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This piece of Stoddard's amounts to nothing at all—I could write more myself, though my knowledge of
Davis, and when she asks him how he is, he replies curiously—'still doing my old business—still making
And W. then laughing: "I am still at my own business—still making baskets and baskets."
My own mail included letters from Bucke and Kennedy.At McKay's later in day found our Washingtonian preferred
Sit here on the bed—tell me the news," he taking my hand and I sitting there, detailing such things from
I consider Baxter one of my best friends."
"Walt, you don't seem often to mistake my step, even in the dark."
"No, I do not, but my senses seem to get duller." I took a chair and moved it up towards the bed.
This is my music day.
Would you the undulation of one wave, its trick to me transfer, Or breathe one breath of yours upon my
past war, the battles, hospital sights, the wounded and the dead, Myself through every by-gone phase—my
idle youth—old age at hand, My three-score years of life summ'd up, and more, and past, By any grand
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, Oct 27th 1878 My dear Walt Tis a long time since I have heard from any of you—but I suppose all
well until we had a "cold wave" about two weeks ago—since that time I have felt the very best—and too my
go and get well as quick as she can—I hope to hear in a day or two that she is all well again Give my
My heart is torn and my sympathies roused as never by anything before at the way our prisoners are treated
We are all very well, I am much better than I was last winter, my summer at the sea-shore & the sea-bathing
me of the 1st November 1867,— whereupon the whole matter was treated as having been withdrawn from my
consideration, and all the papers relating to it, were, with my letter of 5th Nov. 1867, transmitted
in this office, is one in which the importance of the questions involved makes it proper to embody my
United States, in conformity to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act, it would be expedient, and in my
been both pertinent & important if I had occasion to dispose of the case of Davis as presented for my
By a perusal of my letter to Mr.
You desire such instructions in the premises as in my judgment shall best comport with the interests
Schley, to whom the interests of the Government in the matter were confided by my predecessor, Mr.
My pens are very elusive, like my handkerchiefs—I have uncountable dozens of them somewhere about the
Do you know, whether the ice is broken or not, into my bath I go every day of my life?’
Brooklyn–25 Feb 1868 to attorney general's office wash. my dear Walter i got your letter all safe to
next week) George had to make a paym ent the other day and had to take all he had to make it out) give my
Tuesday 1868 November 10 My dear Walter i have received your letter to day although it was short it was
suffered very much so pressed for breath poor little boy it made me feel real sad he and Janey was up in my
My condition is drawing genera l attention, and the old querie query is asked me; "has she no friend?
Respecting public opinion of my services toward her, a neighbour neighbor of twenty years lately remarked
My dear dear Walt i sat down and let every thing go to write this it seems so long since i have written
married is certainly the last one you would think as he always was set in his way) but as you say by my
My dear Walt although i have had a pretty hard day yet i felt as if i wanted to write a line before i
doctors on tuesday Tuesday all right Dr enos is dead i suppose you s ee in the papers very suddenly my
Nearly all "the boys" were present with two friends & the reading of my notes &c which took place in
has been commissioned to express this to you by letter which he will do probably by next mail Pardon my
Saturday afternoon 14 July '83 My dearest Brother I rec'd received your card and Book, some little time
I took a notion all at once to send my pictures, I have not been very prompt have I Walt about the pictures
Sep 1891 My dear Walt Whitman, Gloriously fine here today, but too warm.
letters are always like a cordial to me, & in their zealous, ever kind, & busy comradeship appeal to my
with the right direction so you can write to Harry London Ont Ontario Canada Dec December 17th 83 1883 My
Haven't heard from home directly but once since my arrival.
As I write, the sun is out, & my bird singing—I have had my dinner, mutton-stew, onions, & greens—(I
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
We are all well, I am hearty, very glad to get home again after my run in the East—though I enjoyed my
book will be soon out now— Saturday—noon—Aug. 31 —Suppose Dick has reach'd home by this time—give him my
proof (not to be printed, I fancy, soon)—also just rec'd f'm Century a little eight line poemet proof, "My
Whitman's poem "My 71st Year" was published in the November 1889 issue of Century Illustrated Monthly
Find my folk all well and the asylum in good shape—a lot of work had accumulated which it will take a
immensely valuable and that we shall eventually carry our plans through—the only subject of regret on my
heart, lungs, kidneys—(those, according to him, are all right)—thinks it indeed not improbable that my
dear baby— Walt Whitman Frank, I wish to be remembered to Arnold Johnson in the office—tell him I sent my
regulations, to the beach, where the speaker bathes in the sea and watches the sun rise and thinks how "my
dear friend my lover was on his way coming."
attack of illness, somewhat severe, the last few days—& I have been sort of nurse & doctor—(as none of my
character of democratic art & poetic literature, as discriminated from aristocratic—quotes freely from all my
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
spell I must write to you—I don't have any such spells—& seems to me it is time you grew out of them—my
write you something cheerful—I have been in all day—quite a deep snow & the wind blowing—I here in my
84 My Dear Mr.
that—well, it is no blemish of course in magnificent strain of elemental music, But you might consider my
I took my M.A. in 1947 and my Ph.D. in 1949, the year after Lucy took hers.
I want to conclude by describing my encounter with someone my wife and I met when we visited Whitman's
body to meet my lover the sea, I will not touch my flesh to the earth as to other flesh to renew me.
I am grateful to my colleague Jerome Loving for calling my attention to this essay by Allen, an early
I thank my friend and former colleague Kenneth Price, who directed this dissertation, for calling my
I am trying to cheer him up and strengthen him with my magnetism."
Come to my house on Sunday evening, and I will have him there to meet you."
It would give me great pleasure to grant this request, out of my regard to Mr.
it, as he showed when I went to give him an account of my interview with the Secretary.
" 'I cock my hat as I please, indoors and out,' " I quoted.
Camden Thursday afternoon March 28 My dear friends I am still grunting & unable to go out Walt Whitman
November 9, 1881 I send you my new book (it is due you, you know) same mail with this. . .
328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey For the present send Ernest Rhys's letters addressed here to my care
Camden Nov: 6 '91 Thanks, my friend, for y'r noble and beautiful volumes "Around the World" —safely received
328 Mickle Street April 16 '86 My dear T.W., yours with the $304 safely rec'd received by me this afternoon
Camden NJ April 8 1887 Yes—I hereby give my consent to the inclusion of the four pieces mentioned in
Millthorpe, Holmesfield near Sheffield, Oct. '91 Owing to postal changes, my address will in future be
Camden March 10 Evn'g I am getting better—slowly but decidedly—my young friend died yesterday at noon
My city's fit and noble name resumed, Choice aboriginal name, with marvellous beauty, meaning, A rocky
Camden May 23d My dear Reid Couldn't you feel to print the above say for instance in the Bits of Criticism
My Dear Bolger Here is an article I have reeled off for you if you want it your telegram recd recieved
Camden Aug. 11, 1887 Davis's report of me and my talk, in re the Swinburne article, is very cute and
Received from David McKay, 18th December, 1886, One Hundred and Twenty 01 | 100 Dollars, for royalties on my
SCOVEL, 113 Arch Street, Camden, N.J., Feby 23, 1878 Walt Whitman Esq My Dear "Old Boy" James M.
Camden New Jersey Sept. 8 noon Thanks, my friend, for your kind invitation—but am not able to accept