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Sir: Your letter of the 6th inst. submits for my consideration the Internal Revenue case of A. W.
Sir: I have just returned from Philadelphia, and find your letter of the 16th instant upon my desk. salary
duk.00698xxx.01022Hannah BrushIsaac Joseph Stephen Jesse (my grandfather)...Between 1850 and 1880prosehandwritten1
Your letter would have been more promptly answered, but for my absence from the city.
On my way to the Club: University Extension debated tonight.
Showed him the beginnings of my Lippincott's piece, with which he expressed his content.
WHAT think you I take my pen in hand to record?
Eve (I free from the gnarring of the finite at my heels).
— Finest sort of weather, sun, skies &c here days & nights—I was out last evn'g to supper and stopt my
Camden NJ US America April 19 '89 Am still anchor'd here in my second story in Mickle street—not much
yesterday —Your letter of Nov. 12 has been read & re-read, & quite gone the rounds—much admired—I send you "My
400 Fifth Avenue Oct 12. 90 My dear Whitman— On return from Washington last night found your good letter
Camden Nov. 29 [1887] latter p m As I write I am sitting in my big chair— cold to-day here—sunny however—Morse
Camden Wednesday P M Sept: 19 '88 Still here in my sick room.
As there was nothing done yesterday & the day before on account of the funeral, my waiting for your reply
I always forget to say that while several times in my MS I seem to have ignored yr notes, in reality
an interesting account of a birthday meeting of your friends, & at this late day would like to add my
New Year's Day 1891 My Dear Mr Whitman I can not let the New Year go by, without wishing you "A Happy
Dear Sir:— After waiting in vain for some time for my Stationer here to obtain for me copy of your "Democratic
Dear Sir, Admiring you so much, my cousin and I have ventured to write and ask whether you will be kind
My dear friend: That young fop, Hartmann, has sent me a ms. for Herald called "A Lunch with Walt Whitman
thanks for your thought & deed in sending me "Nineteenth Century" criticism—you have probably seen my
EDITORIAL OFFICE OF THE GALAXY, N O . 40 P ARK R OW , New York Mar 4, 186 9 My dear Sir: I am sorry not
well considering but rigorously imprison'd in the sick room—good heart but entirely disabled—printing my
Ingersoll is a n oble man, and well qualified, in every sense to do justice his subject. not quite paid my
Philp and Solomon: My friends: I have to beg pardon for a sad mistake & piece of remissness—It seems
Please send me, by express, 30 copies of the number, when ready, to my address here.
Th 187 6 Walt Whitman Respected Sir: I began several years since the collection of the autographs of my
So all my time will be taken up with him.
Japanee Japanese Hartman call'd yesterday —have been idly reading & scribbling a little to-day—one of my
My Dear friend I am so sorry to hear by Johnny that you are ill, & suffering—I wish I could send you
she was a real friend of mine & appreciater of L of G. but not aware how deep and good—you have rec'd my
Sir: Yours of June 30, informing me of the necessity of terminating my services in the Solicitor's office
very soon—The Sunday Tribune, (N Y. to-day) has a short notice — Walt Whitman am now sitting alone in my
out—I hear f'm Buck Bucke often, he is well & busy—Was out yesterday (after three weeks' embargo) in my
I have rec'd Dr Bucke's letter & acc't of y'r reception there & thank you all, f'm the bottom of my heart
sinking all day, as if the bottom had dropt out & let the works go—T Eakins & two ladies here —stopt on my
Messrs Church, Dear Sirs: I write a line with reference to my piece "Brother of All with generous hand
I have two of your books, Leaves of Grass, and Two Rivulets ; they have been a light to my steps, these
Will soon send you (soon as I get some) a Phila: mag. with my latest poemet.
Well, my dear comrade, I believe I have told you all the news—of Eicholtz, the German sergeant with the
85 Camden New Jersey U S America Dear Herbert Gilchrist As I doubt I made some small misfiguring in my
ab't me that is to be pub'd in Eng. soon—I am quiescent, but think of pub. in collected & revised form my
I have seen the copy, which you s o kindly gave to my cousin Phillips Stewart, and should li ke one as
aby] doing well, grows well, hearty & bright—the rest well as usual—E[dward] recovered, & all right—my
for your dear sake, O soldiers, And for you, O soul of man, and you, love of comrades; The words of my
this "After the Dazzle of Day": "After the dazzle of day is gone, Only the dark, dark night shows to my
eye the stars; After the clangor of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band, Silent, athwart my soul
And on my protestation of having just come from supper—"Oh! this will do you good even if you have!"
Called my attention to some of the illustrations.
My mother had sent W. some cookies. "The best part of every man is his mother," said W.
along in the sun and rain and write while I am housed up here in the dust of a dead room eking out my
Traubel:My wife leaves at 3 P.M. today for Phil. and I will leave with Ingersoll at 12:20 Tuesday.Say—my
wife wonders if I ought to have my dress suit in.I guess not.