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Camden Sunday Sept: September 10 My dear friend I went round last evening to call on Mrs Rogers, & thought
yesterday—he is well & hearty & seems to be having good times—I shall write to him to-day—Well the work on my
new book "Specimen Days" is finished, & I feel as if a troublesome job was off my hands The enclosed
the pond, the first three summers '76, '77 and '78 I was down there at your house—We could not get my
miles from Philadelphia— (While I am writing this it is a very pleasant quiet Sunday—as I sit here by my
Camden 11 am Tuesday My friend J. M. S. (for so I would have it) Yours just rec'd.
September 1st 1877 Mr Whitman My dear friend Your letter of May from Kirkwood was duly rec d received
but as I dislike writing letters, & have been pretty busy I hope you will pardon my delay.
I believe I told you in my last letter of my intention to become, if possible, an engineer, My intention
still holds good, but despite all my efforts, I have failed to obtain a situation I suppose the trouble
lies in my not being acquainted with men of that class, so for the present I will have to take things
allude to his visit to America, but there may be something in it — —I feel better—am working a little at my
booklet yesterday and to-day—my head feels easier, but the weakness especially in getting about & in
my knee power is fearful—Hope you & George and Ed & Deb & Jo & the young one are jolly & sitting up—
July 8th 1888 My dear Walt; I have followed your illness with breathless concern—that is, what I could
am pretty much as usual again after quite a long siege—I am here in a little old house I have bought—my
a couple of elderly folks, acquaintances of mine, Mr and Mrs Lay, they live in the house, & I take my
all ever so much better than the Stevens Street business—Am not doing any thing lately, & the sale of my
rascally publisher in New York named Worthington has been printing and selling a cheaper edition of my
, as to be sued—then it cost money— —I am jogging along here about the same—keep pretty well, & eat my
allowance every time—went over to 41st st: Phila: Philadelphia to eat my Thanksgiving dinner, with an
there the good weather middle of November—it has been bad enough since, some bitter cold—I have got my
Still keep the sick chair & sick room—(now going into the sixth month)—The big book , (my whole works
Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in my
328 Mickle St Camden June 9 '85 Dear Harry & Dear Eva I am still badly lamed by my turned ankle of six
venture—all right—But think twice about the monthly periodical project— Nothing specially new with me—I like my
the map of Canada toward north east)—then back again to stay awhile in the old city of Quebec—give my
very anxious I should know of the bad illness of a particular friend of mine, & so wrote to Kirkwood—My
I hope it is healing all right & will be no more trouble—Nothing new or special with me—Sold one of my
Glendale a longish letter wh' I want you to have, as it is meant as much for you —I have finished all my
Dear Hank I am here seeing to the setting up & stereotyping of my book in a big printing office, (Rand
I sent—they will give you some acc't account of two or three little happenings in my jaunt—I was down
on Long Island at the spot where I was born & where I had spent my summers in youth from time to time—went
fine very old trees)—I am now writing this in Osgood's place in Boston (they are the publishers of my
—I wish you to give my love to your father & mother—Debbie & Jo Ed, Mont, & Van—Ruth & little George—
My love to Ed and Debby and the whole family.)
As I am going up & may not be down again soon, I wish Debby to take charge of my big pillow, as it was
made by & given me by my mother, & she slept on it & I shall want it again.
1309 Fifth av: near 86th street Monday noon May 12 My dear Reid If you put this in type perhaps you could
431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey U S America My dear Wm Harrison Riley Your letter has reach'd me
Riley was an ardent young Englishman who addressed Whitman as "My dear Friend and Master" on March 5.
In all my troubles and successes I have been strengthened by your divine teachings."
1309 Fifth av. near 86th st Thursday afternoon May 8 My Dear Reid Can you use this for Saturday's paper
Camden New Jersey U S America Oct October 5 — I have to-day today sent by mail same address as this card my
(My address though is still at Camden) I am still keeping pretty well, for me— W.
three I have been away in New York—return'd only a few days ago—I am well and fat, & have been so, & my
four boys out, & then the four girls—I enjoyed their call—They were going off on a little excursion— My
brother & sister are well as usual—My nieces are now here —have left school—they are grown, tall hearty
—Change my base a good deal—but this is my centre & p o address W.W. Walt Whitman to George W.
431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey July 12 My dear Reid I forward you same mail with this the little
"Passage to India" we spoke of, with the "Captain" bit in.
If convenient have the pay for my letter of July 4 in Tribune ($20) sent me here.
I am well, for me—All the better for my pleasant NY jaunt.
Whitman mentioned in his Commonplace Book this letter and Passage to India (1871), in which "O Captain
My Captain!" appears (Charles E.
Camden New Jersey U S America April 29 '78 Dear Sir In answer to yours of 14th—I send by mail postpaid my
I remember I sent you on the 29th of April last some circulars, slips, price-advertisements &c. of my
431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey Nov 27 My dear Reid If convenient please send me the pay for the
431 Stevens Street Camden N J Dec 18 a m My dear Sir I want a nice standing ratan work-basket for my
baskets,—such as will probably cost 3½ or $4— Please call soon — Walt Whitman I am well as usual—I send my
get out of the house—but with Spring & good weather shall no doubt be all right again—I truly hope, my
London Ontario Canada June 17 '80 My dear Reid Herewith find a letter for the paper.
—& having a good time—fine country, many fine people here—I go all about leisurely but this will be my
Camden Sunday afternoon Jan: 30— My dear friend, I rec'd received your good letter some days since, &
write you—it is now ½ past 2, after dinner, & I have been writing & fixing up a composition alone in my
From that I enter on my 72d year— Walt Whitman here is $2 for the young ones, Eva Eva Stafford Walt Whitman
"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My
Camden Thursday afternoon March 28 My dear friends I am still grunting & unable to go out Walt Whitman
Suggestive" two vols: have just come—thank you—I shall write soon ab't them more at length—Have you rec'd my
I keep up yet—paralyzed almost completely—get out in wheel chair —sleep & appetite fair—my N A.
I have taken this liberty at the suggestion of my uncle Mr Symonds, to whom I showed the verses, and
by whom I was assured that my sending them would not be looked upon by you in the light of an impertinence
single line they are just as I wrote them two years ago some few weeks after your book first fell into my
Owing to my want of a public-school training, I have not as yet been able to do much in the way of athletics
had a strange chill, rattled me for two hours lively—one or two since but milder—the doctor thinks my
431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey Sept 30 My dear Reid Yes—put my name to the piece, if you like it
431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey Sept 21 My dear Reid, Won't the herewith do for an editorial these
It was later reprinted in Good-bye My Fancy (The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman, [New York: G.P.
(My own books, poems & prose, have been a direct & indirect attempt at contribution.)
get along somehow out of this fearful weather & every thing else myself—very hot to-day—have just had my
daily bath—my breakfast three hours ago on bread & stew'd stewed prunes & a cup of tea—appetite fair—yesterday
little $6 piece to order for a N Y New York paper —sent off last evn'g evening —I sit here alone in my
send, as I have plenty—Mrs: D has just bo't bought some clams & I am to have a small plate raw for my
She was a widow and had been married to a sea captain. For more information, see Carol J.
Camden Dec: 22 1890 Dear sister Han Merry Christmas to you first thing, from my heart and soul—Nothing
Camden Jan: 8 night '91 Am sitting here in my den, & will write a line—Much the same as usual comfortable—good
received some reprints f'm from last photo portrait & will soon send you one— Jan: 10 A M—have had my
Camden Wednesday 12:40 pm Go to New York this afternoon to deliver my lecture commemorative of "Death
trouble & head bring me much suffering—(This is quite a hospital Mickle St around here)—sell some of my
She was a widow and had been married to a sea captain. See Carol J.
Mary, Greenport —nothing new—it seems that George was down there, (probably a few hours) after all—my
so-so—Nothing very different—get along fairly, considering—have buckwheat cakes for b'kfast breakfast —relish my
—not much different—pretty depress'd depressed condition with me night & day—sunny & cold—still eat my
meals a day (very light however)—buckwheat cakes & coffee this mn'g morning —letters England yesterday—my
Philadelphia : to-day visiting & shopping—Warry here to mind the shanty & me—(keeps up a good fire my
She was a widow and had been married to a Sea Captain. See Carol J.
and his brother Harry were the sons of Henry Whireman Fritzinger (about 1828–1881), a former sea captain
Davis, Whitman's housekeeper, who had also taken care of the sea captain and who inherited part of his
Camden N J — Dec December : 7 '91 Dear Sister Y'r your postal card came & was welcomed—my bad spell continues
bro't brought me a nice basket of rasp raspberries & blackberries—I had some & a little oatmeal for my
come—yet I get on fairly considering—eat very little (have no appetite)—had a fair night last &c:—just had my
quite a feat—sold a big book —rice pudding in old yellow earthen dish (& brot brought up in same) for my