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431 Stevens st Camden New Jersey Sunday afternoon Dec 31 '76 My dear Johnston Supposing you may receive

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

(Returning to my pages' front once more, resuming all, Songs, sorrows, tragedies, with stalwart joys—O

A glance look —a flashing token of my‑ myself self—to future time.

Returning to my pages' front once

not included in any subsequent editions of Leaves, Whitman did include it in the 1891 volume Good-Bye My

not included in any subsequent editions of Leaves, Whitman did include it in the 1891 volume Good-Bye My

not included in any subsequent editions of Leaves, Whitman did include it in the 1891 volume Good-Bye My

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

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

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

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 1st 76 My Dear Sir: Yes, I received the letter, with the picture & printed slips last year, & meant

have a 10 acre farm here on the banks of the Hudson near Po'keepsie Poughkeepsie , I spend some of my

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

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

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 Camden NJ Thanks my dear friend for your hospitable & affectionate letter, & invitations

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

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

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.

431 Stevens street Camden Nov 21 My dear Herbert I had a safe little jaunt home yesterday afternoon —

Upon talking more fully with my sister about the colored woman Rosy, I am convinced she would not do

—of the poet that is to me more attractive than his writings, and my earliest recollections of poetry

I never saw my grey haired friend in such royal spirits.

short collar, open and fine beard, frosted poll, but not with age, till I could compare him only to my

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

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 24 — I send you to-day, to same address as this card, my Two Volumes

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 24 I send you to-day today 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.

here—still just holding on—sometimes (perhaps a quarter of the time) tolerably fair—the rest, by the skin of my

My new edition 2 Vols Volumes is out & bound, & pictured & autographed .

My dear Mr. Whitman, Some days ago came my parcel—many thanks—Mr. Grosart's books included.

Graves had come previously—I have waited a few days expecting to hear from my brother (from Edinburgh

this year also, to get a kind of confession or self–revelation from one of the most promising men in my

Probably my next bit of work will be the arranging for publication a volume of Essays on 19 th century

at this moment; but he would like to get your photograph (of which you spoke) & if you address it to my

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

originated in an untitled section of the 1855 edition, which in the 1867 edition became "Now List to My

That he obtained your goods & service under false pretenses is perfectly certain to my mind .

would let me have some property which he had no earthly use for viz some books which had once been in my

private library a $150 bookcase which had been in my library 5 or 6 years before I thought of going

pay you $200.00 (just what was due Dec 1st '74) In another place he binds himself to carry out all my

I have done for 3 or 4 years, day & night & sunday, to get justice out of this fellow for myself & my

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

London Saturday 23 Sept. 1876 Dear Walt Whitman I have received your volume and thank you heartily My

The delay of the last two months in getting ready my second instalment of the 1876 Edition, has annoyed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

your previous one six weeks before—I wrote to you two months ago —also sent papers—I send paper, also my

On July 24, 1876, Schmidt reported his recent marriage to "my dear faithful little wife, to whom I have

How fortunate to leave to be content with doing nearly nothing —with My soul, for twenty purturbability

Sent a paper—slips—& Mem Memoranda Aug 10 '76 Copenhagen 24th of July 1876 My dear Walt Whitman.

I wrote to you in April a forthnight fortnight before my marriage.

If the letter should not have reached you, I hereby tell you, that at the 14th May I married my dear

My thoughts were with on the 4th.

My dear wife is greeting you as a friend.

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

Whitman papers sent July 25 I thank you heartily for my share in your Custer poem, which I have just

My address is now 506 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, and I would be very much obliged if you would spend

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

the warmth of a loving heart and universal charity so beautifully expressed —that which leans towards my

ask if he got the pretty little printed articles of a Georgia Poet Fruit -Growing which I sent him in my

trouble or spells of unhappiness we are a discordant household , and will (of course) say it is not my

pretty well—I am miserable—he knew me so well—we had already such good times—& I was counting so much—My

431 Stevens st Camden N Jersey July 11 My dear Philip Hale I have rec'd received your p o post office

order for $10 for my books—for which hearty thanks.

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.

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