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Am working away here in my office at the Asylum as usual.

Nothing stirring here but the usual work—am hard at my Annual Report while all other Asylum matters must

I have begun my annual report and am more occupied than ever but this should not make me neglect writing

this morning from a young presbytarian clergiman clergyman —a good friend of yours ) but we want (to my

I think you are right to stand aside (personally) from this I. demonstration but for my part (as a friend

For my part nothing could give me greater satisfaction than a rousing demonstration on the part of I.

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.

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

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?

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

[London, Ontario] 4 Dec [188]6 My dear Walt The "After All" parcel came to hand last evening to my great

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 wish you would carry out my scheme (thought of no doubt a hundred times by youself) to write a series

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

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

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

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

It will be my duty to so blend these diverse views that a true picture may result from them.

Should you comply with my request, and give me what information you can, I am satisfied that you will

and if you would like to have it I shall preserve your name and address and shall send you a copy of my

I may say that it is not my intention to incorporate literally in my book any reply that I may receive

It is not my present intention to mention the names of any persons who supply me with information; if

I send you my love and am always affectionately yours R M Bucke Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman

"Ingersoll's Speech" of June 2, 1890, was written by Whitman himself and was reprinted in Good-Bye My

INSANE, LONDON, ONTARIO London, Ont., 15 June 188 8 Since reaching home Wednesday evening I have had my

I wish I could drive you about them—the weather is charming here—I have in front of me, on my desk, here

in my office an enormous bouquet of snowballs, peonies, sweet flag &c Love to you RM Bucke I have gone

My opinion (not that it is worth any thing) is that this book of yours ought to have a sale and I think

Whitman on December 21, 1883, sent "A Backward Glance on My Own Road" to The North American Review and

Have done nothing more with my W.W. paper, shall rewrite it as soon as I get a little time (a mighty

ONTARIO London, Ont., 9 Oct 188 8 I have the "November Boughs" today with my name and yours on fly leaf

I lay this book by as one of my most precious possessions.

If this book does not go I shall think (as my father used to say) that "the devil is in it" for sure.

I finished my Annual Report Sunday and mailed it yesterday—am at work now on "Lectures on Psycology &

up yet, but as far as I am concerned I like it first rate have a good hard coal fire in the grate in my

My annual report is nearly all in rough draft and some of it copied out—it will be considerably longer

A very few days will wind up my report and then I should be comparatively free.

ONTARIO London, Ont., 16 Dec 188 8 The books did not arrive last ev'g to my great disgust.

My chief interest now is the pat , I trust I shall hear tomorrow morning that you are easier Always your

I send my best love R M Bucke Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 15 December 1888

much in it, the Italian papers I am sorry to say I cannot read (but glad to have them all the same for my

My visit East is likely to be delayed some weeks.

There is nothing new as to my plans since I wrote you last some two or three days ago, have not heard

I am not too well pleased at this postponement of my trip East as I am anxious to see you and was counting

greatest admiration for him and the magnificent way he has behaved all through—I hope it may be in my

power someday to show my appreciation of his excellent qualities in some practical way.

. & C.W. from you before a very great while—I shall look upon them as the crown and summit of all my

ONTARIO London, Ont., 17 Sept 188 8 Your letter of 10th with enclosures came during my absence in Sarnia

As soon as you know the publisher's name & city tell me then I can tell my English bookseller to look

without it—have got it back again—it is looking cheerfully at me now from its bracket in the corner of my

We are all well here I send you my love R M Bucke Richard Maurice Bucke to Walt Whitman, 6 December 1888

But I have a good fire in my office, have just had a good dinner of roast turkey and potatoes boiled

Augustine Birrell), so I feel that I can defy the Pope the Devil and the Pretender—(an old expression of my

the same blessing"—seriously I trust all is going well with you—and with the big book —I hope to get my

There is nothing further from Gurd and I feel my patience wearing thin again—all quiet and going well

is a year today since our fire—hope it will be a good many untill until the next —I had a proof of my

I fancy Herbert Gilchrist must be with you by this time—give him my kind regards and tell him I hope

Yesterday was my wedding day—we are 23 years married —getting to be quite old folk!

I have begun my Annual Report am going to make it pretty long this year—shall put in a lot about alcohol—results

I shall be kept here pretty steady I guess until I get the Report off my hands, a month from now, after

ONTARIO London, Ont., 24 Sept 188 8 We are having a devil of a time so don't be uneasy if my letters

Meanwhile I ought to be writing my annual report—the meter too is likely to call on me for some attention

I shall have to get at my lectures on "mental diseases" for the students at medical college here as soon

I note all you say about my "W.W" Your wishes will be religiously respected I did think of considerable

I hear in the hall outside my door the steady tramp and chatter of some dozens of men and women.

all well and hearty, Mrs B. took all the children to the fair yesterday, they had quite a time—for my

Kittermaster (a lawyer, nephew of Mrs Bucke's & good friend of mine) and one of my little boys drove

or at one side or other of the road—a good team, free travelers—altogether a grand day—today up to my

.— I have been thinking over the "Riddle Song" and have made up my mind that the answer is "Good Cause

If you would tell Horace to write me your decision on each of these points you would relieve my mind

I am writing in my office. I can just see to write without the gas and that is all.

Nearly every one at my house is more or less sick—some of them pretty bad (but nothing dangerous so far

sane people about the institution more or less sick. 2 out of the 4 doctors in bed nearly every one at my

Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground for the love of men I thank you continually in 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

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

For my own part I have just had a glorious dinner of roast turkey and plum pudding and feel well!

My great anxiety now is to put meter matters in such shape that I may get to Phila and see yourself and

Traubel and see with my own eyes how things are with you.

We are all well, this is Clare's birthday (my oldest girl) she is 18 today.

From the two far corners of my office (where I am sitting) the 1st & 2d heads look down upon me grandly