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—I send you some papers to-day— —There is nothing new with me, or my condition—My principal malady is
no worse)—but I have had for three or four days a wretched cold in the head, sore throat, most lost my
nice view for me to sit & look out—the letter carrier comes around in about an hour from now, & takes my
makes it just right—I have been out just a little, but was glad to get back—I am feeling tolerable, but my
out, in a few minutes' walk—I have had two or three quite good spells this week,—sufficient to arouse my
My appetite still holds out—& my sister cooks very nice, gets me what I want— Pete your letter of 8.
My brother Jeff has been on here this week from St. Louis—got in a car in St.
desk, from what I hear from my substitute —He writes me now & then—does my work very well, & more work
Dear Pete, I want some things taken out of my trunk, & put in a bundle & sent here by express.
you this afternoon, to-morrow , or next will do just as well, as I am in no hurry— —You both go up in my
room & get them—I want My old gray suit , coat vest &, (I think there are two pair of pants) My old
Dear Pete, dear son, I am sitting here in my room again writing to you—there is no particular change
in the situation—we are having some pretty cold weather here—I go out a little every day, but my walking
I suppose you got mine last Tuesday— —I have just had my dinner, bean soup, boiled beef, & pumpkin-pie
worse—it is now just after 2, & I am feeling quite comfortable—& hope this will find you all right, my
Dear boy Pete, Well, I am sitting here in the parlor again writing my weekly letter—as I write, the rain
feeling pretty bad, but it seems to be mostly from a severe cold in the head—anyhow I am having one of my
bad spells, of which I have gone through so many—had a bad night last night—but have eat my breakfast
week, & I have enjoyed sailing across the Delaware, & the splendid sunsets most every evening—it is my
you scratch down, as I sit here a great deal of the time, (& time is dull & lonesome, at the best)— My
I have a great deal of pain in my head yet—no let up.
Farewell my loving son, till next time. Walt. I send a small bundle of papers.
Dear Son Pete, Nothing very new with me—I continue about the same—my general strength the best it has
—As I write this holding the paper on my lap I am sitting here in the parlor, by the heater—have had
my dinner—drank quite a goblet of wine, which I believe has flown into my head.
I wear my old gray suit, & the old black overcoat,—& when very cold, or stormy my gray shawl—If you should
see me now leaning against Milburn's counter, you wouldn't see any difference from last winter —(but my
I am still about the same as when I last wrote—am no worse, & not much better—though I perceive my general
strength is at least as good as any time since I have been sick—My head still troubles me with pain
thinking that every thing with me might be a great deal worse—I can put up with all but the death of my
mother—that is my great sorrow that sticks—affects me just as much now, or more, than at the time.
cut out the piece below from a Philadelphia paper, thinking it might interest you—As is I sit here in my
My head has some bad spells, & a touch or more nearly every day, & my locomotion is still as clumsy as
am happy in not having any of those spasms of three weeks since, & indeed I have glimpses again of my
Louis, from my brother Jeff—I am very fond of it for breakfast, can eat it every day—(My appetite is
my love to Wash Milburn—I am writing this up in my room, 3 o'clock, pleasant weather, sun shining, window
Good bye for this time, my loving boy. Walt. Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 24 October [1873]
close, as we have had real winter here, snow & bad weather, & bad walking—I have been quite alone, as my
off to Delaware on Wednesday on a Christmas visit, to return to-morrow, Saturday—I am about the same—My
strength still keeps quite encouraging—I think is better than any time yet—my walking no better, & still
a good deal of distress in the head—but, as I said in my letter of Monday last, (did you get it Tuesday
is so much complicated machinery about one of these heaters with all the late improvements—give me my
Pete, I am not having a very good time—My head troubles me—yesterday was as bad as ever—as far from well
alone & think, for two hours on a stretch—have not formed a single acquaintance here, any ways intimate—My
in the morning, & keeps me a good bed & room—All of which is very acceptable—(then, for a fellow of my
run foul of any)—Still I generally keep up very good heart—still think I shall get well—When I have my
have got a letter from Charley Towner—I am finishing this by the open window—still in the rooms where my
Dear Son Pete, Here I sit again by the heater in the parlor, writing my weekly letter—I have just had
my dinner, some cold turkey & glass of Missouri wine &c.
—had been out to the P.O. some five or six squares distant—but have to take my time—Am still getting
is undoubtedly better, which, I hope will in time bring improvement in my walking, & in my head, &c
November 25, they print a portrait of my beautiful phiz. & a criticism on my books, one of the best &
August 29 . 75 My dear son, Your letter came all right last Monday, & the papers.
needn't mind the other Sunday papers—I send you Harper's magazine for September—I am still holding my
I am about the same as to my sickness—no worse. Walt. Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 31 May [1873]
October 31 . 1873 1874 or 5 Dear boy Pete, My condition remains about the same—I don't get ahead any
to notice—but I hold my own, as favorable as I have stated in my late letters, & am free yet from the
Besides I think upon the whole, my general strength is the best it has been yet—for an interval every
Eldridge that he had paid Godey, my substitute, the money I sent on for his October pay.— Washington
Good bye for this time, my loving boy. Walt.
that's about the best I can say—continue to get out a little every day when the weather will permit—but my
last night) is to wear over—I got the stuff, it is first rate Middlesex flannel, cost $5, (same as my
necessary—must then be washed by some one experienced in washing nice flannels—I sent Graphic with my
portrait —(as they sent me some)—also my Capitol letter —I rec'd your good letter last Tuesday Dear
Nash—give them both my love—(I see just a line in the paper that Mr.
morning—have something of the kind pretty often—Still it seems certain I am improving, generally,—& that my
rec'd a letter from Chas Eldridge—& another from Walter Godey, the young man who is working for me as my
to-day—nothing particular—send the Herald Did I tell you that a doctor I have talked with here says my
employment for you—now I am here, crippled, laid up for God knows how long, unable to help myself, or my
about 3½ squares the other way, has I believe 6 or 7 cars—I get out & take a ride in them sometimes—my
get it Saturday—which may have made you some uneasy—but you need not be, as I still continue to hold my
proposed Centennial Exposition —I will send you pictures of the buildings soon— I am sitting here in my
& come and call on me, should he come to Philadelphia—Tell Wash Milburn, & Parker also, I send them my
at their bloody tricks till the U.S. (& perhaps England) steps in & kicks them out of Cuba—which in my
only 5 minutes from Philadelphia ferry, foot of Market st Department of Justice Washington. 187 I send my
Give them my address.—I shall be happy to hear from them. I saw Mrs.
Singing Thrush" (March 15, 1873, later called "Wandering at Morn"), "Spain" (March 24, 1873), "Sea Captains
Washington Feb. 8;—noon— (sitting up on the side of my bed.)
dear, dear sister Matty — O how I have been thinking of you, & shall all day—I have not now the use of my
Louis—I can but send you my love, dear, dear sister— Your unhappy, sorrowful, loving brother Walt Walt
If you are willing to go into selling my books, I think you ought to have some of the little 30 brochure
Trübner & Company, Dear Sirs, Please make out acc't account of sales of my books, Leaves of Grass &c.
for the closing year, & remit me am't amount due, by mail here, by draft payable to my order.
to substitute the services of the bearer Walter Godey , in the office, for the present, instead of my
I would ask you to put him at my desk and give him a trial—on some letters first, before giving him the
My dear Rossetti, The bearer of this note is Col. Richard J.
I am perfectly satisfied with the selections from my poems—and feel grateful to you for your kindness
My address remains the same—Solicitor's Office, Treasury, here. W.W.
These must have been my Selections of American Poems in the series Moxon's Popular Poems. W.M.R."
March 19, 1873 Walt Whitman Dear friend, By my sister Nell's request I send you today by mail the best
copy I could find of my Medical Electricity.
more pretentious books, published by medical electricilians electricians in this country who have made my
I wrote to my sister my haunting fear that you might use electricity prematurely & incautiously & I rejoiced
I for one have felt my indebtedness to you for great thoughts & words more than ever before.
Walter Whitman My Dear Friend: After the laps lapse of over 8 years, & to let you know that your memory
is yet fresh in my mind; I am mooved moved to write you this letter—I Came to this state after being
My health is not good & has not been since I was in the army—My family is well, & children going to school