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boy going all around col le cting the pennies—How hearty (& dirty) they look— God bless you Han dear—$2
. | NOV 2 | 6 AM | 91 | REC'D.
| Oct 2(?) | 8 PM | 91.
wrote his letter to Whitman on surface one (which had a printed letterhead), left the verso (surface 2)
wrote this letter to Whitman on surface one (which had a printed letterhead), left the verso (surface 2)
. | OCT 2 | 4 PM | 91 | REC'D.
. | Oct 20 | 3 30 PM | 91; London | PM | OC 2 | 91 | Canada.
It is postmarked: Philadelphia | Oct 18 | 8 30 PM | 91; London | PM | OC 2 | 91 | Canada.
The parcels contained 1 Complete Works, 2 "Good-Bye my Fancy," 1 "As a Strong Bird," 1 Burroughs, 1 "
should like, besides, the cloth covered & inscribed "Good-Bye," six more of the unbound copies like the 2
. | Oct 2 | 6 AM | 91 | Rec'd.; Paid | G | All.; G | 91; | Oct | 29.
INSANE ASYLUM LONDON ONTARIO 17 Oct 18 91 Well, dear Walt, here we are still—same old 2 & 6—I have your
.; Philadelphia, PA | Oct | 20 | 1230 PM | 1891 | Transit; 3 | Oct | 2 | M | | .
Camden NJ—US America Evn'g: Oct: [16] '91 J W W[allace] with me part of this afternoon —is well & hearty—matters
I think I had better spend 2 days in New York & come to Camden on Thursday .
from Albany, (wh' was of course a g't boon)—is going on to West Hills, & is due here middle or latter part
See Bucke's letter to Whitman of October 2, 1891.
Bucke's letter was misdated September 2, 1891; he meant October 2, 1891.
Weather much colder here these 2 days & showery, but beautifully fine just now as I write (5:40 pm) Have
The following afternoon Tom took me down to Sturgeon Point—2 miles away—where I took the steamer along
sweating—how short the days are getting—Love to you sister dear—hope & pray this will find you comfortable 2
Annan was dated September 23, 1891, with a postmark indicating it was received in Camden on October 2.
Oct. 2 nd . 1891. James Watt to Walt Whitman, 2 October 1891
It is postmarked: Annan | 3 | OC 2 | 91 | ; Annan | 3 | OC 2 | 91 | ; Annan | 3 | OC 2 | 91 | ; New York
May be it is in good part for that very reason that we have been affectionate friends ever since we were
farm—5 miles away—but I decided to stay here a day—so it is arranged that he comes for me between 12 & 2—
(Dr Beemer accompanying us part way & charging me to convey his regards to you) Then back again to the
my books selling so so, lucky to keep up & sell at all—I will send Dr Bingham one —Best love to you—2
| Sep 2(?) | 8 PM | 91.
Whitman used the back of this letter to draft part of his prose work "An Old Man's Rejoinder."
PS Please thank Warry for his 2 letters Dr. John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 26 September 1891
I spent good part of this morning in writing letters home.
. | Oct 2 | 6am | 91 | Rec'd.
Sunday Eve 7 1/2 oc Sept—20 '91 Belmont Mass.
I write this in the afternoon—2–30—after a rest & quiet read. D r is away in town on business.
A lazy day today—a little writing, 2 or 3 photos, a visit to the office &c.
Much cooler to watch it than to take part in it!
Sends love to you. see notes Oct 2 1891 James W. Wallace to Walt Whitman, 17 September 1891
His letter of December 2, 1866, was even more unreserved in its praise.
Johnston's most recent letters to Whitman were dated September 2, September 5, and September 8–9, 1891
Ferguson ) I have had 2 or 3 drives with Dr B. round the extensive grounds here.
James Henry Hackett (1800-1871) was an American actor notable for his character parts.
All is in good shape here and the folk all well—the health of the Asylum has been excellent during my 2
One reads parts of it with a twinge of curiosity tempered with sadness.
mother & father & have them buried there too, in the tomb I have had built for myself —cloudy wet day—$2
So I want to buy him his copy, for a part of his essential outfit, whether you write on it or not.
is Walt Whitman's Hermes-image to convey his parting salutations to the afterworld.
down there deep somewhere within his gray-blurr'd old shell***And old as I am I feel to-day almost a part
The 'shell' is indeed a part of the 'frolicsome wave' which laves it into exquisite curves and colors
Three of O'Connor's stories with a preface by Whitman were published in Three Tales: The Ghost, The Brazen
In your letter you say that your "missives are probably monotonous enough, the same old story over &
time that must elapse before I can hear from him about his visit to you as I do so long to hear his story
John Johnston to Walt Whitman, 2 September 1891
The first is the thinly veiled story of the grievances of Queen Nathalie, which is published by Ollendorf
Frederic repeats as true the story that the Emperor Frederick had drawn up and signed his abdication,
It is all a part of him.
and beauty of a spiritual or poetical vision; the glimpsing of that which, after all, for the most part
Good-bye, my fancy: 2 d annex to "Leaves of grass." D. McKay. por. 8º, $1.
friend—here yesterday—I am half blind & deaf—Love to you & God bless you sister dear Walt Whitman $2
addressed: Walt Whitman | 328 Mickle Street | Camden | New Jersey It is postmarked: NEW YORK | SEP 2
A translation of the article appeared in the New Eclectic Magazine, 2 (July 1868), 325–329; see also
moment everything looks favourable for their having a good time of it I cannot tell you how I felt parting
It is postmarked: New York | Sep | 2; D | 91; Paid C | All; Camden, N.J. | Sep 3 | 6AM | 1891 | REC'D