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Enclosed two copies my latest f'm Lippincott's Dec —Nothing very new—Cold weather grip & bladder bother

quite early in the year and I do not know but this is soon enough—all well and all goes well I send you my

Boston to I N Baker ( with R G Ingersoll) —ask $100 for the whole —No proof or news rec'd by me of my

piece sent to N A Review —probably dont suit—Stoddart (Lippincott's Mag) contemplates a full page of my

whether they may interest you)—send also a little ¶ in "Munyon's Ill: World" —am sitting here as usual in my

earthquake in the financial world just now, as you see in the papers—well the money question is the least of my

s Purport," "For Us Two, Reader Dear," and "My Task" (?).

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

Also you contemplate for some number a full page of my poetic bits with name attached . . . .

still holding out after a fashion)—am writing a little, mentality—(sort o') & good right arm—I sent you my

It is a most valuable item for my collection and will be valued beyond most old newspapers.

and, while I cannot send you anything particularly new, I re-dedicate to you all, as follows, one of my

and, while I cannot send you anything particularly new, I re-dedicate to you all, as follows, one of my

s Purport," "For Us Two, Reader Dear," and "My Task" (?). The cluster was rejected by B. O.

Dear Walt Whitman Accept of my best thanks for your kind letter with the enclosed slips of your article

He also says that he has sent your photo (from my negative) "back to England, to a daughter of Charles

I received a letter form Captain Nowell (from Queenstown) respecting our commission & his visit to you

Say I & my grateful love accompany him always!"—I saw him this morning.

grand organ & looking at the really fine display of gorgeously tinted bloom—quite a pleasant break in my

On October 8, 1890, Horace Traubel notes that Whitman received a letter from Captain Noell [sic] stating

Traubel notes a few days later on October 14: "W. said Captain Noell [sic] had been in with the blanket

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

letter of 12 th came to hand yesterday—Shall we soon have a chance of seeing the "Annex"—"Good bye 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

Nov 14th 1890 My dear friend Thanks for your kind remembrance of me in your note & enclosure.

I have my youth renewed to me in the extreme delight I take in our country home.

I have caught some of the pantheistic feeling of oneness in my spirit with nature & I have not been so

I am anchored here, but it is at best a foreign port—Pennsylvania has been the home of my family for

over 200 years and it is the place of my affections.

dots shoots of spasms of pain (quite instantaneous) in abdomen—have the pain early morning, bed rising—my

—Dr Thomas came over & Fox subsequently with nice glasses wh' upon trial did not seem to agree with my

eyes—strained them, & less clear than my old ones, wh' I resumed & since prefer to use—but something

(It may not suit them) I saw my ¶ abt the "banditti combine" in paper —I am having bound up 100 more

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

To precede the Ingersoll Lecture Camden New Jersey Nov: 12 1890 My dear friend Horace Traubel: I can

All goes much the same in my affairs—Write me soon & tell me how George gets along—Love to you all God

Nov: 12 '90 Cloudy wet & dark—mild temperature—y'rs of 9th rec'd last evn'g —Horace here—Shall call my

little 2d annex " Good Bye my Fancy " after a little piece in it—Tom Harned's mother is dead 65 y'rs

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

Asylum London Ontario London, 11 Nov 18 90 Yours of 8 th came to hand yesterday while I was giving my

could only let union of this continent I think the (political) future of the world would be assured My

Walt Whitman, My dear Sir:— Your "Old Poets" in the November Number of the North American Review, I read

Pardon my sending you my thoughts, which, judging from the tone of your article I feel sure you will

good inscription and the little autograph notes which will make it one of the most precious volumes in my

I feel richer than ever now that I have my "Leaves" all back again and these treasures added to them

this past week but now it is dark, dark, and blowing and raining like all possessed—but I sit here in my

And what do you think of my suggestion to write some autobiographical notes, jottings?

off to NA Rev. last evn'g— Am not even as well as usual—have the grip & bladder trouble & have eaten my

You once brought him to my studio in Brooklyn.

I can imagine or recall him now, as he sat on the extreme end of my lounge—High Priest of Nature!

Give my respects to Miss Wixon —I am sometimes very ill for days & cannot read, write, or talk or be

talked to—& on such occasions answer no letters. . . . am sitting here in my den in great old ratan chair

You perhaps saw my ⅓ col. column of Ingersoll's speech with remarks by me, in last Sat.'

See you must have rec'd all my letters, papers, slips & scraps, & Dr Bucke's book (remember that Dr B

keeps me in bread & meat & shanty-keeping a good time yet—I also send to you printed slip, "Old Poets" my

flatter myself I am giving or trying to give voice to)—I am leisurely cooking up a little 2d annex for my

I enclose you a couple of slips of my last poemet in Dec. Phila.

done me—words by pen & ink are poor perhaps but O how I wish to give you all & each a God bless you & my

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

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

My friend Mr Stedman tells me that he thinks you would allow me to call on you.

Since I left England it has been my greatest wish to have the great pleasure of seeing you that I hope

We are all well here —I send my love to you So long!

get the two big vols: (Complete Works 900 pp) I sent for you in a bundle by International Express to my

same constitutional good spirits (a great factor) holding on, but grip & bladder bother—I enclose you my

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

the friends—to say that matters go on with me much the same—& to enclose a printed slip, "Old Poets," my

be a rehash of what I have already said—still grip —bad head, pains &c:—am sitting here by stove in my

explained that while I was away he 'got a very raspy note from Oldach practically asking that I take my

of course have one—Dr Bucke and Horace Traubel are in London Canada —H T will be back here very soon—my

such as it is—have the grip permanently—I sent from here (4th June last —also letter to you) some of my

Davis, my housekeeper, is well—She has been off to Kansas & Colorado on a jaunt—Warren Fritzinger my

N A Review has a little piece of mine "Old Poets" —As I write I am sitting here in my big chair with

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

Still I wish to say how much I have enjoyed all things here & how much I regret to have to make my stay

I read Doctor my essay ( N.E. Mag. ) Sunday night.

He set me on my feet with certain improvements in phraseology, on the point of your Washington sickness

He thinks your & my terminology when we get off on that field lamentable if not laughable.

Our delightful Summer is over, my people are in London, and I am back here in Oxford again.

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 found this in my coat," he said. "I don't often put on this coat.

My names are Song, Love, Art. My poet, now unbar the door."

"Art's dead, Song cannot touch my hear, My once love's name I chant no more."

It puts me in mind of my visit to a church when I was a boy.

It was a Presbyterian church and the preacher was in a high box above my head.

I have been at work all this morning getting ready my first lecture on insanity for the students; which

evening about 7 o'clock—All yesterday I was very busy looking into matters which had accumulated in my

absence and today, as I have said, about my lecture.

I found Mrs Bucke and all the children quite well on my return and Horace will tell you all about them

I have been showing Horace something of my W.W. collection and H. is to take some copies of L. of G.

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

Ingersoll is a n oble man, and well qualified, in every sense to do justice his subject. not quite paid my

cool—have signed & sent the contract with Rheinhalter Bros: 18 Broad st: Phila: architects &c: for my

burial house in Harleigh Cemetery —Ralph Moore to have control & charge under my name & be my representative

(choice persons,) one third women (Proceeds to me $869.45)—I went over, was wheeled on the stage in my

breaths away both of you)—W has gone over to Phila. to give word to Dr Thomas, the oculist & to take my

little book the three opinions (Sarrazin's, the Irishman, & Ingersolls) —Had a fair night—relish'd my

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

At this time, Whitman was planning to include an appendix to his Good-bye My Fancy that would include

In his March 9, 1892, letter to Traubel, Greenhalgh wrote that "Walt has taught me 'the glory of my daily

In all the departments of my life Walt entered with his loving personality & I am never alone" (Horace

Whitman, late in life, said to Horace Traubel: "[I] take my Ruskin with some qualifications."

volumes of Horace Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden (various publishers: 1906–1996) and Whitman's "My

Wall Street Oct 20, 90 My dear Whitman, I recd the printed speech, proposed—think it too short.

reckoning in a little room" — You must take good care of yourself—get in good trim physically, so that my

.— My dear Mr.

England October 16 th '90 My dear Sir The only excuse that I can offer for trespassing upon your privacy

your works I am having printed a volume of verses, and as I wish to show—though inadequately I know—my

I am quite aware that my work at its best, can be but an unfitting sequence to your name, but my tribute

I spent 3 days in Yorkshire last week—so ending my holiday.

getting along so–so—grip yet—bladder bother—&c: &c—fime sunny day—rather cool I have a fire—no word ab't my

here at a stand for 10 cts) y'r letters rec'd—am sitting in the big chair with wolf skin on back in my

Robert Browning (1812–1889), known for his dramatic monologues, including "Porphyria's Lover" and "My

Horace to meet me at Dooner's to breakfast that day—hope to see you toward noon—same day—Sunday— No, my

That same day, he wrote Horace Traubel: "I am over my eyes in work and my right arm is helpless and painfull—it

I shall go & show myself & say publicly a word or so, (as I wish to definitely show my identification