman in the Fifty-first New York Volunteers, and he rose to the rank of captain

Mason who "used to be in my party on the Water Works" in his February 10, 1863 to Walt Whitman.

he has gone home to day today Buffalow Buffalo he is very much attached to George he said when the Captain

Made Captain Aug. 1864—got a family in Buffalo" (Manuscripts of Walt Whitman in the Collection of American

Sims, a captain in George Washington Whitman's Fifty-first New York Volunteers, had been the subject

out, George only suffered a minor injury: "I have come out safe and sound, although I had the side of my

jaw slightly scraped with a peice of shell which burst at my feet" (see George's December 16, 1862 letter

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