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we can—most likely profit by them—As I sit here alone, in my big old 2d story room "den," my young nurse
badly—but I keep fair spirits & suppose mentality & (as before written) fair appetite & sleep—have a good nurse
For some days past my mother has been ill—some of the time very ill—and I have been nurse & doctor too
Davis, my housekeeper, is well—She has been off to Kansas & Colorado on a jaunt—Warren Fritzinger my nurse
my own hand—propp'd up in bed, deadly weak yet but the spark seems to glimmer yet —the doctors & nurses
weeks ago —am very weak & unable to get across the room without assistance—but have a good strong nurse
the river shore when I feel like it—have a good strong young Canadian (Ed Wilkins ) for my helper & nurse—have
Street—have not been out doors for over six months—hardly out my room—Have a good young strong & helper & nurse
Doughty & Maggie well—Warry still my nurse & satisfactory—Horace Traubel married & well—faithful as ever—So
My sister Martha is untiring, feeding & nursing him.
bodily wreck, cannot get across the room without holding on to something or being led—have a stout man nurse
Respectfully Walt Whitman This is Warren Fritzinger, my nurse & friend— Walt Whitman to George Ferguson
D sick quite badly—neuralgia—Warry my nurse is helpful & good—of course I am up now & sitting by the
I got over the 4th favorably—am sitting here by the window as usual—have had a good supper—My nurse has
better—get out almost daily in the open air, push'd on a wheel'd chair by a stout Canadian friend, my nurse
continue almost totally disabled from getting around, can hardly get across the room—have a good stout nurse
Shillaber's paper, if he were willing to publish it, stating that I am now as a volunteer nurse among
mutton-broth & milk & toast bread—am very feeble, cannot get across the room without assistance—have a nurse
If Miss Hill in ward F or the lady nurse in ward E cares about reading it to the boys in those wards
him—Mother, such things are awful—not a soul here he knew or cared about, except me—yet the surgeons & nurses
dirty & torn, & many pale as ashes, & all bloody—I distributed all my stores, gave partly to the nurses
wish to hear about them—every one is so unfeeling, it has got to be an old story—there is no good nursing—O
There are two good women nurses, one on each side.
One of the nurses constantly fans him, for it is fearfully hot.
something like I found John Holmes last winter—I called the doctor's attention to him, shook up the nurses
without fail, & often at night—sometimes stay very late—no one interferes with me, guards, doctors, nurses
here temporarily—he comes in often—Eldridge and Peter Doyle are regular still, helping & lifting & nursing
.—& a great staff of surgeons, cadets, women & men nurses &c &c.
musquito curtains—all is quite still—an occasional sigh or groan—up in the middle of the ward the lady nurse
America Feb: 10 '90 — It is near sunset after a bright winter day & I am waiting for my supper—my young nurse
welcomed as sunshine—I am sitting here in my den as ever—dark & rainy to-day & yesterday—My Canadian nurse
Frank, as far as I saw, had everything requisite in surgical treatment, nursing, &c.
Alfred has good accommodations where he is, & a good doctor, & nursing—so you must not worry about him
received your two letters, & was glad to get them— —Mother has been quite sick, & I have been sort of nurse
night—(Ed goes—I am favorable)—& besides Dr Baker "graduates" this afternoon—you know he is my first nurse—last
in the Nov. sun—find my head & bodily strength pretty low yet (no improvement)—I like my sailor boy nurse
wanted, all ab't, mainly & detailedly O'C's condition & every thing relating to him —(a good strong man nurse
You must remember that I am housekeeper, nurse, marketer, & have to see that the house is decent, if
So far I am the only nurse, & if you have been as badly off as he is, you may have some idea of what
You will ask why we don't have a nurse & the answer is William does not want one, & is not ready yet,
Ingersoll to me —my nurse is down stairs practising on his fiddle—he gets along well— Walt Whitman Walt
all—bladder business troublesome at night—am sitting here in my den alone as usual by the stove—my nurse
here the same in cane chair in my Mickle Street den—the big whistle has sounded 1 o'clock—my good nurse
the third day—A young rather green fellow, Charles Sterrit, came over here as candidate for my new nurse
—have had a good currying bout—I sometimes fancy I get the vitalest ones I ever had f'm my present nurse
ab't 120—remain in good spirits— Walt Whitman the proofs &c don't hurt me—I don't worry them—the new nurse
Fritzinger, has just been up to see me—I like the two fellows, & they do me good (his brother Warren is my nurse
well—Logan writes—am sitting here dully enough—stupid—no exhilaration—no massage or wheel-chair to day—my nurse
has disappear'd for the day—now 3½ oclock—If I had a good hospital, well conducted—some good nurse—to
22 '89 Fine sunny weather continued—Warren Fritzinger , one of Mrs D's sailor boys, is acting as my nurse
afternoon—Tom Harned last evn'g—Geo: Stafford (the elder) yesterday—Cool weather here—fine sunny—My nurse
Phil: Record Nov 24 As I write Ed W is making up the bed—he is a good nurse to me & does well—I believe
1890 Camden Sept: 24—noon —Sunny cool day—Warry (my nurse) proposes that we get a horse and wagon & drive
Representatives of matrons, sisters and nurses of the Kingdom waited on the Princess Louise of Schleswig–Holstein
these simple lines, being the latest and probably the last from his pen: Take, lady, what your loyal nurses
Sunday Evn'g Dec: 29 '89 Much the same things &c: continued—feeling dull & stupid—dark bad weather—my nurse
season, or put it aside altogether—I suppose Edward Wilkins will be here to-morrow—Mr M, my present nurse
threatening rain—My sister Lou this forenoon with a nice chicken & some Graham biscuits—Warren (my nurse