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We have had a taste—just the slightest taste in the world—of fall weather since my last.

Captain said, "silence, sir;" another Dutch boy then came, crying, to intercede for him; the purport

of what he said was to let the man go; cannot say what it was the captain said, but he took no notice

took notice of him, but I did not understand what he said; the captain then went to the deceased, and

the reply was, "yes, sir;' he was kept lashed up for about half an hour afterwards; the captain sat on

the rail; witness saw irons under the captain and the mate, but did not see them put on; when he was

David Cooper and Albert Burgess in newspapers of the period) for not performing his duties to the Captain's

According to a November 18, 1848, article, Bertrand was not convicted of the crime (see [In the Case of Captain

He served as Captain of the USS Somers, and his crew on at least some voyages was made up primariliy

He was captaining the Somers in 1842, when a mutiny occurred, and Mackenzie ordered the three suspected

we can only see as the time elapses; but for the present, I am free to confess, for one, I have lost my

Leonard, the seaman wounded by the Captain on board the ship Thomas H.

The Coroner's jury in the case of Austin, Captain of the Empire Club, charged with the murder of Shea

During a voyage, Captain Baker put Leonard in irons.

I stepped in yesterday afternoon, and made my way with difficulty through the vast confusion of articles

The latter was a sort of rival to the Captain, in the good graces of a female steerage passenger.

He went, yesterday, in the cabin for his pay; was ordered out; altercation arose, and the Captain ran

The police came down in force, and, partly by stratagem, and partly by force, carried the Captain off

Cass) meetings, thus far, have had the worst speaking that has marked any political campaign within my

During a voyage, Captain Baker put Leonard in irons.

Antwerp, but put in here) whose case, under charge of murder by flogging a seaman, was detailed in one of my

At the National, "Mose" and "Captain Tobin" continue to attract.

David Cooper and Albert Burgess in newspapers of the period) for not performing his duties to the Captain's

According to a November 18, 1848, article, Bertrand was not convicted of the crime (see [In the Case of Captain

Thompson captained The Falcon, a paddle steamer.

outside; there is a sermon even in the arched inner roof; I have often spent half an hour in roaming my

My dear sirs: I shall be in New York, & will call upon you, 2d of January.

My dear Sir, I write a line to jog you about the proofs of Personalism . Is it being put in type?

Dear Sir: I thank you for the copy of my poems sent by you. It has just reached me.

Swinburne my heartiest acknowledgements for the copy of William Blake, (which has reached me)—& for his

My friends, I have now ready the prose article—(will make, I should think, about 14 printed pages)—which

The name of my piece is Personalism Don't be alarmed at the (perhaps at first sight) oddity of the word

My friends: I send you a page & a half piece—" A warble for lilac-time "—if available for the April Galaxy

suppose the weather—& Nelly, half-sick, & Jennie about the same (but she will soon spring up)—aroused my

My sister Martha at St.

months ago —she has since no trouble with the cancer, (or supposed cancer)—Jeff & the children well—My

My friends, I shall return to Washington either on Wednesday next, 15th or Thursday , 16th—Shall probably

Messrs Church, Dear Sirs: I write a line with reference to my piece "Brother of All with generous hand

Camden New Jersey March 12 pm—Yours duly rec'd—I send you by mail to-day, to same address as this card, my

431 Stevens street Camden New Jersey Nov: November 17 My dear friend I do myself the real pleasure of

presenting you with a set of my books—which are sent by same mail with this—I have inscribed Mrs G's

name with yours on the fly leaf, & please show her this as a testimony of my remembrance & affection

Well, Hank, my Boston tramp, lecture, &c. turned out far ahead of what I had any idea of—it was not a

& callers all the time—So, boy, you see how your uncle was set up —& yet I am going to speak to all my

Y. papers —(will send you the Critic of the latter city next Monday or Tuesday with my piece in)— Havn't

of poetry by a boy 13 years old, in Pennsylvania, he sent it to me with a nice letter —Well, Hank, my

in good spirits—love to you & God bless you—I am sorry enough to hear your mother is unwell—Susan, my

The poet sent "My Picture-Gallery" to Balch on October 8, 1880, for which he received $5, and which appeared

—Wishes me to invite you in his name & my own—You come here say ½ past 12 & we will drive down in my

Tennyson & the new Locksley Hall, &c: —intended for your first page if you wish—ab't the usual length of my

pretty well—I am miserable—he knew me so well—we had already such good times—& I was counting so much—My

Your subscription for my Book is received—for which hearty thanks.

Camden, New Jersey 1876 Your subscription for my Book is received—for which hearty thanks.

Nov. 1, 1867 My dear Mr. Church: I send herewith the proof of Democracy .

My dear Mr.

Dear Sir: I have not, as yet, received any proof of the Carol of Harvest I neglected to mention, in my

Liptay Care of Otto Behrens 140 Eighth avenue New York City I wrote to Nelly about a week ago, stating my

day—rather a curious fellow—a great bully, vehement, loud words & plenty of them (the very reverse of my

valued Dr Drinkard)—& yet I value what he says & does for me—He is inclined to think the seat of all my

been out, except just in front of the house in the sun, & only three times that—but don't be alarmed, my

dear friend—the probabilities are, (in my opinion any how,) that I shall get partially well yet— The

I send you, by same mail with this, in a little book, my piece lately delivered for Dartmouth College

With best respects & love, Walt Whitman My address continues the same, Solicitor's Office Treasury, Washington

University of Virginia, who is preparing an edition of Tennyson's letters, has graciously consented to my

heart, lungs, kidneys—(those, according to him, are all right)—thinks it indeed not improbable that my

dear baby— Walt Whitman Frank, I wish to be remembered to Arnold Johnson in the office—tell him I sent my

London Ontario Canada I have journey'd out here from my home in Camden, & this will be my head-quarters

to different parts of Canada, but coming back here)—I have rec'd received the two Iowa papers, with my

Jan January 24 '77 My dear Damon Kilgore | & Mrs Kilgore I will be at the Commemorative meeting.

Don't bother ab't about that matter —it is in hands that have already put it in fair train—You have my

street June 14—11 a m Dear friend I am afraid to venture out much in the heat of the day (as part of my

431 Stevens street | Camden N J Jan 23 '77 My dear Kilgore Do your folks intend having a Paine meeting

selected—all very good & generous I say—and deserved—O'Connor is also in the book— Nothing very new in my

sister —think ab't about it all—very quiet here the last two days—few visitors & then I send excuses—eat my

meals fairly—just had a good little broil'd broiled mutton chop for my supper (Still eat no dinner)—

plates of Leaves of Grass now in your charge have been transferred to me, & are henceforth subject to my

Dear Brother, I have just finished a letter to mother, and while my hand is in, I will write you a line

I enclose in my letter to Mother, a note from Hyde —nothing at all in it, except that Han is well, and

, it seems to me, like relieving me of a great weight—or removing a great obstacle that has been in my

go-ahead fellows, and don't seem to have the least doubt they are bound to make a good spec. out of my

I am very well, and hold my own about as usual.

got lost I am more on the alert and mention them)— The poor Frenchman d'Almeida I told you about in my

Mother, my heart bleeds at all sorts of such damnable things of one kind or another I meet with every

them to give me the copy to make some little corrections—which I did effectually by going straight to my

And how goes it with you, my dear? I watched the N.

allow themselves to be squeezed into the stereotype mould, and wear straight collars and hats, and say "my

could go dead head if I was to apply—Jeff, I feel as if things had taken a turn with me, at last—Give my

love to Mat, and all my dear brothers, especially Georgie.

Dear J—& thanks—I am better now & sit up most of the day—had some mutton-broth, toast & an oyster for my

breakfast—We are going to have fine weather for Christmas—I rec'd a letter from Miss Harbinson ack'g the book—My

328 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey Aug: 21 '84 My dear Sir First begging your pardon & hoping "I dont

the magazine market—or rather have written—a reminiscence of the actors & plays & "the old Bowery" of my

youthful days—the chief figure in it being your father—by far the greatest histrion I have ever seen in my

get things for myself—or I wouldn't trouble you— Won't you allow me to send you an autograph copy of my

in Booth's words, "poor copies of the good portraits that are in some secure, forgotten place among my

Whitman on December 21, 1883, sent "A Backward Glance on My Own Road" to The North American Review and

Stevens Street Camden New Jersey U S America Nov. 10 '81 I send you same mail with this the circular of my

My dear niece, I received your nice good letter—and also Hattie's a week or two before —& have been very

I am not much different in my health—no worse. All the rest here are well.

This little cut picture was one I intended to send last Christmas, but it got lost in my papers—so I

enclose it now, for fun— Best love to you, dear child, & to my dear Hattie too, from Uncle Walt— I will

that fills the bill)—But the volume is more helpful to me (in touches, corrections, guidance &c to my

Niagara Falls Sept 28 '80 Have finished my summer tour of St Lawrence & the Thousand Islands &c.

—have jaunted over 3000 miles mostly river & Lakes—(I believe I sent you a couple of my current letters

here in Canada) & am now on my way home to Camden N J (stopping here a short time)—I am unusually well

& robust for a half-paralytic—Camden will still remain my address.

rec'd received —I have some copies of John Burroughs's Notes on WW as Poet & Person , 2d edition, under my

Of my own works, complete edition, the enclosed circular will give you the particulars.

. . . last letter—I wrote to H day before yesterday—I am at my 2d annex for L of G.

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

immediately return—(if not convenient, no matter—as I trust largely to y'r good proof reader)—Am anchor'd in my

big ratan chair in my den as I write—pretty good trim considering— Meanwhile God's blessing be on you

Whitman is referring to "Walt Whitman's Last" (a one-page piece on his last miscellany Good-Bye My Fancy