Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Camden, New Jersey, to Abby Price, [1874] Mar. 3.

BIB_ID
335458
Accession number
MA 918.28
Creator
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.
Display Date
[1874] Mar. 3.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.1 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope with postmark and addressed to "Mrs. Abby H. Price / 331 East 55th Street / New York City."
Part of a collection of letters from Walt Whitman to Abby Price, his mother Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, and others. Items in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level record for more information.
Year of writing identified by Miller.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Helen E. Price before 1913.
Summary
Remarking that he has just suffered another "bad spell" of illness, but is recovering and still intent on visiting her in New York. Reporting that Mrs. O'Connor's daughter is unwell and mentioning mutual acquaintances and his siblings. Noting that he is alone in the parlour and describing the walks that he takes with his dog daily at noon.