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Walt Whitman and the Family of Francis Williams by Francis Williams?
, 1888 Back of Library of Congress copy identifies this as "Family of Francis Williams, ca. 1888," taken
at the Williams' house in Germantown, Philadelphia.
Mary Williams' face has been scratched out, and the Williams children are Aubrey (in front of Whitman
Francis Howard Williams was a playwright and poet, and Whitman recalled "how splendidly the Williamses
the cold ground with forehead between your knees, O you need not sit there veil'd veiled in your old white
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 July 1888
W.S.K William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 22 April 1888
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 8 June 1888
Am reading again Landor's "Examination of Wm William Shakspere Shakespeare ." Rich!
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 29 March 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 11 January 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [25 February] 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 3 February 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 10 January 1888
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [13 December 1888]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 25 December 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 20 October 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 9 September 1888
See notes Oct 19, 1888 William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 18 October 1888
Kennedy see notes Sept 1, 1888 William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 30 August 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, [4 September 1888]
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 28 August 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 13 December 1888
William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 2 January 1888
Kennedy William Sloane Kennedy to Walt Whitman, 7 March 1888
Always heartily yours WJ Linton See notes Oct 13 1888 William J.
looking after the fruit we all send much love from Your Friend Wm Ingram See notes Sept 14th, 1888 William
his death the retort fires were started on Sunday morning and at 4 in the afternoon the oven was at white
heat. 2800 degrees all ready and he was put in a white sheet which was soaked in alum and laid on a
Co, Pa, I would like you when you have read this, to send it to Mrs Johnston 150 Bowery New York William
William Harrison Riley to Walt Whitman, 13 May 1888
Yours respectfully, William H. Blauvelt William H. Blauvelt to Walt Whitman, 31 October 1888
hopes for your complete recovery, love, and veneration, I am Yours most sincerely Wm Hosen Ballou William
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 13 June 1888
O'C William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 1 November 1888
Wm D.O'Connor See notes Oct 11, 1888 William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 9 October 1888
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 3 August 1888
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 27 October 1888
As the Indian said to Roger Williams when they landed at Seekonk, "What cheer, brother, what cheer!"
See notes Sept 1 1888 William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 31 August 1888
See notes 1888 Aug 21 William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 12 July 1888
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 25 July 1888
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 3 January 1888
Always affectionately WD.O'C see notes Dec 9 1888 William D.
I hope you have not been writing anything in praise of that old dead werewolf, Emperor William.
William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 14 April 1888
O'Connor William D. O'Connor to Walt Whitman, 16 May 1888
Yours sincerely William Carey Wm Carey William Carey to Walt Whitman, 25 July 1888
Angus William C. Angus to Walt Whitman, 26 October 1888
Walt Whitman sent to pub. in Herald early in Feb. '88 For Francis Howard Williams | May 1896 | Traubel
On the back of this manuscript is an undated letter to Whitman from Talcott Williams.
friend, & wife —& to Sanborn if you see him—I must now get to the bed— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
I am sorry that I have not better news to give you of William.
With best love from us both. as ever yours— Nelly O'Connor I ought to add that William sleeps well, &
God bless you & the wife— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 19 October 1888
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 29 December 1888
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Sloane Kennedy, 11 July 1888
hot, hot—somewhat better now & sitting up this moment & comfortable— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William
—The great determined heros heroes of humanity are the best doctors— W W Walt Whitman to William Sloane