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Sir: Your letter without date received in February last, requesting my opinion upon the right of Governor
My understanding of the matter is, that the case is now before the Supreme Court, on appeal from California
Brown in my letter of August 21st, as now addressed to yourself. Very respectfully, A. T.
behalf of the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Ionia, Mich. more than the sum indicated in my
Dear Sir: On my return to Washington I find your letter of the 18th ultimo. I do not see how Mr.
"It is a persistent cold: and it leaves me very weak: I am hardly able to blow my nose."
am that foolish half grown angry boy, fallen asleep, The tears of foolish passion yet undried upon my
Cassius Clay Henry Shaw of St Louis Y et m M y 71st year has arrived and this arrives: the fifteen is my
and legislatures—but presently I expect to see myself in magazines, schools, and legislatures—or that my
Open your mouth gums my pardy, that I put send blow grit in you with one a breath ; Spread your palms
With yet unknown results to come, for thrice a thou- sand thousand years,) These recitatives for thee—my
Camden N J Dec. 18 '81 My dear Ben: Ticknor Thank you for your (& O'Reilley's O'Reilly's ) suggestion
Please see that the photograph is given to the School of Art, with my affectionate respects.
I have offered & agreed to return her $5.00—one of Wm's subscriptions, thinking one of my books w d be
"Walt Whitman" My dear Sir On Oct 12th (Discovery day falls this year on Sunday) our Pan Republic Congress
My imagination is too vivid. I have to throw him aside. W. S. K.
Dear son, I send you my letter a day ahead this week —Nothing new with me—rec'd the letter of last Sunday—also
Feb. 5 New York My dear Walt— I most cheerfully write the note you request to Gen.
My Dear Walt Whitman: I am very, very sorry to learn that your physical condition is so low and that
Whitman:— During my absence your note of the 4th, inst was left here by Mr. Traubel.
Camden Dec: 22 1890 Dear sister Han Merry Christmas to you first thing, from my heart and soul—Nothing
Camden N J — Dec December : 7 '91 Dear Sister Y'r your postal card came & was welcomed—my bad spell continues
29 reporting that you had been downstairs on 28 to a dinner of "Roast Turkey & Plum Pudding" I gave my
My Kind Sir: I am try ing hard to collect the auto gra phs of all the men of note all parts of the country
is dead i will write to george George i feel very sad of course if he has done ever so wrong he was my
institutionalizing Jesse because, according to her December 25, 1863 letter, she "could not find it in my
My dear Mr Whitman: I have sent you by express today a new etching which I think you will like.
could be offered for them, as the Magazine has been neglected of late, and has only recently come into my
large collection to which I earnestly desire to add your name, especially as I am trying to complete my
I was afraid of Ripley but Reid confirmed my impression that Greeley is or has been favorable, and he
I am quite poorly—grippe—attacks my stomach—yet I succeed in managing the fires, and keep the house comfortable
is welcomed—Nothing specially new with me—I have stood the hot weather pretty well & have just eaten my
If you would tell Horace to write me your decision on each of these points you would relieve my mind
greeting: the enclosed S on have already "said give lectures or a little charity, ve out of myself." in my
Flat bush L I Nov 12 th From time of your health I will surety to my Ch arles Hine ) til form how he
(In my last letter among the names proposed was S S Cox, M C— I wish that name cancelled )—I should well
Camden New Jersey May 20 '81 My dear Mr Osgood Yours rec'd received , & accordingly I am fixing up the
June 7, 1891 Sunday ev'ng, 4:30 Have just had my 2d meal, mutton and rice stew, wet Graham toast, &c.
Give my loving compliments to all the boys, & give this scrawl to Wentworth Dixon to keep if he cares
My dear Mr. Rossetti, Let me by this introduce to you an old and valued friend of mine, J. B.
When you see any thing notable or pungent about me or my affairs, send it to me, as I neither see or
If you have not received it, may I send it to you again, when I will explain my wishes?
Oct October 5 my dear walt i send you the receipt for the money george has sent you by addams s express
Kirkwood (Glendale) New Jersey U S America Oct October 10 Have come back all right from my Canadian trip
holidays—I shall send him your present address—havn't seen E's portrait yet—I am writing this up in my
Have heard nothing yet from Lippencott Lippincott and have done nothing further about my piece but all
country, house, large library, garden—the family (they too special friends of mine) all away at Newport—my
or your own judgment require— I will probably send a short MS to be added on p 199 or p 200 to bring my
My friend seems to speak in a very recommendatory manner of D.
to-day—I feel so bad about Mat—I am still improving—but slowly though I realize some improvement every day—my
and his face assumed its serious aspect.He said again: "I got two letters in my mail today—one from Doctor
Harned's boy was there, also, coming forward in the dark when he heard my voice and informing me, "I
That would be my understanding of him." W. said he had written to Mary Costelloe today.
Then he continued: "In my mail today was a letter from Kennedy.
I said that for my part I looked upon Stedman's position as thoroughly firm and genuine.