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Camden April 16 '87 By oversight I left a book "Poets of America," by E C Stedman —in my room in the

If convenient I sh'd like to have you send this note to E P G. with my thanks and regards— Walt Whitman

volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey May 31 '87 My dear T W Will you do something for me, in the Press

Camden Aug. 11, 1887 Davis's report of me and my talk, in re the Swinburne article, is very cute and

M Oct: 7 '87 Dear friend Yours with the $12 has reach'd me safely—making $800 altogether sent me by my

late—was out driving yesterday, & shall probably go out for an hour this afternoon—Thanks to you & my

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey May 25 '87 Thanks & God bless you my dear Sylvester Baxter for your

feeling pretty well as I write—Should most gratefully accept & most intensely enjoy a little spot of my

suggests to me impromptu—Yes I am making calculation on a conveniently plann'd & built house, & garden, of my

O'Reilly's, K's & your hands (& any others if any others there be)—putting it in a draught payable to my

order & send it to me here—I feel as if I could suit my wants & tastes better probably deciding & directing

know too how appreciatingly & gratefully I feel ab't their help—& that I appoint you to fully act as my

I am not over my bad spell yet, but a little better perhaps—Harry is getting along very well —was up

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

morning May 3 '87 Dear friend I got home all right Sunday afternoon—had a nice enjoyable ride—enjoyed my

visit anyhow—Yesterday I felt pretty dry, up in my room, & made a glass of drink, water, sugar & vinegar—from

that bottle you gave me—such as I remember my dear mother making sixty years ago, for my father, of

a hot day, when I was a little boy—& my drink went well too—Nothing new of any importance with me—Send

have just written him a few lines—told him ab't Harry —Warm & sunny to-day & I am sitting here with my

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

As I write, the sun is out, & my bird singing—I have had my dinner, mutton-stew, onions, & greens—(I

winter—yet every thing goes on comfortably with me—I am sitting here by the window down stairs, in my

big chair, writing this—(the sun shining outside, & my little canary singing furiously in his cage in

Susan I enclose a letter Herbert sent me some months ago—nothing particular—Ed I still wish to sell my

19 Ap Harry has been here—is in good spirits & is surely getting along very well—I am getting over my

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

here, but cold enough outside frozen hard— O why hast thou bleach'd these locks, old Time yet left my

1844, that is about "an aged man" who meets a young man and tells him, "I was like thee, once gay, my

son, — / Sweet pleasure filled my heart," but "conquering time / Hath bleached my locks so gray."

would like that I c'd get up here, you write me, & it w'd be a pleasure to me to get it—I send George my

My Dear Walt, As you see by my address I am staying with a great friend of yours.

I posted a copy of my book to you about a week ago: I hope that you will read it and tell me how you

As yet, I have not taken my passage, but I hope to come early in May, and to spend a nice slice of my

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

On this date Whitman recorded the following in his Commonplace Book: "To day I begin my 69th year—almost

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

Whitman is thinking here of the hymn sometimes called "Calvary," beginning "Come, O my heart," with the

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

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey June 14 '87 Dear S E C I wish to send you my special deep-felt personal

you—but I am disabled & unwell more than half the time & cannot be relied on—Do not for the present put my

Camden Nov. 19 '87 My dear Sir I tho't I w'd send you word that Mr Eakins the portrait painter of Phila

suppose will continue off & on all the current month (or more)—so you might tell Miss Wheeler —Also give my

hot spell here —It is clouded over a little to day—, —some relief—I have no news to write you ab't my

As I write the mocking-bird is singing over the way, & my canary—Love to A and L — Walt Whitman Walt

Emersons are your own—except that I should like one of the medallions to go to Mary & her husband with my

spell—Ab't as usual with me—No sight of Rhys yet—the artist Eakin of Phila: comes off & on painting my

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey May 11 '87 I send today by mail—same address as this—my Volume 'Leaves

still & warm—I am still here in Mickle Street—at this moment sitting by the open window down stairs in my

over, in a very kind & good letter—enclosing some printed slips from paper—one written by you ab't my

sill—every thing all right—had toast & a great mug of Whitman's chocolate & hot milk (excellent) for my

money for it, (& great good it does me, coming now)—Herbert Gilchrist is here—he is drawing & painting my

perhaps the best thing yet—Love to your father, yourself & Alys, the baby dear, & all—as I end, after my

Camden April 20. '87 My dear Major Mr Gilder of the Century has just sent me Andrew Carnegie's check

for $350 for his box—Making my remuneration $600 for the lecture — Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to Major

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey April 18 1887> Dear Sir Yours of 16th with $250 (for my lecture of

receipt—I continue ab't half and half in feeling & health —Mrs: G. says Ed is well—I rec'd a note from my

henceforth not the least among the objects of our interest— —Showery here to-day—I tho't of getting out with my

is welcomed—Nothing specially new with me—I have stood the hot weather pretty well & have just eaten my

Camden Nov. 19 '87 Thank you & double-thank you, my dear young man, for your affectionate letter & money

My little canary is singing blithely.

I enclose you my last pieces—Yes, indeed we shall be glad to see you—Mrs D will & I will—Meanwhile love

Eakins is here painting my portrait—it seems strong (I don't know but powerful) & realistic—very different

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey For the present send Ernest Rhys's letters addressed here to my care

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey May 3, '87 Your letter rec'd & welcomed as always—My visit to N Y

was a hasty flash only—I am more & more wretchedly physically disabled, & feel better off here in my

G—but I doubt whether it contains much (or any thing) for you—I can loan you my copy if you wish—I will

certainly keep you posted ab't myself, or any literary movement or change or happening of my work— Walt

ab't me that is to be pub'd in Eng. soon—I am quiescent, but think of pub. in collected & revised form my

sincerely—I am living here comfortably enough, but a paralytic bodily—As I write I sit by the open window of my

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey March 10, '87 My dear John Hay, I send the two sets of books you

requested—Also a MS copy of "My Captain"—also a little Vol: containing my Dartmouth College Commencement-Poem-address

O'Connor is now in Southern California, sick— I send you my remembrance love & thanks— Walt Whitman the

The copy of "O Captain! My Captain!"

—McKay, my Phila: publisher, has just been over—paid me $77 for royalties for the last eight months—I

paid the Camden taxes on my shanty to-day $26 —The photos come from Cox all right, & I sign & return

—When you come again, don't forget to bring my Stedman book American Poets —Love to Alma and Al and all

Johnston on September 1, 1887, "He advertises . . . to sell my photo, with autograph.

morning (through Gilder ) a check from Andrew Carnegie for $350 for his box last Thursday night—making my

rec'd—Major Pond has sent me $250—I came thro' Friday Evn'g in good order & am now here—Chewing on my

Dillingham Co: New York), he writes of Whitman: "Whitman gave a few readings under my management during

& comfortable enough, but horribly crippled & banged up—Spirit moved me to write you a line & send my

& comfortable enough, but horribly crippled & banged up—Spirit moved me to write you a line & send my

Camden New Jersey 328 Mickle Street Sept: 1 '87 My dear friend I wish you could take half an hour if

He advertises (Century, Sept. number ) to sell my photo, with autograph.

Go round & see if C will immediately send me copies of the pictures & follow my requests ab't them—Or

Y. to deliver my piece April 14th. Dr. and Mrs.