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Camden Dave, I see according to my tally & memoranda book I have furnish'd you eight (8) big books b'd—You

Please give me, (as under Section 6 of your Copyright Directions of 1882), the 14 years renewal of my

Kirkwood (Glendale) New Jersey U S America Oct October 10 Have come back all right from my Canadian trip

holidays—I shall send him your present address—havn't seen E's portrait yet—I am writing this up in my

thought—his last letter (Jan 13) just devotes a line to it—& I was in hopes all had passed over Have you seen my

Townsend since —all well yet— Nothing new or different with me—I keep pretty well—My wrist, right arm

for another March attack of that nerve-inflammation & rheumatism—(but I must not cry till I am hurt)—My

1879, letter to "Dear Darling Walt," Herbert mentioned the development of a "tenfold facility with my

Captain Vandoren Townsend was married to Patience, George Stafford's sister.

pretty cold—Still it is spring here—evidences every way, every day—Much singing of birds, on some of my

My address for six or eight weeks to come will be care of Dr Bucke , London Ontario Canada .

little plus)— I went down last month to spend a while with the Staffords at their new farm, but I miss'd my

& heaped just now, as I have been down stairs to see what the post man left me— I am sitting up in my

miss them)— I am busy a little leisurely writing—think of printing soon a smallish 100 page book of my

Camden New Jersey March 27 p m My dear friend Yours of yesterday rec'd received —Also the previous ones

me—I expect to come on to N Y to lecture (Death of Abraham Lincoln) the middle of April—Do you know of my

he is sort of engineering it—in conjunction [with] John Burroughs, (now in Washington)— My brother &

friend All about as usual— Rec'd received a London letter day before yesterday, purchasing six sets of my

remitting the pay —(come in good for Christmas pocket money)— Spent last evening till midnight with my

her—But you will see them—they return to London, Canada, in a few days—Your & Herby's letters rec'd —My

should then visit you (sending you word beforehand)—I am writing this in the winter sunshine and send my

about Herb's picture, he calls September Days —(name not very good, but will do)—Picture itself, in my

treatment no following of any thing Herb has done before — Our folks are well as usual—(it is toward noon)—My

sister is off to church somewhere—brother down stairs balancing his acct's accounts —I up here in my

Andy, my dear comrade—I rec'd yours of 24th, with enclosure of letter. Two others previously.

Andy, my programme is, to vote here early Tuesday forenoon, & then start immediately for Washington—So

They find me still hanging around here—my plans, wants, ideas, &c gradually getting into shape.

Not to fly off to these clouds, however, I must abruptly say to my friends, where interested, that I

We have a letter from my brother George, down to 18th inst. he was all safe.

My mother & folks are all well— I rece'd the letter enveloped to me 25th—I sent a line to Wm O'Connor

Ashton with friendship—also to Arnold Johnson with sincere thanks & tell him I am getting well—& give my

neck, draws my face down, &c. quite a scene for the New Bowery.)

My beard, neck, &c. are woolier, fleecier, whiteyer than ever.

Now you write to me good long letters, my own boys.

This room is up on the fifth floor, (a most noble and broad view from my window.)

Fred, I wish you to present my best respects to your father.

John Frederick Schiller Gray was a captain in the Twentieth New York Infantry and later held the same

.On May 1, 1863, Gray excused his neglect in replying because of his military duties and "bothering my

brain with the detestable clerical duties incidental to my position": "I have just come from my Mother

, who, together with my Father, desires to be kindly remembered to you. . . .I lead a very different

I'm damned if I wouldn't have given up all my hopes in the future to have had you and my little girl

Of course they are hitherto unpublished—(my book in which they go, will not be out for at least three

or giving any very deep or elaborate analysis of them, in connection with the Emerson question, (as my

brain is in a state not allowing thought, argument or study)—but still I will give you my first impressions

Manuscript as first rate , (including the opening part)—My opinion is that you had perhaps better work

it all over, & leave out at least half— About the allusions to me, my off–hand thought is that my name

might be brought in, in one or two places, as foil or suggestive comparison— but my name only , without

I could convey no idea to you of how it affects my soul.

I got it, looked into it with wonder, and felt that here was something that touched on depths of my humanity

March 6 76 'Bram Stoker, My dear young man, Your letters have been most welcome to me—welcome to me as

Meantime I send you my friendship & thanks.

Edward Dowden's letter containing among others your subscription for a copy of my new edition, has just

My physique is entirely shatter'd—doubtless permanently—from paralysis & other ailments.

plate are ready —I shall be coming along—will send you word when— I have hardly any thing to tell about my

June 17 John, I have just been reading your Galaxy article, seated by the open window front room in my

entire lines in the second column of the page about me (which finally please me best)—& had made up my

very decidedly as aforesaid—then when I did read them, you can imagine they didn't hurt me much—nor my

estimation of the piece— I have much to write—or tell you—about my own concerns—things in England—here

Lou are well—baby only pretty well—hot weather, & teething—(but behaves like a little hero)—expect my

good of them all —I have not had any trouble myself, worth mentioning—the dinner has been got up at my

The puppy thought I suppose that he could get his letter printed, & injure me & my book.

Philp, just starting for London, a copy of my Poems, prepared with care for the printers, with reference

I wish to send you, as also to those other friends & well-wishers whom it seems I have in England, my

Many serious & wonderful things have occurred in our dear country, since you & I last met, my friend.

Philp leaves Washington this evening, & I must hasten my letter.

the Attorney General's Office here, of pay sufficient, & duties entirely agreeable & consistent with my

Accept my thanks. I am pleased with the typographical appearance, correctness, &c. of my piece.

beautiful weather again to-day, cool enough, and I feel very well—It is probable that I shall not take my

beef & apple pie—had company to dinner—I have come around to the office to sit in quiet awhile, by my

twelve miles—& boats sailing—I am going up to O'Connors towards 7 o'clock as usual—I am working at my

leisure on my little book —I dont know whether I have spoken of it before—in prose—those pieces in the

ready fixed—so I don't bother with it any more— Monday forenoon Aug 17 —Well, Mother, I will close up my

Camden New Jersey U S America May 19 I have this day forwarded to you by mail—same address as this card— my

N W | F 6 | Paid | My 29 | 76."

Kirkwood N J New Jersey May 17 Dear John Burroughs I am passing a good part of my time down here at the

Still keep well for me & jolly—am all tann'd tanned & sunburnt—Eat my rations every time— I was up yesterday

to Camden to get my mail—& found the book —read it all over with appreciative & I think critical eyes—my

I believe I mentioned in my note at the time that it had also been sent to the London Times and Chicago

him—I am to go again—He did not express any opinion particular—said he would tell me next time—examined my

a chicken—your card to Bell & letter to George came this forenoon—George has not yet got home— Lou, my

continues to get along excellently well—We have quite a good many callers —I am not so well to-day—my

mother dear, I am certainly getting well again—I have made a great improvement the last three days, & my

head feels clear & good nearly all the time—& that, the doctor says, will bring my leg all right in

showers here nights—too much rain indeed—still spring is very fine here, & it looks beautiful from my

windows—I am writing this in my room— I am feeling just now well as usual in my general health—part

just as well as ever—but of course I expect a few set–backs before I get well entirely, & supple in my

My dear sir, You can get any or all my Books at J. S. Redfield, 140 Fulton street, upstairs, N. Y.

My dear Mr.

N J New Jersey July 23 '77 F Leypoldt Dear Sir In answer to your circular I send you the following— My

interesting—It looks like winter here, snow 8 inches deep in every direction—but I like it much—a far view from my

My dear Mr. Taylor, I have received your letter of the 12th.

The friendly pages thereof have given me pleasure, & I wish to proffer you my friendship in response.

over here)—very hot indeed here the last four days, & continues still—I am standing it well—I take my

meals at Mrs Wroth's & find it a very good place—it was a good move, my going there—Mrs W is very kind—Tip

afraid something was the matter with him— I am busy five or six hours yet every day with the copy of my

disagreeable item in it, relating to the pub'n of y'r book, has been already written to you ab't by R—My

—I expect to go on to New York to speak my "Death of Lincoln" piece, Thursday afternoon next—Probably

the shake up will do me good—I drove over last evening to spend a couple of hours with my friends Mr

to be borne in mind,(& warmly borne in mind) by a few dear NY friends—Sunny & summery weather here & my

Vistas completed in turn, my cup will be overflowing indeed.

25 Dear John Burroughs I havn't been able to think of any thing worth while in the way of a name—to my

431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey Dec 12 My dear friend As the holidays come on I would like to make

"A Backward Glance on My Own Road."

New Jersey Dec: December 28 '80 Dear Sir I shall be glad to supply you with a set (Two Volumes) of my

weather (very hot here to-day)—& the babe —When you write direct to Camden—I send Smith a paper, with my

Dear John Burroughs I have got back here after ten weeks' absence, & find myself all the better for my

you papers from here which of course you have rec'd received —I enclose the baby's photo, returned —my

of "the young men referred to," because I spoke mainly of a class, or rather of a leaven & spirit— —My

My permanent address is 431 Stevens street Camden, New Jersey—shall return there about Nov 15— Walt Whitman

Camden N J June 2 '82 Dear Baxter My friend John Sands, a veteran magazine & newspaper writer, has just

431 Stevens street Camden New Jersey March 21 '82 My friends I believe you have in MS one or two clusters

of my Notes — yours —they are paid for—I think I would like to look over them & touch them up to date

Boston, Sept: September 24 1881 Dear Alma Every thing is going on & has gone on satisfactorily—My book

plate-casting, & if things turn out wrong any way I shall have only myself to blame, for I have had my

impressions (proofs) & send me—direct to me, care of J H Johnston Jeweler, 150 Bowery —that will be my

431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey June 26 '82 My dear friend — I to-day mail you a copy of "Leaves

328 Mickle street Camden New Jersey May 24 '85 My dear Watson Gilder I am in about my usual general health

(which is nothing to brag of) but my locomotion is worse—had a fall a month ago & turned my ankle in

, & at my age one dont recover from such things—Have no thought of coming to New York—If I did so, I

Walt Whitman Were the artist to visit Philadelphia I would sit to him here in my own room—good place