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What you say about William, fagged with work & I suppose the weather—& Nelly, half-sick, & Jennie about
New Hampshire, June 24th & 25th by day light—26th & 27th at Hanover, N.H.—28th & 29th slowly up the White
young Hungarian gentleman, quite agreeable, talks English well, quite a traveler—went over to the White
overcoat—You see, mother, I am likely to prove a true prophet about Greeley —He is not expected here at the White
Every thing is white with snow, but the sun has been clear & dazzling all day—The hour of office-closing
better—your kind $5 will truly aid in ameliorating his condition— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to George William
or for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to William
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William J. Linton, 14 March [1872]
He appeared in his usual eccentric garb, and with a part of his brawny breast bared and his long, white
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to William J. Linton, 22 March [1872]
Walt Whitman to William J. Linton, 11 April [1872]
William Diggs. Wm. J. Cunningham. Fletcher W. Dickerman. Ezra M. Frost. Harry Coburn.
Williams has assigned me there—but several important bits of work have had to be done just now, & today
Williams, the new boss, wishes to bring some friend of his here—I do not know that I shall dislike the
grave, an ancient sorrowful mother, Once a queen, now lean and tattered, seated on the ground; Her old white
Abraham Lincoln, seeing him for the first time, from the East Room of the White House, as he passed slowly
Price Kathryn Kruger Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to William Michael Rossetti
William Michael Rossetti to Walt Whitman, 31 March [1872]
Shelley wrote to William Godwin and they became friends.