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328 Mickle street Camden June 16 '86 My dear friend Enclosed I send my piece in Thorndike Rice's just

328 Mickle Street April 16 '86 My dear T.W., yours with the $304 safely rec'd received by me this afternoon

do not deserve it—Send word to Mr Lovering, or show him this—I thank him deeply— I am living here in my

a hard job to get from one room to the next)—Am occupied in getting ready the copy of a little book—my

Boughs"—the pieces in prose and verse I have thrown out the last four years— Best love to you & to all my

January 6 '86 My dear friend I am sitting here in my little front room down stairs writing this—a good

usual—havn't been anywhere (though several invitations)—I keep good spirits, but grow clumsier & clumsier, & my

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

—Glad to hear from you, & would send you my writings, gladly.

photograph & letter—but the book has not yet reach'd reached me—Yes, indeed, I consider you one of my

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey Dec 1 '86 My dear Gilder If entirely convenient have the magazine

I should accept with thanks from your hands any contribution from my Irish friends (Prof.

Yes, I should like to see the article in the Quarterly My late bad spell of sickness seems to have passed

as usual—took a long drive by myself midday yesterday—basked in the sun & drove slow—Have just had my

yesterday —Your letter of Nov. 12 has been read & re-read, & quite gone the rounds—much admired—I send you "My

am still here & nothing very new or different—I suppose you rec'd the Press with a brief report of my

Lincoln lecture in Phila: April 15—I go out every day with my mare & rig—sometimes to Phila.

close, but we are having a warm spell here—(now the fourth day of it) —I am ab't as usual in health—my

greeting to you, & to Mr C —also to Dr Bucke Best love to your father, mother & Logan I to-day enter on my

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey U S America Feb: February 11 '86 My dear K C I send you the two Volumes

delighted to have been the means of giving to future generations a portrait of you that is certainly one of my

B[ucke] is well & busy—I was out driving to-day, 11 to 1—Nothing definite done to my "November Boughs

I am much the same as of late—made out very handsomely with my lecture April 15th—$674—have seen Gilder

sending the book to Whitman on April 3, Burroughs commented: "I do not think much of it—the poorest of my

from 328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey U S America June 20 1886 My dear Sir I write a line to introduce

This article, with "A Backward Glance on My Own Road," "How Leaves of Grass Was Made," and "My Book and

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey July 28 '86 My dear Redpath Yours of 26th rec'd—All right & no harm

done—But I mortally hate to have any thing with my name signed go to press without my seeing proof—Also

I wanted the slips—Yes I will furnish you the (ab't) seven page article you request, & soon —My health

328 Mickle Street Camden N J July 10 Noon My dear J R By an announcement in the Phil: Press this morning

I suppose you have used my "How I made a Book" &c for the newspaper syndicate—All right.

somewhat concerned ab't is that I have not seen the proof (which is always an important point with me)—& my

This article, with "A Backward Glance on My Own Road," "How Leaves of Grass Was Made," and "My Book and

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey April 13 '86 My Dear Prof: Carson Yours rec'd recieved —The copy

to have seen you—I am ab't about the same in health &c—(nothing at all to brag of)—I read publicly my

Bucke , who is home in London, Canada —I send enclosed a ¶ for your consideration for the book—I send my

least saying—and wishing it put on record—that among the perfect women I have known (and it has been my

the very best for mother, sisters and friends) I have known none more perfect in every relation than my

On September 10 Herbert Gilchrist wrote: "What I wrote about Dr B[ucke] sings discordantly in my ears—but

least saying—and wishing it put on record—that among the perfect women I have known (and it has been my

very best, for mother, sisters and friends) I have known none more perfect in every relation, than my

am glad you refused the letters for publication—They were strictly private Walt Whitman Don't forget my

easier to-day—have eaten a bit of breakfast for the first time in many days—A long cold snow-storm here—My

Herbert was hurt: "You make no allusion to my Book or my little confidences thereon!

In the letter of November 9 he observed: "I am so sorry that I have finished my labour of love, the doing

, with check for Twenty Dollars, ($20) (herewith returned) was duly rec'd—Thank you most fervently, my

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey U S America March 20 1886 My dear Ernest Rhys Thank you for the little

the same as of late years—Keep up pretty good spirits & buoyancy—that makes the best of it all—Give my

For my own sake, as well as yours, I wish it were!"

My health is nearly as usual—Slowly declining— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Elisa Seaman Leggett, 8 June

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey U S America Aug: 26 '86 My dear Edward Dowden Herbert Gilchrist has

I think of collecting together my prose & verse of the last five years, & printing a little Vol: under

the title of "November Boughs"—also of bringing out a complete budget of all my writing in one book.

gift—for your letter with the £45 which has just reached me— We have fine weather here, & I am enjoying it—My

Received from David McKay, 18th December, 1886, One Hundred and Twenty 01 | 100 Dollars, for royalties on my

Street Camden New Jersey US America Dec. 21 '86 Thanks for the six copies of your beautiful Edition of my

I would like to exchange with you—I to send you my two volume Centennial Ed'n Leaves of Grass and Two

Mickle Street Camden New Jersey July 20 '86 Dear Sir I hereby give you permission to include any of my

Merchantville, in "the leafy month of June," I took occasion, one bright Sunday morning, to call and pay my

visiting Philadelphia, two or three times taken the same liberty and enjoyed the same pleasure; once with my

On my last visit to you, I was glad to see you so, apparently, much better in health than I had anticipated

you an epigram which on a certain occurrence in 1882—a proceeding disgraceful to one of These States—my

I remain, my dear S ir, very truly, your friend, (if you allow me to call you so,) L. Shoemaker.

New York, Oct 18th 188 6 Walt Whitman Esq Dear Sir On my return to New York agreeable to promise I beg

Dear Sir Trusting that the intelligence conveyed will plead for my presumption, I venture to enclose

"My father was a carpenter and came into that trade by inheritance.

I had begun to think of making my fortune as a builder.

But my subsequent acquaintance with him taught me not to be too hasty in making up my mind about people

I keep up my spirits, but my strength won't stand any extra demands.

Captain, Oh, My Captain."

Louis, Nov 9th 1886 My dear Walt Two or three times within the last half dozen days we have seen (and

As good luck would have it we have had a splendid fall as regards weather—and too my work has been of

short time) this does occur, and of course she gives way to her feelings, poor child, but I am doing my

My publisher has only sent me $80 as profits on my books for over a year.

But my friends everywhere are remembering me.

It would not be the truth to say that my only friends are in England.

My spirits are buoyant and my health fair: I am indeed content."

I am compelled to admit that my Western experiences are behind all of my life work.

April 15. 1886 My dear Mr.

Furness 50 J B Lippincott Co. 25 175 and my own check for one hundred & twenty-nine, (129) dollars, in

June 11, 1886 My dear Walt Whitman: Some weeks after I had made my last remittance to you I received

My dear friend: I have been thinking very often of you lately, and wishing that something might be done

Lovering, the Member of Congress from my district, 6 th Massachusetts, and influential member of committee

This one is devoted to some of your poems and is partly written by me, partly by my friend W. Q.

Dear Sir, Please accept my enclosed check for one hundred dollars.

I am your debtor for the pleasure I derived from reading your poems, last month, on my return voyage

March 30 1886 My dear Sir: I have sent through my publishers a vol. volume of my essays on Poetry & Poets

I hope you may have seen & cared for some of my own work in poetry.

I have now told my publisher to send another copy to your correct address.

I formerly sent you some of my poetry, but it was early work.

My debt to you is great. Would that I could express it in person!

I'll send a copy too of my last book, "Songs of the Heights & Deeps" see notes June 28 1888 Roden Noel

necessary arrangements and we will move Northward as soon as convenient after I get across the water—My

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