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85 Camden New Jersey U S America Dear Herbert Gilchrist As I doubt I made some small misfiguring in my

[To Ernest Rhys] 328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey U S America Nov. 9 1885 My dear Sir Excuse the delay—I

As I understand it, the plan is to make a selection from my Poems & put them in a Volume of your "Canterbury

III. of my "Walt Whitman."

scientific American point of view—as it certainly is the highest & deepest (complimentary) statement of my

gone—Spirits buoyant & hearty— —The December sun is shining out wistfully as I finish, & I am going out in my

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey Nov: 30 '85 My dear Wm Rossetti Yours of Nov: 13 with 31 pounds 19

shillings has been received—the third instalment of the "offering" —my thanks are indeed deeper than

been writing to Herbert Gilchrist ab't his mother, & am filled with sadness—nothing new with me, only my

William Osler, Whitman went to see Professor Norris "ab't my eyes . . . satisfactory visit & examination—I

328 Mickle Street Camden N J May 24 Dear J B— I am ab't in my usual general health, but lameness bad

—had a fall a month ago, & turned my ankle in—don't think I will be able to come up to West Park— W W

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey June 9 '85 My dear Baxter I wonder if you could use this in the Outing

wall before me this moment with the Bacon —(I am ashamed to say never before acknowledged—but it is in my

little sitting room & before my eyes every day—more than half the time is taken for Shakspere) — I am

in general health—full as well—but laid by with lameness—added to by a fall two months ago & turning my

invitations to me which I should be most glad to accept—but I find it best not to stray too far from my

Give my best love & remembrances to her? I am comfortable here in my shanty.

328 Mickle Street Camden Dec: 21 '85 My dear friend Real glad to hear from you once more, as by yours

Seems to me mortality never enclosed a more beautiful spirit— The trouble ab't my eyesight passed over

had dinner &c—I go there every Sunday—So I get stirr'd up some, but not half enough—three reasons, my

natural sluggishness & the paralysis of late years, the weather, & my old, stiff, slow horse, with a

better—he gives up for the present his European tour, but is coming here soon for a week—As I close, my

#15 J.B Gilder '85 Camden Feb. 18 My dear J B G I have no feeling of objection to your substituting a

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey March 4 '85 My dear friends Your letter comforts & touches me deeply

Davis, strong & hearty & good natured, a widow, young enough, furnishes me my meals, & takes good care

—Soon as you get this write me how John is getting along—Last Saturday's Critic has a piece about my

the undulation of your one wave, its trick to me transfer W C ould you but breathe one breath upon my

jibs appear in the offing—steamers with pennants of smoke— and under the noonday forenoon sun Where my

Where my gaze as now sweeps ocean river and bay.

My Dear Walt.

All of us well—especially my two little boys, who enjoy the country life very much.

Louis, July 31st 188 5 My dear Walt— I enclose a check for ten dollars payable to your order—the money

say the heat was greater on the street level than it has been since 1838—it was 102 in the shade at my

Louis, Feb 23rd 1885 My dear Walt I have had such hard work for the last six weeks that I have hardly

books as soon as he can get a little money ahead—but I would like to give him this one  He has read all my

keep pretty well and we all get on in the regular old way A few weeks ago Willard Arnold called at my

Louis, Sept. 11th 188 5 My dear Walt Enclosed please find check for $10—payable to your order  This check

to you—to give you any notion of the good you have done me & again I think I speak for hundreds of my

his January 16, 1872 letter to Rudolf Schmidt, Whitman wrote that Freiligrath "translates & commends my

My plan is that sometime (any time) before the 1 st June John Burroughs should run down to Philadelphia

I often see your name mentioned in the various papers, and I have your address in my Memorandum Book.

I am living with my Son in law his wife (my daughter) and their 2 children.

signature, might suffice and I would be pleased to hold a letter from you, one who I esteem, one who knew , my

Samuel Harris Smith (1829–1864) was a captain of the Union army and served alongside his brother Palin

Steel of South Carolina in 1880 that read: "At the battle of the Mine, at Petersburg, 1864, I was Captain

Company I, Seventeenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, and in this desperate hand to hand fight, a Captain

Sims, of a New York regiment (I think from Brooklyn), as he mounted the breastworks immediately before my

Dec 6th 188 5 Mr Walt Whitman My Dear Old Friend.

Walt Whitman Esteemed Sir, Will you permit me to offer you, as emphasizing my appreciation of the melodies

its every drop distills something of the warm appreciation your exceptional creations have kindled in my

I have lived as yet but eighteen years: yet in all the constant thoughts and acts of my last few years

, your words have been my guides and true oracles.

spirit of self-assertion: but that I should feel shame for myself, were I not to show the reality of my

gratitude to you, even through the weakness of words—you, whom I thankfully acknowledge for my veritable

In the summer of '80, my oldest son (of this, my second wife,) being then a well-grown, strong, and healthy

Since that young man was taking a law advantage of myself and other creditors of my dead son, after he

My kin, always recognized as of superior honesty, have shown themselves in all this matter immeasurably

My kin are much allied with those bad people by marriages.

I shall talk to my Dr Doctor about you when I see him again, but if I were you I would adopt such a diet

as would make my blood as thin as possible, & so lessen the arterial strain This is common sense, &

Well, my time has come—that is all. You see, I am somewhat of a fatalist!"

May 18, 85 Dear Walt: I have set my house & heart in order for a visit from you before these May days

You would enjoy the country here now, & it would add to the length of my days to see you here again.

I have just sent off the copy for my new vol volume : think I shall stick to "Signs & Seasons" for the

He wanted my opinion about the argument of the essay, so I told him that I never felt like quarreling

During my employment of seven years or more in Washington after the war (1865-72) I regularly saved a

great part of my wages; and, though the sum has now become about exhausted by my expenses of the last

three years, there are already beginning at present welcome dribbles hitherward from the sales of my

And that is the way I should prefer to glean my support.

In that way I cheerfully accept all the aid my friends find it convenient to proffer.

I go early in the morning (Sunday) to see Mary—my wife at Atlantic —but Monday will see you at 7 .

I will call on you on my way back to New York.

But I write now to tell you why, because my visit will be on business I believe you have never met Mr

Whitman: I got your letter when I was in Washington and fully expected to stay over and see you on my

Now, my dear Walt Whitman, won't you go to work at once because Rice is chained lightning in a dress

My Dear Walt Whitman: I am very, very sorry to learn that your physical condition is so low and that

stands in the way won't you please state what you will ask for it, and then I shall have the matter off my

So my dear old friend I have protected your interests to the best of my judgement and if you want me

I also would like you to answer my letters.

Camden NJ 5th 12th 85 Walt Whitman Esq Dear Walt: I fear you do not fully appreciate my relations to

deal of writing about it, between them & me—and about two weeks ago I sent on a red-hot interview of my

And I want you to go at it or let me have my MSS . so I can get it off by next Saturday night.

Camden NJ 4th 7th 85. 12 midnight Walt Whitman My Dear Walt Your letter did not reach me: till tonight

God knows & Walt knows that I am as slow as the wrath of God—to take offense especially at what my friends

(2) To start right again I think you had better send me my MSS—and let me do as I d—m please with it

OFFICE OF Special Agent Treasury Department, Camden NJ 5.7., 1885. 10 am My Dear Walt.

My dear Whitman, The Voice of the Rain does not tempt me, and I return it herewith with thanks.

My dear Whitman, I have your kind favor of the 11th with the enclosed poem—or series of poems, rather

Dear Walt The lovely spirit fled on Sunday afternoon at five o'clock.....My darling mother's life has

Some day next year I am going to send you a photograph from my last picture of mother I painted it this

I and brother (Percy Carlyle Gilchrist ) placed her semblance in my father's grave this morning at Kensal-Green

She died in my arms.

a better account of your health yet, hoped that you were beginning to get around as usual, and like my

Alma Tadema the most celebrated artist over here has written to congratulate me over my last picture

It is rather a feather in my cap—and will perhaps prove a turning point in my artistic career, who knows

I lead a quiet but moderately varied life and am able to enjoy my work and possess one or two friends

My mother's health is but sadly, but it is wonderful what she manages to do, continuing always to think

My sister's voice is developing and her art is beginning to be admired.

My picture in this year's Royal Academy was a good deal noticed, and has done my reputation good: in

fact I am getting on my feet, slowly.

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

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

Aldrich (1828–1908) was an ornithologist, a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, an infantry captain

Vermont Christmas Afternoon My Dear Brother I thank you with all my heart you are so kind I dont don't

Rose one of my near neighbors just, now, came to the window and wants me to come in, to see her Chrs

I am asked to invite you to come & read on one of the days, & I add to this my own earnest request that

You should see my room.

more, by looking you in the face, recover memories of the past that will refurnish the lost beats of my

series of poets was last year begun by Walter Scott the publisher under the occasional editorship of my

and in their list a month or two after my arrival in London as a student of life & letters this year,

I saw rather to my astonishment your name amid the rest, & feeling that in some ways I had a special

As for my own share, all I really care about is to procure a serviceable popular edition, giving all

I feel very much inclined to say a great deal more about my hopes and ideals, but to-night perhaps it

reminiscences of the actors & actresses fifty years ago —Tho' I am not personally known to you—& as far as my

not yet an Octogenarian or even a Septuagenarian—I being but 66 at the close off this month—I date my

perfection & not the genius of acting—I never witnessed Forrest acting but the houses were jammed, my

look & utters with electrical effect "Maral I hate thee"—I can never forget it—it was imprinted in my

recollect Signor de Begnis (—with perhaps the exception of Lablach —whom I have heard frequently on my

Macbeth, Act V, where Macbeth says, "I have liv'd long enough: my way of life / Is fall'n into the sere

Am laid up just now with a kick from my horse—luckily nothing very bad—he struck me (accidentally in