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

Hannah Brush, (my grandmother Whitman) had only one brother, who died a young man—(the grave-stones from

and legislatures—but presently I expect to see myself in magazines, schools, and legislatures—or that my

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

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

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

My dear Mr.

Whitman I am trying my best to make up for the loss of my collection of Autographs a year or two since

me with yours and anything you can spare either Literary, Musical or dramatic and confer a favour on My

My address in Brooklyn is 132 Pacific St. I shall be here all this week.

My dear Walt Mother has been very ill; but is a little better now: & with grt great care will I hope

Please accept my sincere thanks for your favor. Very gratefully yours Hannah L.

Sir, Permit me to introduce myself to you before I state the purpose of my letter.

etcher and I enclose a few notices from The Times and other journals in case you have never seen any of my

If you have such a photograph will you kindly send it to me—supposing you do not object to my etching

I must ask you to be kind enough to return to me the enclosed notices of my works.

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

Walt Whitman My Dear "Old Boy" I was so full, Sunday, of the "ample ether, and the divine air" of your

If you want me further, you know how to "whistle" & "I will come to you my lad .

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

My Dear Walt: Your postcard came to hand some little time ago.

I have been extremely busy seeing after the new edition of my father's book; the work of seeing such

My mother has written an admirable memoir of my father at the end of the second vol.

I think never since that hour can I read my well-worn "Leaves of Grass," without that vague imagined

request, I shall have the name of the man whose writings I most admire, in his own hand, and it will be my

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).

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

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

under the pines beside the little Ulster Co. lake— I know you love children and I wish I could show you my

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

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

Nov 15 188 0 Walt Whitman Esq Dear Sir: Will you please send to my address by Express the two volumes

dinner—the shoemaker has been over for his pitcher of cider—and there I hear Ruth calling me to come to my

dinner—so I must bid good bye to you for the present, & God bless you, my darling son— W W I think of

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

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

It is better than I expected It is my philosophy always to accept the good & let the bad go to the dogs

with him" &c &c— Aleck , the ferry man thought, was her husband)— I am selling quite a good many of my

Then upon going to look where I had my bound books boxed & stored away, up in the garret at Mr.

—the missing letter not there—I am convinced it came to Haddonfield— 2.40 afternoon I have just had my

dinner & am up here in my third story room finishing this—it is a bright sunny day here, after the three

days' storm—I have been alone all day, but busy & contented—my room is just right for all the year except

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

became acquainted with your writings but your book but I am just out of college, and as yet I can count my

Sir Thanks for your kind letter, just rec'd received & read with greatest interest & pleasure—I sell 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

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

If you have not received it, may I send it to you again, when I will explain my wishes?

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

Always in this month I used to write to him, just that I might be ahead in my congratulations upon his

My son sent me your picture last week from New York, the one sitting on the rocks, by Sarony.

My husband has just bought me the "Prayer of Columbus," by Walt Whitman.

On the 14th day of this month I shall pass the day with my family and a few friends, to read and talk

I always remember just a small event that has occurred in my life.

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

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.

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

will be very short—but show you that I am still in the land of the living, & have not forgotten you—My

have traveled several thousand miles—mostly on the Lakes & St Lawrence, very comfortably & I am now on my

I am feeling heartier physically than for years—Camden will be my permanent P O address—Love to you—

chase them round the school till they leave go or else tumble off i have not got a tumble yet thanks to my

are right at home i think you better settle down in canada in this letter isend i send you you one of my

boats with the man of war out at the zulu war and fetched always to england now i hope you will excuse my

bad writing and spelling for my sister give me a tallking talking to for my spelling the last time she

wrote i got a letter from mother to day and she told me that my brother had broke his arm but it is

My Dearest Friend: I have had all the welcome papers with accounts of your doings, and to-day a nice

My friends told me I looked ten years younger when I came back from America than when I went.

missing the sunshine & working a little too hard, was feeling quite knocked up: so Bee insisted on my

that you step from the lawn into [a] winding wood-path, along which I wander by the hour: and from my

My friend is a noble, large-hearted, capable woman, who devotes all her life and energies to keeping

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

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

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

You will excuse my putting Esqr after your name—I consider it would be out of place; and a mere empty

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

My name is known to your friend Mr.

I enclose prospectus of my Editions of Poe's works.

Only not mounted as I want it for mounting in my own fashion, safest way of sending is round a small

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

. — 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

I found your letter and Mrs Gilchrists and Mr Carpenters on my return, and we were much alarmed at first

I can hardly tell about my trip, but when you return, it will be as well, and you have passed over so

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

July 21 1880 My dear Sir: I have long been waiting for an opportunity to invite you to my house here,

I mailed you the programme program some days ago, and now write to invite you to come to my house for

without visiting Detroit, I would like to have you make your visit a little late, I will tell you why—My

husband and a son in law are making a trip around the Lakes to Chicago and back—and my son in law Lewis

both Artists, Father and son—the latter just sixteen years of age—but of great promise—I know that my

If you do not feel well enough to answer my questions— wont won't some friend do it for me—and please