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A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00287xxx.00263[All my emprises]about 1874poetryhandwritten1 leaf; A draft of
[All my emprises]
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00268xxx.00263[Thou knowest my]about 1874poetryhandwritten1 leaf; A draft of
[Thou knowest my]
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00273xxx.00263[My hand, my limbs grow nerveless]about 1874poetrypoetryhandwritten1
[My hand, my limbs grow nerveless]
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00277xxx.00263[my end draws]about 1874poetryhandwritten1 leaf; A draft of lines
[my end draws]
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00278xxx.00263[my brain grows rack'd]about 1874poetryhandwritten1 leaf; A draft
[my brain grows rack'd]
A.MS. draft and notes.loc.00281xxx.00263[my altar here the bleak sea-sand]about 1874poetryhandwritten1
[my altar here the bleak sea-sand]
Philp and Solomon: My friends: I have to beg pardon for a sad mistake & piece of remissness—It seems
the representative of the claimants, to agree upon such a presentation of the facts as will raise for my
Should this anticipation be realized, it will be my pleasure as well as my duty, to give early consideration
1873 12th of January My dear walt Walt it seems like an age till i got your letter to day i was glad
Jan. 14, 1869 My dear Mr.
the court to advance it for argument, & named the first Tuesday in February as the earliest day that my
previous engagments in court would permit of my attention to the argument, and as being probably as
Egins is strongly pressed upon my attention as justly requiring the interposition of the Executive clemency
I should not take the liberty of again referring the subject to you, after your reply to my former reference
examination of the affidavits presented to me, on behalf of the prisoner made a considerable impression upon my
I am unwilling however to proceed upon my own impression in this regard, notwithstanding my respect for
Tuesday with the money all safe am Obliged to you for it i thought perhaps the snow storm would prevent my
very kind if she ever comes to new york New York i hope she will come and see me and stay awhile give my
indignant indeed i felt anxious to get them and went out one of those slushey slushy days dident didn't get my
feet wet but got them very damp and cold and i got such a very bad cold and pain in my face i was real
sick two or three days i coulden t couldn't sleep for the pain in my face saturday Saturday night in
Accept my thanks. I am pleased with the typographical appearance, correctness, &c. of my piece.
251 F 30th Thursday Evening Jan 21 '69 My dear Mr Whitman, I thank you for your thoughtfulness in sending
Louis, Jan 21st 1869 My dear Walt, Tis a long, long time since I have written you, and I am somewhat
Give my love to all mutual friends in Washington—particularly the O'Connors.
I regret that other occupations have prevented my giving earlier attention to the application.
Father & Mother & My Wife send Love to my kind Friend, & you know you have a good share of mine.
I am a married man but I am not happy for my disposition is not right.
21, 1867, Wilson acknowledged Whitman's reply of April 12, 1867: "I do not want you to misunderstand my
motives in writing to you of my Situation & feelings as I did in my last letter or else I shall have
to be more guarded in my letters to you.
I wrote so because you wanted me to write how I was situated, and give you my mind without reserve, and
Freiligrath: I have sent you to-day by ocean mail, a copy of my latest printed Leaves of Grass —not knowing
My address is, Walt Whitman, Washington, D. C. U. S.
rendered in relation to the title of League Island, sent to me in your letter of the 5th ultimo for my
opinion as to the reasonableness of the charge; and to say that in my opinion Fifteen hundred dollars
If your Department, however, should not regard it proper to pay this judgment, I should deem it my duty
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th ultimo, requesting me to give you my
While I would be very happy to give my individual opinion upon this subject, if I were possessed of the
which is one of fact and not of law, and therefore not within the scope of the authority and duty of my
Joseph Conrad, Captain 29th U. S.
It is not in my power to assign you so early a day. Will write by mail. Wm. M.
My dear Sir: I have received two communications from you, having date, respectively, January 28th, ult
the 4th inst. that you have some purpose of publishing these letters—and you intimate a desire for my
either officially or personally, I cannot consent to be made a party, and should decline, if I had my
City The subject to which your letter refers had received my official attention some days since, and
he saw a carrier in Bedford aven Avenue so i thought you was worse and the thoughts that run through my
with symptoms that Walt had listed in an early February letter: he had described a "severe cold in my
Earlier in the month, Walt Whitman reported a "severe cold in my head" and "bad spells, dizziness" (see
together with a Report thereon by the Examiner of Claims in your Dept., and requesting an expression of my
This reference presents, as I conceive, purely a question of fact for my determination, and such a question
Gomez, omitted in my communication of the 13th inst. I have the honor to be, &c. &c. &c. Wm. M.
the Court of Claims, which has been dismissed with your consent, pursuant to the advice contained in my
thursday Thursday afternoon My dear Walt my letter is rather late this week i waited thinking i should
thought to be good for the neuralghy neuralgia and rheumatism i got a 50 cent bottle and am rubbing my
wish you had some) the folks here goes on just the same seem to mind the loss of their father much my
Before undertaking to comply with the requisition upon me of this Resolution, which it would be my pleasure
—It will, therefore, be entirely out of my power to furnish any part of this information concerning convictions
information, sought for the means of comparison between the convictions and pardons, & as it is wholly out of my
to the Senate to submit myself to its direction as to whether the partial information which it is in my
My letters to Mr. Courtney of the 2d and 21st of November last are hereto annexed, marked A and B .
The prosecutions referred to in my letters were for frauds upon Internal Revenue, as I then understood
Upon my inquiring whether he was expecting to obtain the consent of these accusers to the submission
Attorney Courtney— and these, and these alone, were the reasons for my direction of the suspension or
Eckel, and until my examination of the case, and my final directions thereupon, that the indictment in
Schley having my entire confidence, as well as your own, I concur in your suggestion that they be employed
entries of certain lands at East Laginaw, Mich., by Charles Rodd and Henry Peter, which has received my
such directions respecting the proceedings allowed to as I may deem expedient, or to express to you my
I regard the subject of your letter, and the request for my advice and direction in the premises, as
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th inst. requesting my opinion
McKeon, and return them herewith, with the endorsement of my opinion thereon.
If you approve a reversal of the judgment, it will be my pleasure to carry that desire into effect.
Now my voice is stronger, I ask, why will you not speak to me?
For the first time I act as my nature prompts me.
This is my mode of life:—At dusk I reach some village, a few grass huts by the sea or in some valley.
You will easily imagine, my dear sir, how delightful I find this life.
My address is San Francisco, Cal Box 1005. P. O. I shall immediately return there.
inauguration day maybee it dont don't storm in washington Washington though) i am pretty well except a pain in my
EDITORIAL OFFICE OF THE GALAXY, N O . 40 P ARK R OW , New York Mar 4, 186 9 My dear Sir: I am sorry not
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of my commission as Attorney General of the United States
I herewith enclose my oath of allegiance, duly executed.
Attorney for Georgia: "I deem it my duty to report that it is currently rumored that the U. S.
I deem it my duty to report that it is currently rumored that the U. S.
15 March 1869 My dear Walt dont don't be frightened at getting this unseasonable letter there is nothing
well as usual i hope this will find you over your trouble with the distress in your head) the cause of my
while) says this building without money is a bad business i suppose walter Walter dea dear you got my
In his February 2–8, 1869 letter to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, Walt Whitman wrote of "severe cold in my
You will find that my predecessor, Mr.
Seward, Secretary of State, of August 14, 1868, to my predecessor, Mr.
This subject was referred to my Department by the President, was duly considered, and a Report thereon
Louis, March 28th 1869 Wm O'Connor My dear friend I am anxious to obtain through you whatever copies
with me here, and when you can duplicate the copies we would both be thankful I must beg pardon for my
much when had) I am forced to secure as best I can the records of the experience of others Please give my
1869 Feb or March Not March tuesday Tuesday 30 My dear walt Walt i have just received your letter i was
would when he wen t away if he could leave) i am pretty well only last sunday Sunday morning i hurt my
knee i catched caught my foot and struck my knee and it got so lame in the coarse course of the day
soon i have been trying to get things straighened straightened up a little prepa tory to moving when my
knee was so lame i thought what would i if i was so i walk but i can walk quite smart to day if i keep my