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Your poems have come to me anew —here in Rome—and have revived and deepened my consciousness of great

I have my studies here—for I am a painter.

Camden Tuesday noon Jan 2 The snow is so heavy & the ferry obstructed so by ice I defer my coming for

Dear Walt Whitman: Pray forgive my long silence. I have been deep in troubles of my own.

I know the purity and righteousness of your meaning, but that does not alter my regret.

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

White horse N J Jan 19 My dear friend I jaunted down here last evening, to spend a couple of days.

Jan: January 23 1877 My dear Sir, I hardly know through what a malign series of crooked events—absence

chiefly on my part in Italy & Switzerland, pressure of studious work, & miscarriage of letters—I should

however, begging you to send me copies of Leaves of Grass & Two Rivulets , & enclosing a Cheque on my

This is now framed & hangs in my bedroom.

I do not know whether you are likely to have heard that I make literature my daily work.

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

431 Stevens street | Camden N J Jan 23 '77 My dear Kilgore Do your folks intend having a Paine meeting

Ed you too have my unalterable love, & always shall have.

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

Jan January 24 '77 My dear Damon Kilgore | & Mrs Kilgore I will be at the Commemorative meeting.

City . we are all well as usual I have just returned home from Red Bank where I w illed to se see of my

Dear frend friend you can judge of my feelings better than I cn can discribe describe them. we shall

I enjoyed my visit so much I would to go to Camden often.

Governor will be our next President. if the Democrats get up a muss I am ready to sholder shoulder my

Give my respects to Frank Post Please accept my sincere thanks for the present you sent me.

evening from a week's stay at White Horse —am feeling pretty well for me—heard of your call during my

I am able to get away from my work towards the middle of April, and it would be then that I should undertake

My usual address is 45 Brunswick Square, Brighton.

Your two volumes with my name written in them are my faithful companions.

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

received —Shall be very glad to go up with you Friday for a couple of days or so —Should like to fetch my

boy Harry Stafford with me, as he is my convoy like—We occupy the same room & bed— We had another reception

but can't stand these things long—Dull half rainy day here—have been in all day—sitting muchly for my

interesting—It looks like winter here, snow 8 inches deep in every direction—but I like it much—a far view from my

thing is quiet & secluded here—all winter too, the snow white & deep in every direction—as I look from my

window, river & mountains & trees & rocks—far & vast— I only write a hurried line to let you know my

pretty cold—Still it is spring here—evidences every way, every day—Much singing of birds, on some of my

could be offered for them, as the Magazine has been neglected of late, and has only recently come into my

I have thought of it and cannot get it off my mind, so I have come up to ask your forgiveness.

I know that it is my falt fault and not yours.

give you up, and it makes me feel so bad to think how we have spent the last day or two; and all for my

Camden May 1 My dear friend I have come up from White Horse, & think of visiting you tomorrow Wednesday—towards

I dont don't suppose there Has a day past over my Head without me thinking of you.

Poor Jo Adams Im I'm sorry he is a fine fellow tell him I send him my pies pious regards and hope he

Well Walt I will endevor endeavor to give you a rugh rough scetch sketch of my wanderings since I seen

You know I could not content my self in Phila.

money from the Centennial went down to my sister's she was not at home but Annie, Johnny's Wife was

(My address though is still at Camden) I am still keeping pretty well, for me— W.

Kirkwood N J New Jersey May 17 Dear John Burroughs I am passing a good part of my time down here at the

Still keep well for me & jolly—am all tann'd tanned & sunburnt—Eat my rations every time— I was up yesterday

to Camden to get my mail—& found the book —read it all over with appreciative & I think critical eyes—my

I, myself, represent "falsehoods," and "the sale of slaves"—4 or 5 years before my father and mother

little gradually came to writing a great deal—the sermon always in writing styles Mr Sanders only " my

I want you to look over the past and I will do my best to ward toward you in the future.

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

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

I was so much obliged to you for your good letter about my sister & all, & your kind invitation to my

Maybe while there are so many with you I had better sleep over in Camden, & Herby & Mr Burroughs take my

street June 14—11 a m Dear friend I am afraid to venture out much in the heat of the day (as part of my

Cozens, without waiting for actual receipt of the money— wh. which , as before stated, is in my hands

The only reason why, contrary to my usual practice, I have so long delayed sending it on to you is that

I enter into all these tiresome details because an explanation of my delay is due to you: but I fear

Adams my last news of your health, & enclosing also a copy of my last circular (summer of 1876) regarding

I can but repeat my delight in this prospect, were it to be realized, & my wife's hope & my own that

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

where I wanted you to come & see me—(& still want you, if you have a chance. ) But I spend most of my

down at an old farm down in Jersey where I have a fine secluded wood & creek & springs, where I pass my

time alone, & yet not lonesome at all (often think of you Pete & put my arm around you & hug you up

dear —I still make my brother's house at Camden my headquarters, & keep my room there—address my letters

the whole, am getting along pretty well, & good spirits The new edition of my books I sell enough of

I are very thick—then there are two grown daughters—the eldest one is a first class trump , she is my

so that we can have some good times together on land or water—I used to think of having a shanty of my

here having a good time—Carpenter returns to Europe in Saturday's steamer—the G[ilchrist]s all well—my

All other books seem to me weak and unworthy my attention.

I read, Sunday, to my wife, Longfellows verses on Summer, in the last Atlantic, and then I read your

Nothing particularly new in my affairs.

bath—it is about 90 rods distant, & I walk there & back—Love, love, love, Your old Walt I still make my

All other books seem to me weak and unworthy my attention.

I read, Sunday, to my wife, Longfellows verses on Summer, in the last Atlantic, and then I read your

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

Whitman I was away from England when your volumes reached me, & since my return (during the last six

This must account for my delay in writing to thank you for them & to express the great pleasure which

I intend to put into my envelope a letter to you with some verses from one of your great admirers in

It is my nephew— the second son of my sister who married Sir Edward Strachey, a Somersetshire baronet

I have taken this liberty at the suggestion of my uncle Mr Symonds, to whom I showed the verses, and

by whom I was assured that my sending them would not be looked upon by you in the light of an impertinence

single line they are just as I wrote them two years ago some few weeks after your book first fell into my

Owing to my want of a public-school training, I have not as yet been able to do much in the way of athletics

I cannot get you off my mind somehow.

I think of it all the time, I cannot get my mind on my work the best I can do.

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

On 1st of July the Bd of Water Com. abolished my office and consequently it left me out in the cold—it

am sincerely glad that she is getting well again  It is sad to think of how she must have suffered  My

431 Stevens Street Camden Sunday noon July 22 Dear Herbert Here I am at my room & haunts in Camden, so

(Yet I attribute my feeling pretty well now to my visits for the last year & a half to the creek & farm

, & being with my dear friends the Staffords.)

N J New Jersey July 23 '77 F Leypoldt Dear Sir In answer to your circular I send you the following— My

acquainted with it, & examine it—seems to me indeed a true bit of nature —I miss the creek & spring—Miss my

rec'd received —I have some copies of John Burroughs's Notes on WW as Poet & Person , 2d edition, under my

Of my own works, complete edition, the enclosed circular will give you the particulars.

Mendocino Co., California Aug. 2. 1877 Walt Whitman My beloved.

I know it was especially for me You will take my kisses and love as from me that knows you and can never

John Burroughs more than any one anyone that I know, fitly expresses my thought of you.

never met that seemed to have the faintest understanding of you so I keep you all to myself locked in my

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

Street Camden Tuesday Aug August 7 Dear Comrade & Dear Son Your letter came this morning, & as I think my

Good bye for a couple of days, my own loving boy.

want you to tell (above every one) your mother and father I have written to you & that I send them my

The morning after my return some wretch poisoned my dog & the loss has quite up set upset me.

I have not been my self myself since.

Alcott praised my Emerson piece, but Sanborn appeared not to know anything about my writings.

I got the Library Table with Blood's sanguinary review of my book.

He evidently wanted to pitch into my Eagle, but was afraid of the claws.

will find you the same Business is very dull Here now and crops is ruined for the want of rain. all of my

worment torment of of mind and toil of body is of no avil avail feafuly fearfully in want now and when my

future looks dark But may come out Better than I amagn imagine I will Buy some Hogs on a credit and feed my

I want to get up to see you once a week at least and have a good time, for I cant let my selfe myself

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

The order (as you are aware) does not pass thro' my own hands.

Carpenter —who paid two long visits at my house, & whom I liked much, obtaining from him numerous details

G before now, but for incessant occupations, & in the last 2 mos. months much anxiety regarding my brother's

I shd should have said that the £4.12. was the only money now actually in my hands on your account.

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

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my

Kirkwood N J New Jersey Monday afternoon Aug August 20 My dear friend, I forward you the accompanying

The other two will you please take, or mail to my sister in Camden, soon as you have read?