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Letter from Thomas Jefferson Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 15 February 1873
St. Louis,
Feb 15th 1873
Dear Mother
Yours received—Mattie is still about the same—her cough and choking is a little better but she has more trouble with her arm and side last night it was terrible painful and she slept very little
This morning she was feeling a little easier
Tell George that I am exceeding grateful to him—and may call for him to come on—but not at present
Love to all
affectionately Jeff
You must excuse brevity—I have hardly time to do what business is absolutely required
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 February 15, 1873, 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.00467