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(It is almost a part of Philadelphia, where I now live—on the opposite side of the Delaware river.)

left Washington, & has settled on a little farm with horse, cows, & fowls on the banks of the Hudson river

south window I can see a far-stretching & noble view, many, many miles of open ground, the Potomac river

writing &c, very comfortable—shall now walk to the post office, & probably sail once or twice across the river

John Burroughs has been to visit me here—he is settled on a little farm of his own on the Hudson river

down hill)—we have had some very hot weather—just present just right cool enough—I get down to the river

Enclosed find circulars— Respectfully &c: Walt Whitman Whitman letter | written to | Robert Adams | Fall River

soon come himself—meanwhile he seems to be working & flourishing there on his fruit farm on Hudson river

day—these middle hours—not well—lying down a good deal—bowel action yesterday— y'rs rec'd —out to river

—The house itself stands on the Palisades of the Hudson, about 500 feet or so above the river on a steep

guess June 6 —Fine weather—sun shining—bad spell resumed—got out in the wheel chair last sunset to river

caving in feeling generally)—this is the third day—Still I get out in the wheel chair —was out to the river

ab't L of G—probably the last pages are the most curious & incredible—Have had some New England (Fall River

Have heard nothing f'm Mrs: O'C at Wash'n—go down by the river most every day in the wheel chair & sit

to-day (for the first since you sent)—am sitting here after my supper, & shall go out in wheel chair to river

usual (has been very hot here again) made my breakfast of bread and honey in the comb—was down to river

hearty massage at 1 & went in wheel chair soon after 2—quite a jaunt—went to the bank—went down to the river

side—sun, river & sky fine—sat 15 minutes in the Nov. sun—find my head & bodily strength pretty low

honey in the comb (of wh' I have a little supply) to send in a sick lady next door—was down to the river

day & night—he has settled up & sold out in Washington, & left—He is building a home on the Hudson river

—has 10 acres of land on west side of river.

I was out early taking a short walk by the river—only two squares from where I live.

a great deal of the time— Tuesday afternoon 9th I was out yesterday a great part of the day on the river

Last night I was out late—the scene on the river was heavenly—the sky clear, & the moon shining her brightest—I

half mile or so to the ferry—the Delaware here is full three quarters of a mile wide—it is a noble river

all winter— The picture at the beginning of this letter is the St Louis bridge over the Mississippi river

—I often go down to the river, or across this bridge—it is one of my favorite sights—but the air of

It makes a pleasant little trip as the river here is most as wide as the Potomac from 7 th st. wharf—has

The evenings here are delightful and I am always out in them, sometimes on the river, sometimes in New

I have been over to New York to-day on business—it is a pleasure even to cross the ferry—the river is

Philadelphia —I have felt better since 4 o'clock & have come out & crossed the river, & taken quite a

o'clock—had some business in New York, which I attended, then came back & spent an hour & a half on the river

I shall spend an hour or two on the river to-day. Your letter of 27th, Sunday, came this morning.

usual—nothing new—have been down in the country the last week—It is now noon & I am just going out & over the river

On my way back, I went up in the pilot house & sailed across the river three times—a fine breeze blowing

Among other things I spend a portion of the day, with the pilots of the ferry boats, sailing on the river

The river & bay of New York & Brooklyn are always a great attraction to me. It is a lively scene.

At either tide, flood or ebb, the water is always rushing along as if in haste, & the river is often

Mrs B[ucke] (as human as I ever met, both)—Monday morning next I start on a long Lake & St Lawrence river

The river & bay get more & more beautiful, under these splendid September skies, the green waves & white

doing nothing, spending a great deal of time with my mother, & going out a few hours every day on the river

— I have been out most every day the past week, & been across the river to Philadelphia—it has been a

This forenoon I have been out away down along the banks of the river & cove, & making explorations generally

the day, but mornings & nights perfect—No moonlight walks out beyond Uniontown here—but I go on the river

From the window of my room, I can look down across the city, the river, and off miles upon miles in the

can be—the ground is white with snow in all directions, it is not melting anywhere—as I crossed the river

[—]very acceptable[—]from John Burroughs last Saturday & Sunday—he has built a house on the Hudson river

—I hear quite often from John Burroughs—he has bought a spot of land, right on the Hudson river, about

N.Y. & is building himself a house there, right on a steep bank, with the road on one side, & the river

Well, boy, I shall now take a bath, dress myself & go out, cross the river, put this letter in the p.

The scenery around Washington is really fine, the Potomac a lordly river, the hills, woods, &c all attractive

this weather the rich & splendid environs of Washington are an unfailing fountain to me—go down the river

, but I wondered why you did not write—What comfort you must take out there in the country, by the river—I

several days in "the Lakes of the Thousand Islands"—that is what they call a part of the St Lawrence river

Island or Old Jersey—but it is all fresh here)— —I am going on some 400 miles further—north east to the river

Phila: to Gutekunsts' to sit for big picture (at vehement request)—went in large easy cab—every thing river

ecstatic life-pourings as it were of precious wine or rose - water on vast desert sands or great polluted river—taking

Philadelphia)—I keep pretty well, considering—dont go out at all till toward sundown, but get on the river

high house, corner of 15th and F. street—there is a splendid view, away down south, of the Potomac river

journey—every thing to interest me—the constantly changing but ever beautiful panorama on both sides of the river

all the way for nearly 100 miles here—the magnificent north river bay part of the shores of —the high

handsome villages & cities—the prevailing green—the great mountain sides of brown & blue rocks—the river