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Asylum for the Insane, London, Feb February 3 d 18 80 My dear Walt I have Burrough's book and also his

of these paid for & 10 to be acct'd for & 4 TR Asylum for the Insane, London, Feb February 6 18 80 My

I delivered my lecture in Chatham the other day and this is some of the result—I shall probably have

Asylum for the Insane, London, March 18 18 80 My dear Walt I send you today a London paper with a sample

—Please let me know at once if this plan meets your approval Many of my friends have an extraordinary

Asylum for the Insane, London, March 23 d 18 80 My dear Walt The two copies of "Leaves of Grass" came

vols volumes —Do not mail the books to Anderson as I told you on 18 but mail them to —Please answer my

It will be my duty to so blend these diverse views that a true picture may result from them.

Should you comply with my request, and give me what information you can, I am satisfied that you will

and if you would like to have it I shall preserve your name and address and shall send you a copy of my

I may say that it is not my intention to incorporate literally in my book any reply that I may receive

It is not my present intention to mention the names of any persons who supply me with information; if

Earnestly hoping that you will honor my desire, I remain very faithfully yours, Robt.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Mch March 25 18 80 Walt Whitman Esq Esquire My Dear Sir: For years I have been your

I have taken the liberty to send you three small volumes of my own You may not agree with me.

will write to you I should not wonder if you get 3 letter from us all at once, I will have to close my

But for myself I do not feel that I could be overwhelmed by any misfortune that left my mind untouched

I came across the book this last summer, and it laid hold of my mind so that I could not put it away

works, to me, is that they have given me unspeakable religious certitude and confidence, have opened my

For Whitman's own response to Stedman's article, see "My Tribute to Four Poets" in Specimen Days and

Coan's letter books sent $10 due from Century Club THE CENTURY 109 EAST 15TH STREET November 22 d 1880 My

"O my brave soul! O farther, farther sail! O daring joy, but safe!

For that, O God—be it my latest word, here on my knees, Old, poor, and paralysed—I thank thee.

, I yield my ships to thee, Steersman unseen!

henceforth the helms are thine; Take thou command—what to my petty skill thy naviga- tion?

"My hands, my limbs, grow nerveless; My brain feels rack'd, bewilder'd; Let the old timbers part, I will

Excuse my thus troubling Respectfully W.J. W. J. Forbes to Walt Whitman, [1880]

Camden New Jersey Oct: 30 '80 I to-day forward by mail (same address as this card) my two Vols: according

. — I have come on here, for a few days on my jaunt to the Thousand Islands at the mouth of St Lawrence—shall

will do me good)—This is a splendid city, right on Lake Ontario—I shall be back in September—I enjoy my

Hiskey and Captain Respegius Edward Lindell worked for the Camden ferries (Specimen Days, ed.

I live very quietly & plainly here, board with my brother & sister-in-law—have a nice little room up

some work to-day, most every day a little, but I take it easy, content if I can make enough to pay my

I often think of you and the boys & girls—give my best respects to all of them, Dick Flynn, Tom Bradley

My love to you, Tom, & am glad you dont forget me, as I won't you—try to write to me regular— Walt Whitman

431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey U S America March 21 '80 I send today same address as this card, my

Louis where I remain'd nearly three months with my brother T.J.W.

(Thomas Jefferson Whitman), and my dear nieces" (Specimen Days, ed.

431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey Nov: November 26 '80, p m My dear Gilder I wonder if you can help

about a year ago bo't bought at auction the electrotype plates (456 pages) of the 1860–'61 edition of my

book Leaves of Grass —plates originally made by a young firm Thayer & Eldridge under my supervision

Second I want my royalty for all he has sold, (though I have no idea of ever getting a cent.)

I am the sole owner of the copyright—& I think my copyright papers are all complete—I publish & sell

I would be willing to make you an immediate payment of $250.00 on account and will do everything in my

my book Leaves of Grass W. Whitman" (Whitman's Commonplace Book).

telling me of Smith and family's removal—which quite put me out too—Nothing very new with me, since my

return—I have not written out for print any notes of my jaunt yet—I am well, considering— —Addington

has sent me a copy of the American edition of his "Greek Poets" —Ruskin has sent to me five sets of my

rec'd received a letter from Mrs Ritter—She speaks of a musical composition of her husband, to go with my

"Two Veterans"—& asks if I am willing it should be published—I answered expressing my consent Walt Whitman

In her letter on January 25, 1880, Anne Gilchrist added this postscript: "Please give my love to John

London Ontario Canada Aug August 16 — Am back again here all right after my Quebec and Ha-ha bay trip—Have

condition a point of honor —If used please send me the pay here, also the paper, as this place will be my

Nothing very new in my affairs, sell a couple of books occasionally.

I suppose you saw my Riddle Song in the first number of Sunnyside Press —if not, I can send you the "

I delivered my Lincoln lecture last April 15 in Philadelphia—the same as the N.Y. version.

(Scratched off my Emerson screed down there, as it was there I rec'd received Abbott's letter.)

Camden New Jersey Nov: November 4 '80 Yours rec'd received with enc: enclosed —thanks—I forward my two

condition being a point of honor —If used, please send me the pay by mail here, as this place will be my

Yes, my friend, I will supply you with some little out-door sketches—three, possibly four—for your paper

London Ontario Canada July 13 p m My dear friends all I am still laid up here quite sick —last week has

been about the same as the previous one with me—I am up & drest, but dont go out—the weather is in my

beautiful with hay & wheat—they are just now in the height of harvest for both, & I watch them from my

young folks (young ladies) & a small army of fine children—a large, quiet library—but the best thing is my

rascally publisher in New York named Worthington has been printing and selling a cheaper edition of my

, as to be sued—then it cost money— —I am jogging along here about the same—keep pretty well, & eat my

allowance every time—went over to 41st st: Phila: Philadelphia to eat my Thanksgiving dinner, with an

there the good weather middle of November—it has been bad enough since, some bitter cold—I have got my

the map of Canada toward north east)—then back again to stay awhile in the old city of Quebec—give my

London Ontario Canada June 17 '80 My dear Reid Herewith find a letter for the paper.

—& having a good time—fine country, many fine people here—I go all about leisurely but this will be my

enclose you a letter I have written for the papers —George, Harry & Mont, it will give you some idea of my

words of Two Veterans for musical publication—& also give permission for further musical adaptation of my

pieces—Am curious to see how they go—Am sure I sh'd should be impress'd impressed and pleased—My western

trip has worked well—My health is about the same as of late years— When the music is printed—(if printed

river—have had a good time—& it has done me good—have leisurely traveled over 3000 miles land & water—now on my

way home to Camden New Jersey, my permanent address—Am now pretty well for a half-paralytic, better

Niagara Falls, America September 28 '80 My dear friend I must write you a line or two—but it will be

a short letter—I am on my way back to Camden, stopping here only temporarily.

& affectionate—(Dr has several times spoken of you) —I rec'd received your letter of a month since —My

Kirkwood (Glendale) New Jersey U S America April 24 — Down here on one of my visits —Mr and Mrs S and

it was good fun for me, grave as the subject was—I sent you a short report—I am surprised about B —my

Kirkwood (Glendale) New Jersey U S America Oct October 10 Have come back all right from my Canadian trip

My address for six or eight weeks to come will be care of Dr Bucke , London Ontario Canada .

New Jersey Dec: December 28 '80 Dear Sir I shall be glad to supply you with a set (Two Volumes) of my

Niagara Falls Sept 28 '80 Have finished my summer tour of St Lawrence & the Thousand Islands &c.

—have jaunted over 3000 miles mostly river & Lakes—(I believe I sent you a couple of my current letters

here in Canada) & am now on my way home to Camden N J (stopping here a short time)—I am unusually well

& robust for a half-paralytic—Camden will still remain my address.

London Ontario Canada August 21 '80 My dear Sir Some six months ago, you wrote me (I was then laid up

ill in St Louis) that you had purchased the electrotype plates of the 1861 Boston ed'n edition of my

were an hour late,)—but the city looked bright & all alive, & I felt as fresh as a lark— I am well, my

this fine sunny crispy day—cross'd the Delaware—walk'd up Chestnut st—every thing lovely—look'd in at my

Don't bother ab't about that matter —it is in hands that have already put it in fair train—You have my

London Ontario Canada I have journey'd out here from my home in Camden, & this will be my head-quarters

to different parts of Canada, but coming back here)—I have rec'd received the two Iowa papers, with my

Camden New Jersey March 12 pm—Yours duly rec'd—I send you by mail to-day, to same address as this card, my

431 Stevens street Camden New Jersey Nov: November 17 My dear friend I do myself the real pleasure of

presenting you with a set of my books—which are sent by same mail with this—I have inscribed Mrs G's

name with yours on the fly leaf, & please show her this as a testimony of my remembrance & affection

S—population, 4½ millions, very advanced, very sound, a good race, ⅔ds English ⅓ French)—I am now on my

Yours rec'd received with Enc: enclosure thanks—I forward to day by mail (to same address as this card) my