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LOUIS, May 30 189 0 Dear Sir: Your brother, and my friend, Mr Thomas J.

Come, said The Soul, Such verses now, my body, let us write—write thou for me— That when I come again

Whitman's epigraph poem for the 1876 and 1891–92 editions of Leaves of Grass, beginning "Come, said my

Th 187 6 Walt Whitman Respected Sir: I began several years since the collection of the autographs of my

I feel the confidence of me of those friends that you will find no presumption in my writing thus, &

because the word used does not suit me, but neither in my head nor in my dictionary was I able to find

Dear Sir: I received your letter of the 11 inst. instant to-day and take pleasure to enclose herewith my

well fortified does he think himself in his cobweb Gibraltar, that he blandly imagines the force of my

passionate, well-wishing, which I felt then, and feel to this hour, the gratitude and reverence of my

And my arriere and citadel positions—such as I have indicated in my June North American Review memorandum—were

as a statement “of all that could be said against that part (and a main part) in the construction of my

On the contrary, without waiting to understand what he has read, he talks about my letter to you being

for a set of Whitmans's books: "Dear Sir, I shall be glad to supply you with a set (Two Volumes) of my

I must end my letter now so it is good by bye Elmer E.

I have received my bible and I think a grate great eal deal of it I think it is very nice indeed.

but pop thinks I had better go to haddonfield I think I will come down next week if i can, I must end my

letter so it is good by my Dear Friend.

My Dear Friend— If I may call you so—I wish you peace and joy, and many more years in which to know and

New York 16th Feby '65 My Dear Walt Whitman: On the receipt of your favor of the 26th ult., I arranged

with Captain Walton for the sending of a box to our dear and brave boys at the Danville Military Prison

Captain Wright does not think the boxes will ever reach our boys—but this shall not prevent my trying

Captain Charles W. Walton was a member of the Fifty-first Regiment, New York State Volunteers.

Grand Pacific Hotel Honoured Sir— & Dear Poet— I beg you to accept my appreciative thanks for your great

I am indeed alone, both children, my father & mother, all four of my brothers are gone.

I must now turn my face homeward.

So now with my moving, & house-keeping, & getting through with a day in the office, you can say that

My sister Jeannie, Mrs. Channing, will be here before the month ends, I hope.

I think I never in my life felt so wholly blue and unhappy about any one's going away as I did and have

One reason that I have not written to you before is that I have been so unhappy I thought my letter would

Our affairs remain as they did when you left, & that is one cause of my delay.

hideous, William forbids my giving any of them away.

Walt that I hope he will come home soon, & see papa, & tell him I send my love to him & a kiss.

Ginnaty was not to be my neighbor.

My love to your mother, & very much to you, always, dear Walt, from Your friend Nelly O'Connor.

Then lift your white hands, and my arms From harms And troubles the baby will keep.

Ellen O'Connor related in a letter on November 24, 1863, that the Count had said to her recently: "My

My plan is, & do you like it?

My plan is to put the six published stories, & the new one, "The Brazen Android" in one volume,—with

The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.

I am sorry to tell you that after all my careful economy & saving, the various things into which William

But I have been trying my best to put into order; but must soon drop all & go for a time, or I shall

If ever the people that owe money to William would pay me, I should not be so worried about my daily

It is like taking my life to have to give up a home with no prospect of ever having one again.

So I said, I will keep you informed of my whereabouts. & with love always— Nelly O'Connor. Ellen M.

The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.

"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My

the pressure is so great that I can't get the moment to sit down, for as yet I am the only nurse, & my

I try to keep my courage up, & not to look ahead more than I must.

Traubel in my letter to him for the photograph of William, & also for the pictures of the "laughing Philosopher

Traubel got my letter. How goes it with you? Send a line. With love always— Nelly O'Connor.

Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Thursday, September 12, 1889 and Saturday, September 14, 1889: "My

You may know that I am expecting to leave Washington, & give up my home in the place that is dearest

Houghton, Mifflin, 1891), for which Whitman wrote the Preface (which he later included in Good-Bye My

I enjoyed your letter very much, did I tell you so in my note?

I am better of my cough, which has been very bad, and I shall do well I have no doubt, but I get very

were—he asked if you were coming back &c. & when I told him that I had heard & should write you, he said "My

I wish that you were back here in your old room for my sake, for I miss you & shall.

and now this is my third epistle to you, so I shall claim a word from you when you are able to write.

My sister & Dr. Channing both ask for you with the greatest interest, & Jeannie , Mrs.

My love to your good, noble mother, whom I shall some day know.

My first visit to William's grave since last July when I went away.

if I had some one to give me a lift in my work, it would be a boon, but I guess my lesson in life is

life, my thoughts, my feelings, my views— my self in fact, in every way, you seem to have permeated

my whole being.

My friend Mrs.

It is good to have my love for you then rounded by knowing you, and finding my feeling and thought about

Jeannie sends much love to you, so does my sister Jeannie.

Night before last I hardly slept any, & as a consequence am not able to use my eyes next day.

I often wish that I could write you a long letter, & tell you all about us, but as I wrote you, my head

& eyes gave out , & I can write but very little, even to my two sisters,— & we are all that are left

Houghton, Mifflin, 1892), for which Whitman wrote the Preface (which he later included in Good-Bye My

deal of energy in starting off as he does, & as to his courage it is simply sublime , & he puts all my

I send all but had to separate the bundle, as it was too thick for my envelope.

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

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

incursions, no more new developments in the Ginnaty affair, no more detentions by fire or water occur, my

I shall get into New York about an hour later than usual, & put my baggage upon the Stonington Boat to

My dear Walt,— Your letter to Wm. of July 24. he forwarded to me in a letter that I got last evening.

Did you like my picture?

You told William you got my letter, so you must have got the picture enclosed.

It was in my first letter—I have sent you three, this is my fourth to you, have you got them all?

Just think, Walt, of my being a lion down here on your account, because it is known that I have the honor

My sister Jeannie's little Mary is very sick with typhoid fever too, but they hope not dangerously so

I am getting used to my new abode, & ought to get very well, for my cares are not heavy, & the people

Whitman's preface was also included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.

But in any case after you get this letter, my address will be care of my nephew in Boston which I will

I shall make a few short stops with nieces & others till I return home, & as my nephew is a fixture,

But I try to keep up a good heart, & not to worry my friends with my troubles.

I have one hope that I am clinging to, and that is that my sister Mrs. Channing may come on.

I send my address on the enclosed slip. With love always— Nelly O'Connor.

& did you remember to give her my love? how did little Hattie look? had she grown much?

Don't forget the three things you were to bring for my especial benefit.

Ellen O'Connor related in a letter on November 24, 1863, that the Count had said to her recently: "My

But I have been very much occupied in thought, as well as much of my time in going daily, & some days

Give him my love if you see him. Jeannie is well, & sends love.

Give my love to your mother, & with much love to you - hoping soon to see you. Yours— Nelly.

"The Ghost" is my favorite, & I have read it dozens of times,—& some parts of it even yet I never can

The preface was included in Good-Bye My Fancy (Philadelphia: David McKay, 1891), 51–53.

evening's readings, skeletonized in the enclosed slip, were given by an ardent lover of both of us—my

Tuesday Mar 25 1862 Walt Whitman My dear Mr.

My social position enjoins precaution & mystery, and perhaps the enjoyment of my friend's society is

heightened which in yielding to its fascination I preserve my incognito; yet mystery lends an ineffable

—You have already my whereabouts & my hours—It shall only depend upon you to make them yours and me the

Always in this month I used to write to him, just that I might be ahead in my congratulations upon his

My son sent me your picture last week from New York, the one sitting on the rocks, by Sarony.

My husband has just bought me the "Prayer of Columbus," by Walt Whitman.

On the 14th day of this month I shall pass the day with my family and a few friends, to read and talk

I always remember just a small event that has occurred in my life.

Through this year just gone I have come to count you my dear friend.

Since I found my beloved Socrates no one has spoken such sane and manly words to me as you.

With loyal affection and best wishes to my dear poet. God bless him!

My dear Poet, Walt Whitman.

Possibly my answer to Mr.

In case of the latter, I should have been glad had he thought my name worthy of mention as a friend.

Comes to my mind as I think of the hour When our poet and friends will be lovingly drinking The mystical

But, though absent in body, there's nothing can hinder My tasting the joys of that festive birthday;

A thousand thanks, my dear poet, for the added kindness—Next to greeting you personally is possessing