BIB_ID
335488
Accession number
MA 918.33
Creator
Whitman, Louisa Van Velsor, 1795-1873.
Display Date
"Saturday noon" [1873 Feb. 1].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.4 cm + envelope
Notes
Date of writing inferred from contents of the letter: Walt Whitman suffered a paralytic stroke on January 23, 1873. Location of writing inferred from postmark.
Envelope with stamp and postmark and addressed to "Helen E. Price / 331 East 55th St. / 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.
Envelope with stamp and postmark and addressed to "Helen E. Price / 331 East 55th St. / 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Helen E. Price before 1913.
Summary
Describing the effects of the paralytic stroke that her son Walt suffered "two weeks next Thursday," reporting that he cannot move much now but hoping he will recover fully and noting that his mind is "as clear as ever."
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