Rec'd a telegram badly mangled (probably here) fr'm wh' I infer that you want a second copy of pocket:b'k b'd L of G—& I now send it by same mail with this—Nothing very new or different in my condition or affairs—am well as usual—have rec'd y'r letters—thank you, & best salutations to you & the friends all—& especially to Dr. J[ohnston]—I am lazily working at 2d annex—the hot season seems over—wet & cool to day—
Walt Whitman