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chance of enlisting purchasers at such high prices much diminished, I shd should already have drawn up my
been in frequent written com munication on this subject, &, if I hear from you in terms to warrant, my
My dear Sir;— Will you kindly favor me with your autograph, to go in company with others famous in word
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.
.; Reprinted as "Out from Behind This Mask: To confront My Portrait, illustrating 'the Wound-Dresser,
grave illness, I gather up the pieces of prose and poetry left over since publishing a while since my
For some reason—not explainable or definite to my own mind, yet secretly pleasing and satisfactory to
And thee, My Soul! Joys, ceaseless exercises, exaltations!
Thee for my recitative!
Roll through my chant with all thy lawless music!
not live another day; I cannot can not rest, O God — eat Or drink or sleep, till I put forth myself, My
West, where "In a far-away faraway northern county, in the placid, pas- toral pastoral region, Lives my
farmer-friend farmer friend , the theme of my recitative, a famous Tamer of Oxen ." : This is a worthy
My letters (that of March 17, in which I outline the situation & my wishes—that of 23 d , postal c'd.
It seems singularly malapropos —& in the face of my friends—their efforts there.
I ought to look over your two last letters again, & say something further about the transcripts of my
Send me, at your convenience, the papers that print my things—also any notable criticism or letter, (
Good bye for this time & God bless you my dearest friend.
431 Stevens st Street —cor West Camden N New Jersey U S America May 5 '76 1876 My dear friend, Yours
$10 the set—$5 each Vol. can be had separately, or together, as wanted—Each will contain portraits & my
The Two, Leaves and Rivulets comprise my complete works (the latter Vol. as you see, includes Memoranda
I heartily thank my good friends of the Secularist .
with the baby boy, my brother's 6 months infant, very fine & bright, (of course)—takes much of my time
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 .
yours of 16 th —Mine of 17 will have advised you of the situation here, & the general character of my
Charles W Reynell's (No 1. in your transcript) and J Leicester Warren (No 2)—& authorize you or any of my
The whole business requires to be done with perfect candor to my generous friends—to you & the other
New York or Philadelphia banker, payable to my order —(if in Philadelphia, on Drexel & Co. bankers,
, forever falling in my way.
future—As it may be that out of this hubbub some one in London may take a notion to rush & crudely reprint my
books—I send you (same mail with this) full & corrected copies of my two volumes, prepared for the printers
My dear friend, I authorise authorize you to make any arrangement about publishing, terms, &c. you think
26 , & of the 29 May, previously acknowledged) All gives me entire satisfaction & comfort—arousing my
I have not yet my pay for the little Man-of-War-Bird in nor the prose piece on the War in the Examiner
lately to T., as I supposed him abroad on the continent—but I intend to write soon—& send him a set of my
T. sees my poems —but I do his , & strongly, (& there perhaps I have the advantage of him)—but I think
Kent —Has the Secularist my address?
. /76 My dear friend, I send you the enclosed piece (printed in a paper here, with my consent,) —quite
My theory is that the plain truth of the situation here is best stated.
Conway, Lord Houghton, &c I have lately heard from, but not seen, Marvin, my Boston friend.
I have about got ready my two Volumes —"Leaves of Grass" remains about the same, (a few new bits) "Two
Houghton wrote to Joaquin Miller on September 1, 1875, from Chicago: "Please give my best regards to
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
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."
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
My paralysis does not lift—I cannot walk any distance—I still have this baffling, obstinate, apparently
My dear friend, your offers of help, & those of my other British friends, I think I fully appreciate,
During my employment of seven years or more in Washington after the war (1865–'72) I regularly saved
a great part of my wages—& though the sum has now become about exhausted, by my expenses of the last
And that is the way I should prefer to glean my support—In that way I cheerfully accept all the aid my
Rossetti: My dear friend, I would ask of you the favor to see, if convenient, whether the enclosed article
My new book wont won't be out yet, publicly, for a month.
It is not in my new book, & is entirely fresh.
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
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 Oct 24 I send you to-day today 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
Camden, New Jersey July 7th, 1876 My dear Reid: I send a piece for the paper, on Custer's death.
Camden N Jersey July 18 '76 My dear Reid, The cheque has reached me $10. as pay for the little poem —
Camden, New Jersey—U S America Sept 7 I send you to-day by mail, to same address as this card, my Volume
Sir: Would like to have say a four or five column article for the paper embodying the poems, &c. of my
I believe I mentioned in my note at the time that it had also been sent to the London Times and Chicago
Of course they are hitherto unpublished—(my book in which they go, will not be out for at least three
America Jan 27 76 My dear Rudolf Schmidt It is now some time since I have written to you, or heard any
I still remain here laid up unwell from my paralysis—but keep much the same—no worse.
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
Please see that the photograph is given to the School of Art, with my affectionate respects.
431 Stevens st cor West Camden N Jersey U S America April 4 '76 Robert Buchanan— My dear friend— I merely
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.
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.
Camden, N Jersey—U S America Sept 9 — I to-day send you by mail, a second set , Two Vols. of my Books
Stevens street Camden, N Jersey—U S A I have to-day forwarded by mail, to same address as this card, 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.
Camden, N Jersey—U S America Sept 7 I send you to-day by mail to same address as this card, my Volume
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
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
America Sept. 5th I send today, same address as this card my two volumes.
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
I have to-day forwarded by Adams' Express prepaid to same address as this card— one set, Two Vols. my
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
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
Sir In a letter from John Swinton as he speaks of your kind desire to subscribe for some copies of my
I could convey no idea to you of how it affects my soul.
I got it, looked into it with wonder, and felt that here was something that touched on depths of my humanity
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