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August 24th 1878 My dear Walt Whitman I am not overfond of letter-writing—rather hate it indeed—I am

As to myself I am pretty well for my time of life—sixty nine on the sixth of this month—but somewhat

troubled about my eyes—for I am not only the shortest-sighted man in England—but have a great black island

However my oculist informs me that I shall not go blind, & bids me as much as possible spare my eyes,

My younger son Lionel (whom you inquire about) was married to the daughter of F.

My Dearest Friend: I feel as if I didn't a bit deserve the glorious budget you sent me yesterday, for

live amongst anywhere in the world—and in this respect it has been good to give up having a home of my

outdoor life & the entirely simple, unpretending, cordial, friendly ways of Concord & its inhabitants won my

MY DEAREST FRIEND: I had a lingering hope —till Herby went south again—that I should have a letter from

I expect Herby has described our neighbours to you—specially Levi Bryant, the father of my hostess—a

Chadwick, &c., from New York, with whom I have pleasant chats daily when I trudge up to fetch my letters—now

My Dearest Friend: The days are slipping away so pleasantly here that weeks are gone before I know it

Never in my life have I enjoyed outdoor pleasures more—I hardly think, so much—enhanced as they are by

A long letter from my sister in England tells me Per. looks well and happy & is so proud of his little

If one's patient has an ache or pain, the nurse whistles for the student (my whistle is 2).

One of my patients has empyema following pleurisy.

Several of my patients (I have all the very sick just now) require very careful watching.

Please give my love to Mrs. Whitman & remember me to Colonel Whitman.

If it were not for records accumulating mountain high I should have time to write to my friends.

thanks—and if I may impose on your generosity I should be please pleased to have a lett letter for my

The Daily Tribune Denver, Colorado, Mch 27th 187 8 Mr Walt Whitman My Dear Sir I am one of those ubiquitous

Now if you could take a peep into my album, which I have been over fifteen years in making, and see my

If you have made a rule never to reply to requests of this kind, please make an exception in my case

My winter's work of lecturing is over now; I have had a very pleasant time of it—though living a rather

I made the last my headquarters, and then went once a week to York, twice to Sheffield and gave a lecture

I am staying here now with my friend Cotterill who has just returned from African explorations.

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

(Carpenter recalls this in his My Days and Dreams, Being Autobiographical Notes [London: G.

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

I have received my bible and I think a grate great eal deal of it I think it is very nice indeed.

but pop thinks I had better go to haddonfield I think I will come down next week if i can, I must end my

letter so it is good by my Dear Friend.

I must end my letter now so it is good by bye Elmer E.

and think, 'Well, this great thing has been, and all that is now left of it is the feeble print upon my

brain, the little th rill which memory will send along my nerves, mine and my neighbours'; as we live

reading them, can be attached to their opinion at page 8 of the report R OBERT S PENCER OBINSON In my

radiation, &c. as to its fitness, appropriateness, advantage (or disadvantage) with reference to me , to my

This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that thou mightest not lose

My Dear Sir, I saw Mr.

I have confessed to Burroughs my admiration of the spirit you have breathed into the air, to enlarge

At times, I have had an intense longing to express my gratitude to you yourself; & it was a sharp disappointment

collection, however, your contribution would have to conform to the more usual rhythms at least as far as "Captain

, my Captain!"

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

"O Captain! My Captain!"

saw one of them today, and he asked me if I was coming any more, and I told him that I hat had went my

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

you will , you I bit this I am in such a hurry I hav have to write fast but I will show you some of my

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

have said that I would not write to you any more (until you wrote to me), but I have got some more of my

Monday morning Lucas stoped stopped me as I was coming from the pond with a pail of watter water (on my

Lucas at the in the morning and give him my answer was no, of corse course , I told him that I could

not work for any less than my board he did not think I could earn that I guess for he left me and went

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

My Dear, Dear, Friend, I received the rubarb rhubarb to-day, it came just in time: I have been sick for

thinking for about two months that I would like to be something, and I that than tryed tried to it, my

to-night down here, it hasn't come too soon either things were kneeding needing will make so me improve my

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

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

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

Walt: You know that I have written to you last, and I cannot tell how it is that you will not answer my

stoped stopped to until I you know that I cannot enjoy myselfe myself any more at home, if I go up in my

I will have to close my letter, as the paper is running on so adieu if I never hear from you will think

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

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

SCOVEL, 113 Arch Street, Camden, N.J., Feby 23, 1878 Walt Whitman Esq My Dear "Old Boy" James M.

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

The baby is lying on the lounge in my room as I write, I hear him nestle & see that his eyes are open

He work'd worked at my father's, and had done so for two years.

Connecticut I am well and so is my Family.

My health is better than it has been in some time I have a little place here and are triing trying hard

Well I sold my cotton bales. The market . Compelled to sell to get money tax.

Then I can it to my friends—and one's self likes to read a good book over many times—that is if one's

anything, and I always distrusted getting right names from our composite, mongrel population, and also my

published in Blackwood's Magazine —it was copied by an American newspaper which accidentally fell into my

, I wrote you a two-page letter (with scrap codicil ) on August 14 1875, giving you the " theory of my

have prompted me to ask you if it would be necessary for my theory to be abandoned "!

And now seeing how my laziness is growing on me so much, the question comes to me thus— will you let

me resign my commission ?

I tender you my resignation of the Lieutenant .

But my doubts being settled a little I can find occupation, and that will cure my sickening laziness—indeed

several new steps are clearly indicated in my farm operations.

My crop is fair—my renters did so well by high, warm land early planted—my own cotton started off in

My instinct has always been against immortality; this a state of probation &c My idea has always been

I've got my old renter the Methodist (local) preacher on Two Rivulets.

My boy is running my plow—preparing ground for our usual cotton crop—somehow there seems never to be

Do you share my astonishment?

Ba "My course runs below the soundings of plummets".

I wish to keep J.B.s book, and I sent part pay ($1) in my Feb-letter.

You'll know the name— the tenant who makes my grain on my home farm, for 6 or more years, is still engaged—he

sometimes nips ahead and sometimees sometimes tuck but in the main we are all right as long as I only have my

will and would like very much to see you whenever you feel as if you could come or any of the rest of my

I feel myself growing old and failing every day but my health has been better this winter than usual

If the Spirit moves me, I will give you my opinion of the book when I have read it carefully that is

if you should care to know my opinion.

My dear Sir: A short time ago while on a visit to New York I happened one evening to find your Leaves

Bayard Taylor's library: and taking it with me to my room at the hotel I spent a night of glory and delight

purchase a copy (which please mail to the above address) I cannot resist the temptation to render you also my

the person which your pages so unreservedly make, yet I feel sure that I understand you therein, and my

reckon,’ he adds, with quaint colloquial arrogance, ‘I reckon I behave no prouder than the level I plant my

afternoons and sitting by him, and he liked to have me—liked to put out his arm and lay his hand on my

were hurt by being blamed by his officers for something he was entirely innocent of—said ‘I never in my

Louis, Oct 27th 1878 My dear Walt Tis a long time since I have heard from any of you—but I suppose all

well until we had a "cold wave" about two weeks ago—since that time I have felt the very best—and too my

go and get well as quick as she can—I hope to hear in a day or two that she is all well again Give my

June 26 P M Dear John & 'Sula I got in all right before sundown—Still keep well, (& all the better for my

Camden New Jersey U S America July 26 I have to-day today sent, same address as this card, my Two Volumes—Please

New York July 5 Still here—still quite well—sent you a paper yesterday with my "June" letter in —Shall

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 1 '78— Dear Sirs Yours of Sept 14 with $14 for Two Sets (4 Vols) of my

to hand —Thank you sincerely— I to-day forward to Wiley & Sons, New York, Twelve Sets (24 Vols) of my

good outdoor days there—Have had a pretty severe attack of what appears to be (mostly) rheumatism in my

right shoulder—more pain to me last night than I have before felt any time, I think, in my whole life—besides

Ed, Harry & Debby, &c. well—Mr S. pretty well— Saturday & Sunday lots of Company —Am writing this in my

with me—Though the rheumatism is not severe—any thing like its first attack—it still keeps its hold—my

Tuesday, (two perfect days) —& expect to be down there next Sunday— —The Staffords are all about as usual—My

Poetry in America"—(it is a Vol: Volume of Bohn's Standard Library)—It is a good collection—he gives my

third story room,—just after 4 p m—my sister down stairs sewing—it is very quiet in the house, almost

lonesome—my brother away far in Pennsylvania at his work—& no, or very few visitors lately—The weather

Camden Sunday afternoon May 19 My dear friend I came up last night from a three days visit to White Horse

will last me a long while—got home about one o'clock, (it has now just struck four)—consequence of my

morning—thanks—Nothing very new with me—I continue well—have had the best summer for several years—My

I think Mrs Stafford is only middling—(I havn't haven't been at White Horse now for a fortnight) —My

me—I am only middling well, but go about—rheumatism not yet subdued—threatens to partially disable my

Camden New Jersey May 27 —I have to-day sent by mail, same address as this card, my Volume Leaves of

Aug 9 '78 431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey U S America My dear Mr Child I rec'd received your kind

Keep cheery, but remain a partial paralytic—I have now an edition of my works in Two Volumes (see Circular

herewith) which I have got out here & job & sell myself —(as the publishers positively wont publish me & my

wish any, the price would be $3.50 a —I send you a copy of Two Rivulets , as a little present, with my

regards—Any thing you meet alluding to me, or criticizing, or that you think will interest me, send me, my

431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey U S America Dec 10 '78 My dear Josiah Child Yours of Nov: 23d duly

Let [Joel] Benton have my letters, take as much as possible my point of view, and he might write to me

Of course the letters I write you are for perusal by all my friends—Gilder, Swinton, Benton, &c.

good flesh, appetite & trim generally—Only return'd last night from a long jaunt & absence down at my

Tell me, when you write, about Smith —give him my love—I still keep well & bustling for me—have been

weeks—often think about you all— Got a letter from London from Trübner day before yesterday for six sets of my

Grace) are at 177 Remsen street Brooklyn—Jeannette Gilder has written to me that she is going to write my

left yesterday in the 4 p m train, had a fine run to Phila: Philadelphia & here I am to-day today in my

regular den—all the better for my month's trip— Nothing very new—brother & sister well as usual—my two

I suppose you got the Tribune of July 4 with my letter in.

Walt Whitman I eat my biscuits for supper only—have two or three of them in a bowl soak'd for an hour