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Dear William O'Connor, When I arrived home yesterday I found my brother worse than I had anticipated.

spoon, to some one wrapt in a great blanket, & seated in an arm chair, by the stove—I did not recognize my

Mother put down the cup, &c. & began to cry—this affected poor George—yet I preserved my composure, though

House —also other of my young men friends—they are all very, very cordial & hospitable—I shall go over

Dear Nelly, I send you my love—also to Charles Eldridge—shall probably remain here the ensuing week.

"Henry Clapp," Walt Whitman said to Horace Traubel, "stepped out from the crowd of hooters—was my friend

big books by this time—I can hardly tell why, but feel very positively that if any thing can justify my

Brooklyn Tuesday even'g July 5 1864 My dear friend I have had the misfortune to fall back a little since

same as if written to her—I do not write much, nor do any thing hardly, but keep as quiet as possible—my

physician thinks that time, with the change of locality, & my own latent recuperative power, will make

I intend to move heaven & earth to publish my "Drum-Taps" as soon as I am able to go around.

love—also Ashton—I will write should there be any change in my condition— Good bye for present, my dear

Of the O'Connors, Thomas Jefferson Whitman wrote on June 13, 1863: "I am real glad, my dear Walt, that

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

Dear friend, I suppose you received my letter of September 25. The letters to me from A.

Did you see John Swinton's warm ¶ about my illustrious self in N. Y. Times , 1st instant?

Give my best love to John Burroughs, & show him this note to read. J.

I send my love to Charles Eldridge—By a wretched oversight on my part I missed an appointment with him

Nelly, my dear friend, I send you my best love—in which my mother joins me—We are all well.

, above the salutation appeared the following: "ask about the office—Ashton—has Andy Kerr returned —my

Monday p m All ab't about the same with me—I took dinner with the Scovel family Sunday & a ride with my

W W My Dear Friend: I get a few good letters on my little essay on the poets.

roseate toward me & I feel thankful & responsive—& all the confirmatory possible— I am still kept in my

the indication of it—& to-day Saturday a fearful hot & oppressive baker & prostrater , the worst to my

printing office is now all diverged on a Harrison and Morton book, hurry is up—will take them a week—my

. & at better presentation, picture &c. than you might fancy) —Am still under my "cold in the head" misery

Camden 1883 March 31 noon My dear friend I send you the second proofs—look over carefully for technicals

on L of G Leaves of Grass , & on certain primary & spinal literary laws—so assuring a pedestal for my

Despite Whitman's praise, O'Connor, on April 1, felt "dreadfully at the prospect your letter opens, of my

You left out my remarks on 'Children of Adam', I believe they were good but I acquiesce—your additions

credit than the Author—I am really surprised at the tact and judgement you have displayed in putting my

Camden Evn'g Jan 31 '89 Have had a favorable day in my condition—fine sunny pleasantly cool weather—hope

feeling comfortable & hearty—took quite a drive yesterday afternoon & out to supper in the evening to my

O'Connor wrote: "I have freely used the memoranda you sent, and got in as much of it as I could see my

Wednesday Evn'g Oct: 3 '88 The doctor was here this afternoon & speaks encouragingly but I still keep in my

sick room—My books are thro' the electrotyper & printer & are now in the binder —Soon as ready I shall

here by the oak fire alone—trying to interest myself with the morning papers & Harper's Weekly , &c—My

Camden March 3 '89 Am feeling better all day from the encouraging & sunny news my young friend Horace

H T will send hence (March 4) two copies of my big book by express, one for you & one for Nelly —yours

My opinion that the book is a success (in the most important requisites) is to-day more decided than

Did you see my article in Critic of Nov. 24?

It is in the Critic of Sept. 27 —Dry and warm and often oppressive weather here—a long spell—My lameness

this—that just now the liver is the seat of, & concentrates, that markedly defective enervation which my

reprint "Encyclopædia Brittanica"—I send you by express a little package of books—the three Vols. of my

me—mainly because it satisfies me best, upon the whole —What you say about Mrs Spofford's say lubricates my

Camden Aug 29 Have finished my Germantown visit & am back here.

Ritter —have indeed not sent copies to any except my sisters and neices nieces . Mrs.

New York City, has translated many of my poems in German, & published them.

I felt soon, & feel now, that it was a great impropriety on my part, & it has caused me much compunction

My recollection is that I confessed judgment, & proposed to Mr.

He came by appointment to my room in Classon avenue, Brooklyn, June 17, 1857, talked over the matter,

My canary is singing loud & fast, as I write—Cloudy half-dripping weather, promising cold—clear skies

synopsis of it I can recall—quite certainly the same in amount as I told you while it was fresh in my

memory—the which with hasty scribblings on my relations with Emerson—I hope (working in as from yourself

even 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

with Emerson, in this particular (it was not needed any where else) that goes on with many other of my

clerical blackguard, who has the audacity to accuse me of wilfully and consciously lying, and I shall do my

of G. with Sands at Seventy & Backward Glance as epilogue & am busying myself at it (to commemorate my

finishing my 70th year)— Best love— W W Walt Whitman to William D.

They are to publish L of G. same style as O[sgood]'s ed'n edition , same price, from my plates, & pay

me 35 cts cents a copy royalty—They are also to publish immediately my prose writings, Specimen Days

before him—perhaps has already decided—I keep well— W W The Boston Herald has articles strongly in my

My dear friend, Your letter, & the two accompanying, came safe. I saw F. P.

Nothing new among my folks, or domestic matters.

purchasing property, or rather becoming responsible for the same — William, you needn't send any more of my

I shall return within three or four days—I shall write out & finish there, as my leave extends two weeks

appreciation of your literary genius, & a special request that you write for the John Burroughs, I send you my

bed—very bad weakness of legs and body—the worst of head trouble disappeared—Thanks for your letter —my

same size, same sort of type, binding &c as L of G—same price—as I write, (Sunday afternoon) up in my

I will do my best to keep up the controversy."

friendly & cheering letter f'm E C Stedman this forenoon—As for me I get on ab't the same as of late—Keep my

I have already begun it—I am as well as usual with me—up, and at my window, as now—get out with the horse

& wagon every afternoon but shall not to-day—nothing new in my affairs—get along quite comfortably—have

day—I wish I could have you here to eat a bite of dinner with me, & chat for the afternoon—Several of my

On May 25, 1886, O'Connor sent the powder for Whitman's constipation, and reported, "My special trouble

Have been hoping all day I sh'd get some word & relieving word from you—but nothing—Can only write my

st—Camden — March 26 Am ab't the same as usual—Had a bad spell two weeks ago, but am now around after my

the same (a letting down a little peg, if no more, every time)—Yes I have had superb treatment from my

have been, & are, having a cold easterly rain storm here—I enclose, on loan, the last two photos of my

October 10, 1871, Louisa Van Velsor Whitman wrote to Walt Whitman: "george and loo and Jeff insists on my

agents before I return—I shall probably return about the 12th of September— When I arrived here, I found my

I doubt whether the article will be accepted in the Galaxy —don't know who edits it—I send my love to

same to Charles Eldridge —I hope to be able to write to Nelly —I wish you when you write to say I send my

And now for a while, my dear friend, Farewell. Walt. Walt Whitman to William D.

—weather rainy wh' we wanted—temperature mild—I have a big bunch of lilacs on the table near, (from my

Camden May 25 My dear friend Yours of 20th recd received —At this present writing I don't think the Tribune

Scribner article a year or two ago the extracted half a column of his condemnatory views & opinions on my

often presents & in all primal poetry & attempt at returning to Creation's birth-innocence—let alone my

technical esthetic & conventional & technical literary points applicable—But you know, dear friend, my

Have just had my massage treatment. Is beneficial.

O'Connor "judged it prudent to withhold my reply to 'Sigma.'"

know I got home all safe—I do not feel very well yet, but expect to, or begin to, pretty soon—I send my

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

letter from T B Aldrich Boston—he buys the big book (sending $25 for it) —Am feeling well (for me)—pass my

Brooklyn Sunday afternoon July 24 1864 My dear friend Since I last wrote to you my illness has been gradually

much the same as usual—I keep pretty old-fashioned hours, rise early, dine at 1, & go to bed before 10—My

head feels clear & comfortable, & my strength has returned almost, but not quite up to what it was.

I rec'd Nelly's letter, I could not get over to New York that afternoon—Nelly, my dear friend, you must

try to bring [it] out myself, stereotype it, & print an edition of 500—I could sell that number by my

noon Feb: 24 '89 Sitting here by the oak fire dawdling over the Sunday's Tribune and the Phil: Press —my

last three days & nights—nothing very new—sunny & very cold here—some strangely favorable notices ab't my

has been & may be again—think of you every day as we all do—many inquiries ab't you—have a big Vol (my

Camden Feb 23 p m I have just come back from my delightful Quaker visit—& find your MS roll, all right—It

Dear William O'Connor: I was very ill after my arrival here—& made worse by the heat—but have recovered

Mother is well, & sends her love to you all—mother asked a great deal about Nelly, and also about Jenny— My

Price—but shall begin to explore, this week—& will report in my next— Dear Nelly, I had an unusually

my love— William, do you see how Mrs.

My address is 101 Portland av. opp. Arsenal Brooklyn, New York.

eye-works have resumed operations pretty nearly same as before—I see out of both now & a great blessing in my

getting along comfortably—the weather has been bad as can be & the traveling ditto, for three weeks past, my

last half-annual return of royalties for both my books just —$20.71cts —the death of Mrs.

she had the finest & perfectest nature I ever met—Glad to hear ab't about the Channing's —Give them my

love—I am scribbling in my little front room down stairs—the parrot has been squalling & the canary

Philadelphia ed'n edition L of G. will be ready ab't about 26th or 7th —(I like it best of all my ed'ns

Have just been looking over the "Transfer" pamphlet you sent—pages 46, '7, to which you call'd my attention

I am curious to see the Carlyle-Emerson letters—(had not heard before about my being in them) —You hit

be call'd—it was the interference, doubtless hard lying , of others—there was & is a little knot of my

I was thinking of you when I wrote the first and third of my three reasons against transfer" (see Horace

Camden Nov: 20 '88 Still ab't holding my own & comfortable—nothing very new or notable—The Transcript

I send with Hamlin Garland's notice of Nov: Boughs —Still keep my sick room—Clear sunny cool to-day.

proof reading, big house)— Dull times with me—constipation & inertia at the fore, & both big—have had my

English—he pays well, when suited—he always paid me well & gave me lots of taffy besides—but balked at my