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been in frequent written com munication on this subject, &, if I hear from you in terms to warrant, my

chance of enlisting purchasers at such high prices much diminished, I shd should already have drawn up my

My dear Sir;— Will you kindly favor me with your autograph, to go in company with others famous in word

the details of an outrage so sigual in its character and so sinister in its bearings as to become, in my

I rubbed my eyes a little to see if this sunbeam were no illusion; but the solid sense of the book is

I wish to see my benefactor, and have felt much like striking my tasks and visiting New-York to pay you

my respects.

well fortified does he think himself in his cobweb Gibraltar, that he blandly imagines the force of my

passionate, well-wishing, which I felt then, and feel to this hour, the gratitude and reverence of my

And my arriere and citadel positions—such as I have indicated in my June North American Review memorandum—were

as a statement “of all that could be said against that part (and a main part) in the construction of my

On the contrary, without waiting to understand what he has read, he talks about my letter to you being

If it doesn't come with this it will be because of my being compelled to go down to Washington as a witness

If by reason of my absence it should be overlooked, pray remind me of it.

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey April 18—pm— I have just mailed to you my two Volumes, Centennial

431 Stevens st cor West Camden N Jersey U S America— March 19 My dearest friend, I did not know at all

till supper with my sister-in-law last evening that you had had a conversation with her about, & special

interest in, my pecuniary condition, &c.

room house on it, in which I might live plainly & comfortably the rest of my days—& that is still my

My great wish still is to put up for myself this little three or four room home for the rest of my days

depot—it would have done me good, even to have a minute, & a good hold of you once more—Nothing new in my

I saw O'Grady's article in the December "Gentleman's" & from my point of view, he dwells on what I like

perhaps (besides being good fun) the only way to bring out the splendid ardor & friendship of those, my

unknown friends, my best reward, art & part with me, in my pages, (for I have come to solace & perhaps

My condition physically is pretty much the same—no worse, at least not decidedly.

deal on the ferry, full of life & fun to me—get down there by our horse cars, which run along near my

I have to-day forwarded by Adams' Express prepaid to same address as this card— one set, Two Vols. my

.; Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My Portrait, illustrating 'the Wound-Dresser,

431 Stevens street Camden New Jersey US America Sept 8 '76 Edward Dowden My dear friend I send you by

Dowden's set was directed right—My second batch of the new edition (600 copies each Vol.) is at last

I have many things to say to you my dear friend.

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

feel well enough to come on to Washington & make out several weeks—& we'll have a good time together, my

chicken for his dinner—then went to a nice reading room & library we have here, very handy—then home to my

own dinner chicken & nice roast potatoes—& now (2½) up stairs in my room writing this, & feeling very

what you wrote about your mother—Every thing about fellows' old mothers is interesting to me— —Give my

hold out,—walking or like, than for nearly now four years—bad enough yet, but still decidedly better —(My

accident (I mean the victory in battles) than it is generalship— —Pete I am sitting up here alone in my

snap of the last three days very well—to-day has been moderate & nice here—Nothing new or special in my

affairs—I am selling a few of my books (the new 2 Vol. 10 dollar edition) from time to time—mostly to

English & Irish purchasers—it is quite funny how many of my books are sent for from Ireland — Love to

, New Jersey—US America Sept September 7 — I send you to-day by mail, to same address as this card, my

the P.M. don't restitute I must be allowed to pay it—not because it is important, but because it is my

affair—& business — I send you an extra copy of my little War book, same mail with this—Shall write

you soon definitely about coming on—Love to you, my friend, & to Mrs.

Dec December 20 '76 My dear Johnston Enclosed find check for $35 for which send me on immediately as

Camden Dec December 19/1875 1876 My dear Johnston, Yours of yesterday rec'd.

My nephew & I when traveling always share the same room together & the same bed, & would like best to

I want to bring on a lot of my books, new edition, & sell them, so I can raise a little money (—& that

is what my young man is for.)

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in a December 13, 1876, letter to

Camden N J New Jersey Dec December 13—76 '76 Thanks, my dear friend, for your cheery letter, & for your

come on & stay at your house for about a week, if perfectly convenient, & if you have plenty of room—My

(adopted) son, a young man of 18, is with me now, sees to me, & occasionally transacts my business affairs

, & I feel somewhat at sea without him—Could I bring him with me, to share my room, & your hospitality

to time —most of them go to the British Islands— —I see Mr Loag occasionally— Loving regards to you, my

Whitman occasionally referred to Stafford as "My (adopted) son" (as in this letter), but the relationship

431 Stevens st cor West Camden N Jersey U S America April 4 '76 Robert Buchanan— My dear friend— I merely

Jersey, U S America March 31, '76 My dear friend, (Later than my letter dispatched last evening I wish

A., corner Chestnut and Strawberry streets, on my endorsement .

Please make a bundle of all my books , Burroughs's Notes , As a Strong Bird , 67 Ed'n Edition L of G,

431 Stevens st Camden N Jersey U S America April 23 I have to-day sent by mail my new Vol.

; London N W | C 7 | Paid | My 8 | 76."

My love to mother, father, & all the children.

Camden N Jersey July 18 '76 My dear Reid, The cheque has reached me $10. as pay for the little poem —

I have already written you my approval of your three communications in the L[ondon] D[aily] News & will

[say] that in my opinion (& now with fullest deliberation reäffirming it) all the points assumed as

I shall (as I see now) continue to be my own publisher & bookseller.

Each book has my autograph. The Two Volumes are my complete works, $10 the set.

works in Two Volumes, with autograph & portraits, or some other of my books.

Please see that the photograph is given to the School of Art, with my affectionate respects.

431 Stevens St—Camden, N Jersey U S America— Sept 1, '76 My dear friend, At last I am beginning to receive

from the bindery the second batch of my late Two Volume edition (I print 600 copies each Vol.) & send

I am now at last also supplying my English subscribers & friends their Vols.

My letter of June 26, speaking of the situation, the delay in printing this second batch, &c.

My dear little baby-nephew, & namesake, is dead, & buried by the side of my mother, a bitter cup to me—Otherwise

Camden, New Jersey—U S America Sept 7 I send you to-day by mail, to same address as this card, my Volume

Camden New Jersey U S America I send to-day, to same address as this card, my Vol.

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 23 I send to-day to same address as this card my Vol.

Camden, N Jersey—U S America Sept 7 I send you to-day by mail to same address as this card, my Volume

431 Stevens street Nov. 21 '76 My dear R B I sent you over two months ago (Sept 5), by express prepaid

direct to same address as this letter, a package of some 17 or 18 vols of my books, in wrappers, with

My limbs still lamed from paralysis—but I get around yet—strength a little more reliable—spirits cheerful

That was my last. Did it reach you? Your letter of April 28th is the last I have rec'd from you.

frontispieces prepared for them (see front of the vols)—& send them over again by this boy, & I will put my

Camden New Jersey June 8 '76 My dear Ward, I have rec'd your friendly & generous subscription, $50, for

5 sets of my Books, & thank you heartily.

Grass —with some other little Vols—slips, duplicate engravings of self—& a special Photo. prepared by my

for your studio) As the very limited first issue of my new edition is about to be exhausted, your other

Stevens street Camden, N Jersey—U S A I have to-day forwarded by mail, to same address as this card, my

Camden N Jersey July 22 '76 A R Spofford Dear Sir The editions of my Leaves of Grass , as within specified

Johnstons (in 10th street)—his jewelry store is at 150 Bowery, cor Broome—call & see him—quite a lull in my

book selling, & in my affairs, & literary doings, generally— W W The following are responsible for particular

Dec December 11 '76 My dear Linton I have been for some weeks down in the country—half moping like—yet

I have been waiting for the chance to get from the bindery, or from my stack, (as I unwrap the books)

you want—I have it in mind, & shall get it so, & send it you— Meantime, let this remorseful note be my

apology— —My address here is still the same— Walt Whitman Camden New Jersey Walt Whitman to William

Camden, N Jersey—U S America Sept 9 — I to-day send you by mail, a second set , Two Vols. of my Books

large collection to which I earnestly desire to add your name, especially as I am trying to complete my

Camden, N Jersey—US America Sept September 7 — I send you to-day by mail, to same address as this card, my

I have to-day forwarded by mail in two parcels (same address as this card) my two volumes new edition

In a letter to Whitman on March 1, 1877, Carpenter wrote: "Your two volumes with my name written in them

are my faithful companions."

Camden, New Jersey July 7th, 1876 My dear Reid: I send a piece for the paper, on Custer's death.

America Sept. 5th I send today, same address as this card my two volumes.

Dear friend, Nothing very notable to write about, but I thought I would send you a line—This is one of my

last night—breakfast & dinner to-day with appetite—still get out a little most every day as formerly—my

give me three hours or so occupation (lazily) every day when I am not too ill —and then the baby , my

When you see any thing notable or pungent about me or my affairs, send it to me, as I neither see or

I send to-day by Adams express (address same as this card) my Two Vols. new edition . . . will try to

I send you to-day by mail, to same address as this card, my volume, "Two Rivulets".