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of last Critic here—also send the little slips of the poem here, unless already sent —I like to see my

you, & sister & father, & have you located —All sorrowful, solemn, yet soothing thoughts come up in my

mind at reminiscences of my dear friend, your dear mother —have often thought of you all, since '73

mine—I know him well — I have just returned from Boston, where I have been the past week—went on to read my

under the benumbing influences of paralysis, but thankful to be as well as I am—still board here (make my

head quarters here) with my brother & his wife—Eddy, my brother, is living & well, he is now boarding

dinner—two hours—every thing just right every way—a dozen people there, (the family & relatives)—for my

done & will be in the market in a month or so—all about it has proceeded satisfactorily—& I have had my

firm was in bankruptcy, Redfield noted that the balance due Whitman ($63.45) "will have to go in with my

I think my estate will pay 50 cents on the dollar: hope so at any rate."

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

New Jersey March 7 '82 Dear Madam Returning here last evening I have mailed to you the two Volumes of my

Yes, I shall, unless prevented, bring out a volume this summer, partly as my contribution to our National

I see that Jan: 6 I sent you my circular in answer to previous letter from you—that is the only correspondence—I

But as in all such cases, I consider it my obligation & loss.

I send the Two Volumes, to you, same mail with this—The Two embody all my works—the little Vol's being

for $12.50 on Jan: 22—I write to-day that I have not seen or heard of any such order, but consider it my

for $12.50 on Jan: 22—I write to-day that I have not seen or heard of any such order, but consider it my

Camden New Jersey Feb: 9 '82 My dear Madam — Yours of 9th rec'd received —I should be pleased to send

you the book—the price is $2—My Photo & auto[graph] are sold by the Camden Children's Home , Haddon

new with me—a dark sulky day outside, cold yet not quite cold enough to freeze—no visitors—have had my

thro' a snow storm) just before sunset—So you see I do get around some—(when I am helped—not much of my

Stevens street Camden New Jersey U S America Dear Sir I send you by same mail with this the circular of my

I also enclose a slip better describing "the situation", (which I wish my friends to bear in mind more

Hope I may yet meet you personally—& your brother, (whom I have heard of lately by my friend John Burroughs

Camden New Jersey U S America Oct 24 — I send you to-day, to same address as this card, my Two Volumes

Sir: Would like to have say a four or five column article for the paper embodying the poems, &c. of my

Clark Dear Sir, In answer to your note I send enclosed a copy of my poem for Tuft's College on the 17th—which

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

Camden June 13 '87 Am pretty well to-day (after being under the weather the past week)—Nothing new in my

she was a real friend of mine & appreciater of L of G. but not aware how deep and good—you have rec'd my

here having a good time—Carpenter returns to Europe in Saturday's steamer—the G[ilchrist]s all well—my

All other books seem to me weak and unworthy my attention.

I read, Sunday, to my wife, Longfellows verses on Summer, in the last Atlantic, and then I read your

delighted to have been the means of giving to future generations a portrait of you that is certainly one of my

OFFICE, Washington Aug. 15, 1865 Dear Anson, As there is a sort of lull and quiet for a short time in my

My dear friend; I am sorry you could not have been with me for a day or two before you left Washington

writing this at the office, otherwise I would enclose one of the card photographs in it—they are up at my

room—I will send one in my next.

Write how your leg is—Give my best remembrances to Wood—he is a good man & I hope he will prosper through

on & overhaul them) & if that will do—will certainly see the vols are sent to you— I am quite over my

anticipated— I am more than satisfied, however—every thing might have been so much worse—& best of all, in my

431 Stevens st Street —cor West Camden N New Jersey U S America May 5 '76 1876 My dear friend, Yours

$10 the set—$5 each Vol. can be had separately, or together, as wanted—Each will contain portraits & my

The Two, Leaves and Rivulets comprise my complete works (the latter Vol. as you see, includes Memoranda

I heartily thank my good friends of the Secularist .

with the baby boy, my brother's 6 months infant, very fine & bright, (of course)—takes much of my time

26 , & of the 29 May, previously acknowledged) All gives me entire satisfaction & comfort—arousing my

I have not yet my pay for the little Man-of-War-Bird in nor the prose piece on the War in the Examiner

lately to T., as I supposed him abroad on the continent—but I intend to write soon—& send him a set of my

T. sees my poems —but I do his , & strongly, (& there perhaps I have the advantage of him)—but I think

Kent —Has the Secularist my address?

'91 Am still holding on—same place Mickle Street—not writing any for publication—suppose you rec'd my

last little book "Good–Bye my Fancy" —J W Wallace of Bolton, Eng: is here —Dr Bucke is well & busy,

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

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

most satisfactory affair at the church—no doubt it will all have to grow & adjust & form itself—but my

D is well—is in the back room working—my canary is singing away as I write. three little boys have just

been in to see me —my respects & love to y'r mother & all—tell Henry I rec'd his card —no definite day

.— But I have not yet received my copy of the Dictionary.—I have called several times at Mr.

—If convenient, upon the receipt of this, I wish you would envelope a Dictionary, and put on it my address

Newman for a Dictionary— which order I will give him, when my copy arrives.— Walter Whitman Publisher

that the authorization in my letter of November 1st to Mr.

of the full volume of my poems.

I cannot & will not consent of my own volition, to countenance an expurgated edition of my pieces.

I feel it due to myself to write you explicitly thus, my dear Mr.

But I guess you will pick out my meaning. Perhaps, indeed, Mr.

written on November 17, 1867: "I shall always hold it one of the truest & most prized distinctions of my

offer of "friendship": "To be honoured by your friendship is as great a satisfaction & distinction as my

. /76 My dear friend, I send you the enclosed piece (printed in a paper here, with my consent,) —quite

My theory is that the plain truth of the situation here is best stated.

Conway, Lord Houghton, &c I have lately heard from, but not seen, Marvin, my Boston friend.

I have about got ready my two Volumes —"Leaves of Grass" remains about the same, (a few new bits) "Two

Houghton wrote to Joaquin Miller on September 1, 1875, from Chicago: "Please give my best regards to

My letters (that of March 17, in which I outline the situation & my wishes—that of 23 d , postal c'd.

It seems singularly malapropos —& in the face of my friends—their efforts there.

I ought to look over your two last letters again, & say something further about the transcripts of my

Send me, at your convenience, the papers that print my things—also any notable criticism or letter, (

Good bye for this time & God bless you my dearest friend.

Rossetti: My dear friend, I would ask of you the favor to see, if convenient, whether the enclosed article

My new book wont won't be out yet, publicly, for a month.

It is not in my new book, & is entirely fresh.

future—As it may be that out of this hubbub some one in London may take a notion to rush & crudely reprint my

books—I send you (same mail with this) full & corrected copies of my two volumes, prepared for the printers

My dear friend, I authorise authorize you to make any arrangement about publishing, terms, &c. you think

My paralysis does not lift—I cannot walk any distance—I still have this baffling, obstinate, apparently

My dear friend, your offers of help, & those of my other British friends, I think I fully appreciate,

During my employment of seven years or more in Washington after the war (1865–'72) I regularly saved

a great part of my wages—& though the sum has now become about exhausted, by my expenses of the last

And that is the way I should prefer to glean my support—In that way I cheerfully accept all the aid my

Camden July 7 '91 Dear sister The same as before with me—am getting along fairly—My friend Dr Bucke starts

I got over the 4th favorably—am sitting here by the window as usual—have had a good supper—My nurse has

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

I am still kept in my sick room, (but no worse)—My book printing goes on smoothly—My "Notes," such as

they are, on E[lias] H[icks] among the rest—the bunch of golden rods on my table as I write— Walt Whitman

thanks for the paper wh- comes regularly & is always interesting to me—Second, I send you a Volume of my

. & skips the poor points—I wish the writer of the notice to have this card, with my best gratitude.

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

Since Good–bye My Fancy was widely reviewed at this time, it is almost impossible to determine which

Camden Evn'g May 14 '90 Ed, I am decidedly better f'm my second grip —(was a bad 'un)—have been out bet'n

. | May 14 | 8 PM | 90, London | PM | My 16 | 0 | Canada.

entitled "A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads" and sixty-five poems; while the second, "Good-Bye my

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey U S America March 20 1886 My dear Ernest Rhys Thank you for the little

the same as of late years—Keep up pretty good spirits & buoyancy—that makes the best of it all—Give my

Dear friend, My feeling and attitude about a volume of selections from my Leaves by Mr.

since that seems to be the pivotal affair, & since he has the kindness to shape his action so much by my

The recherché or ethereal sense of the term, as used in my book, arises probably from the actual Calamus

My dear Mr. Rosetti Rossetti : I suppose Mr.

weeks since, assenting to the substitution of other words, &c. as proposed by you, in your reprint of my

When I have my next edition brought out here, I shall change the title of the piece "When lilacs last

It is quite certain that I shall add to my next edition (carrying out my plan from the first,) a brief

Very likely some of my suggestions have been anticipated.

propose would of course be adopted by me with thanks & without a moment's debate, were it not that my

Rossetti agreed to this change on December 8, 1867: "I had previously given it a title of my own, 'Nocturn

yours of 16 th —Mine of 17 will have advised you of the situation here, & the general character of my

Charles W Reynell's (No 1. in your transcript) and J Leicester Warren (No 2)—& authorize you or any of my

The whole business requires to be done with perfect candor to my generous friends—to you & the other

New York or Philadelphia banker, payable to my order —(if in Philadelphia, on Drexel & Co. bankers,

, forever falling in my way.

[To Ernest Rhys] 328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey U S America Nov. 9 1885 My dear Sir Excuse the delay—I

As I understand it, the plan is to make a selection from my Poems & put them in a Volume of your "Canterbury

the whole MS. pretty well—with an eye to correction of dates & statistics—have a very few times made my

own comments & suggestions (from my own point of view, or feeling, or knowledge)—you follow the suggestions

magazine & identity:sphere, nothing too small to be despised, all welcom'd, to be digested & formulated by my

Whitman's book Good-Bye My Fancy (1891) was his last miscellany, and it included both poetry and short

Thirty-one poems from the book were later printed as "Good-Bye my Fancy" in Leaves of Grass (1891–1892

For more information see, Donald Barlow Stauffer, "'Good-Bye my Fancy' (Second Annex) (1891)," Walt Whitman

I send my love specially to Alma and the girls & the new Mrs J— Nothing very new with me—I am ab't as

Portrait —have already outlined & partly prepared it—you shall have it soon — I am writing this up in my

floor all around horribly litter -rary, but a cheery wood fire in the little stove—& I comfortable in my

& nights with me—neuralgic sick head ache in addition to other ails—Keep up & was out yesterday to my

III. of my "Walt Whitman."

scientific American point of view—as it certainly is the highest & deepest (complimentary) statement of my

gone—Spirits buoyant & hearty— —The December sun is shining out wistfully as I finish, & I am going out in my