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my captain! our fearful trip is done!

Leave you not the little spot Where on the deck my captain lies, Fallen Cold and Dead. O captain!

my captain! rise up and hear the bells! Rise up!

My captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse

But I, with silent tread, Walk the spot; my captain lies Fallen cold and dead.

Overman Captain Corps of Engineers, Austin, Texas.

Joseph Conrad, Captain 29th U. S.

By the way, in my last I forgot to tell you abt the "bitters" and to thank you for them—Mat likes them

Five, "An Analytical Investigation of the Resistance of Piles to Superincumbent Pressure" (1850); Captain

Greene Dec 19 th 1869 Walt Whitman Dear Friend you will see by my letter that I have changed my base

My family are all here and are well. little Walt is just getting interesting he runs all around and is

I do not know but you will think by my long silence that I have forgotten you, but I still remember and

My Father & Mother were well the last time I heard from them.

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

has been a long time since we have heard from each other and I am feeling quite anxious to hear from my

My little Walt is quite a big Boy most 16 months old and full of mischief, he can walk all around the

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

Aug. 31/69 My dear Walt Whitman, I have the advantage of you—I know you well—"My soul embraces you this

Last Summer, and this I have been living in the woods, with "Leaves of Grass" beside me, one of my rustic

know him well—I hope some of these days I may have the pleasure of a visit from him— I am spending my

change—but will be at home in a few weeks—and will be pleased to see you at any time— Hope you will pardon my

Brookfield is quoting from from Whitman's poem ultimately titled "Who Learns My Lesson Complete?

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

In answer to your request, I send you my picture—it was taken three months since.

Farewell, my friend. I sincerely thank you, & hope some day to meet you.

He speaks it over and over, manipulating my body unconciouslyunconsciously, as it were, with bountiful

mats, and at night sometimes waken to find him watching me with earnest, patient looks, his arm over my

I have thought of you, my darling boy, very much of the time.

I have not been out of the house since the first day after my arrival.

of, insulting to you, never for one moment in my thoughts.)

Dear Pete, dear son, my darling boy, my young & loving brother, don't let the devil put such thoughts

I will write again before long—give my love to Johnny Lee, my dear darling boy, I love him truly—(let

Dear William O'Connor: I was very ill after my arrival here—& made worse by the heat—but have recovered

Mother is well, & sends her love to you all—mother asked a great deal about Nelly, and also about Jenny— My

Price—but shall begin to explore, this week—& will report in my next— Dear Nelly, I had an unusually

my love— William, do you see how Mrs.

My address is 101 Portland av. opp. Arsenal Brooklyn, New York.

New York Nov 16 My Dear friend Walter I received your letter of the 29 th and was very glad to here hear

from you I am very Sorry to keep you waiting so long for my answer. we have just got done taking account

I am very tired when I get home at night my feet are very sore from the nails sticking up in the heels

like you I send you mine in return I have received the title of Unkle Uncle my sister Josephine has

Crum he weigh weighs ten pounds I am going to get my wages raised after the Holidays father has just

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There is nothing new or special in my affairs or doings.

My folks all continue well—mother first rate, & brothers ditto. I do not have such good luck.

I have taken three or four of my favorite rides on Broadway.

I believe I described them to you in my letters a year ago.

Tell Johnny Lee I send him my love, & hope he is well & hearty. I think of him daily.

Louis, April 18th 1869 Wm O'Connor Esq My dear friend The package of "Reports" and afterwards your letter

received—I intended before this to write you and return thanks for the same—but like many other of my

you for the Reports—they furnished me with just the information I needed and you will please receive my

other reports of a like nature  I am very greedy to get these things and shall probably show it in my

the change of "government" will not hurt either you or him I remember with a great deal of pleasure my

Pete, you say my sickness must be worse than I described in my letters—& ask me to write precisely how

Yesterday I thought I felt as strong & well as ever in my life—in fact real young & jolly.

It is now towards 3—Mother & I have just had our dinner, (my mammy's own cooking mostly.)

Pete, the fourth week of my vacation is most ended. I shall return the middle of next week.

Give my love to Johnny Lee —let him read this letter, & then return it to you.

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.

Thy recognition of my loss goes to my heart.

My parcel and its contents will speak to thee more then I can write thee.

I gaze on the Sea while I eat my food and think of thee in the of summer I gaze on the sea, and in the

eldest Lad is now in Japan is second voyage to Celina and yet only 16 years old—my youngest is also

He I hope someday will visit your Land. my two lads I would like to see settled there on Land, only I

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

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

intended for the lady (if I may be permitted to send it her)—and will you please accept the other with my

but I hope you will not dislike it, for I confess myself to a (perhaps capricious) fondness for it as my

My p. o. address remains the same, here. I am, & have been, quite well & hearty.

My new editions, considerably expanded, with what suggestions &c.

I send my love to Moncure Conway, if you see him. I wish he would write to me, soon & fully.

My impression is that hitherto she has cared very little about poetry.

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

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

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

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[All my emprises]

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[Thou knowest my]

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[my end draws]

The questions of law upon which my opinion is requested are not stated, and there is among the papers

I, therefore, feel under the necessity of returning the papers to you, and of asking that, if my opinion

of the claim, a statement of the facts of the case, and of the questions of law upon which you wish my

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

Perry, & Co., against the United States—in which you request my opinion upon the legal questions involved

among the papers—nor, indeed, any statement from an official source of the precise questions on which my

Comptroller, or may be agreed upon, together with the questions of law arising thereon, touching which my

opinion is desired, I shall be happy to consider the questions, and give my opinion.

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[my brain grows rack'd]

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

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[my altar here the bleak sea-sand]

July 1, 18 69 Dear Alfred Pratt, I am still here in Washington, & work in the same office—My health is

must write me a good long letter all about your affairs & yourself—all will be interesting— I send you my

Good bye, my loving boy — The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this

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

My health has been good since I last saw you.

am sure she always will be— It is very hot weather here—to-day it is 96 or '7—I am sitting here at my

Good bye, dear Abby—I send my love to Emily, & all—The O'Connors are well—Jenny grows like every thing

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

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.

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.

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.

been, & am quite well, considering—though I have had trouble from a cold during the winter & spring—My

them, at their house— I am still boarding at the same place—I expect to bring out the final edition of my

Don't be mad at me because I have been so negligent—You all have my love & "best respects" to boot—how

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

I have no right to give you my opinion upon these questions.

administration of the law, the Dept. of the Treasury establishes the rule it will follow; and it is my

I send you, same mail with this, a copy of my book, as requested—Also a copy of Mr.

I send you my thanks & good will.

in one ear and out the other her mother lives in brooklyn Brooklyn has her second husband she was in my

be alone) well walter Walter i have the whis p er s of heavenly death it lays here on the table by my

and have had one person ask me to let her take it hom i said no i would rather not let it go out of my

liked it it was so solemn) i got your letter this day with 2 dol dollars i am feeling better to day my

Sir: I have the honor to enclose to you a copy of a letter from my assistant at the Court of Claims,

interests of the Government to incur the small expense suggested in the letter.— There is no fund under my

Sir: I am sorry to say that it hardly seems to me to belong to my official duty to attempt an answer

you find in the Territory—but fear that it is hardly practicable to remedy it by the transmission of my

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

Attorney for the District of Georgia, by my predecessor, directing him to dismiss all suits and proceedings

undetermined, under the Acts mentioned, I see no reason to doubt that they are embraced by the instructions of my

Accept my thanks. I am pleased with the typographical appearance, correctness, &c. of my piece.