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Letter from Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 9 February 1873
St. Louis,
Feb 9th 1873
Dear Mother
Mattie is, I think a little improved since I last wrote you—she passed an easier night last night—
Friday she went down to a photograph gallery in a carriage and we took her in a chair up the stairs—I had a lady sent there to fix her hair and dress her and altogether I think we obtained a most excellent picture of her—though I hav'nt seen the pictures yet
I do not think she suffers so much—though yesterday she had a bad day all day—on account of the excitement
Love to all—will write again to morrow
affectionately Jeff
About the Text
The text presented here is derived from Dennis Berthold and Kenneth Price, eds., Dear Brother Walt: The Letters of Thomas Jefferson Whitman (Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1984). For a detailed description of discrepancies between this electronic edition and the print source, see our statement of editorial policy .
The manuscript of this letter, dated 1873-02-09, is held in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839-1919, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
For more information on the letters of Thomas Jefferson Whitman, see Dennis Berthold and Kenneth Price's introduction to the print edition.
Whitman Archive ID
loc.00463