All Items 7 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 7 Contributor 6 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 7 Doyle, Peter, 1843-1907 3 Eldridge, Charles W. 2 Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898 1 Price, Helen E. 1 Williams, Talcott, 1849-1928 1 show more 1 show fewer Location 1 United States 1 Topic 6 Correspondence 5 Archives 2 Health 2 Family 1 History 1 Hospitals 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 Walt Whitman Collection 7 Genre 5 Correspondence 5 Envelopes 3 Postal cards 3 Drafts (documents) 1 Manuscripts for publication 1 Place of Creation 1 Camden (N.J.) 7 Walt Whitman letter to Helen E. Price, 1881 April 21 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A letter to Helen Price in which Walt Whitman reminisces about Helen's mother, Abby, who had been a good friend of Whitman's until her death in 1878. He also gives Helen information on how to contact Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke, mentions his recent trip to Boston, and discusses his health, living situation, and family. The envelope for the letter is included as well. Walt Whitman letter to Helen E. Price, 1881 April 21 Walt Whitman letter to Peter Doyle, [1876] March 17 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A postal card to Peter Doyle in which Walt Whitman tells him that everything is "going on about as usual" with him. Walt Whitman letter to Peter Doyle, [1876] March 17 Walt Whitman letter to Talcott Williams, 1891 September 22 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A postal card sent by Walt Whitman to Talcott Williams. On the card, Whitman writes that Williams should visit, as should Mr. [Edward Smith] Willard. He notes that he is the same as usual. Willard was an English actor and the accounts of Horace L. Traubel indicate that Williams and Willard telegraphed the next day to say they would be unable to visit. Walt Whitman letter to Talcott Williams, 1891 September 22 Walt Whitman envelope to Thomas Donaldson, 1890 June 17 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 An enveloped addressed to Thomas Donaldson of Philadelphia from Walt Whitman. The envelope bears postmarks from Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Donaldson and Whitman had become friends in the 1880s. The envelope cannot be readily connected with a particular letter. Walt Whitman envelope to Thomas Donaldson, 1890 June 17 Walt Whitman letter to Charles W. Eldridge, 1884 May 7 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A letter to Charles W. Eldridge in which Walt Whitman discusses his improving health, hopeful that he is in recovery. Whitman also asks Eldridge to get and pay for a post office order he sent him, and asks him to write. The envelope in which this letter was sent is also included. Walt Whitman letter to Charles W. Eldridge, 1884 May 7 Walt Whitman letter to Charles W. Eldridge, 1887 August 30 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 A postal card written to Charles W. Eldridge from Walt Whitman. Whitman writes about a Walt Whitman calendar of excerpts from "Leaves of Grass" that had been proposed by Grace Ellery Channing, saying that he will allow Grace to pursue the creation of such a calendar. He also writes that he has not heard from William O'Connor, who was at Bar Harbor at the time. Walt Whitman letter to Charles W. Eldridge, 1887 August 30 Army hospitals and cases: memoranda at the time, 1863-'6 Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 The first page of the original manuscript by Walt Whitman of his "Army Hospitals and Cases: Memoranda at the Time, 1863-66," which was later published in the October 1888 issue of The Century Magazine. This page only includes part of Whitman's introduction to the article. He has made edits to the manuscript in red, requests a second proof be sent to him, and he provides his address. A typed note about this manuscript has been affixed to the verso of its cardboard mount. Army hospitals and cases: memoranda at the time, 1863-'6
