BIB_ID
458758
Accession number
MA 9826.10
Creator
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, sender.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 19.5 x 12.1 cm
Notes
Year from letter's transcription via Miller text.
Gilchrist had recently undergone an operation to remediate a childbirth-related injury she sustained--her complete recovery was largely due to her daughter Beatrice's careful post-operation care.
Gilchrist had recently undergone an operation to remediate a childbirth-related injury she sustained--her complete recovery was largely due to her daughter Beatrice's careful post-operation care.
Summary
Writing that he has nothing particular to write, but that he thought "I would send you a line"; mentioning that John Burroughs and her son Herbert visited with him the previous night; hoping that Gilchrist "is feeling in good heart & physique" and that "your note ot my sister was rec'd & read with sympathy and love by all"; updating Gilchrist on the rest of his household (namely, his brother George and sister-in-law Louisa) and saying that he feels well; sending love to Beatrice and Grace; addressing Beatrice [as "Bee"] to ask after when they can visit Gilchrist post-operation, and "could I or any of us be of any service to you?"
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