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My Dear friend Walt I now take my pen in hand to let you know how I am getting along I am in very good health at present & I hope you are the same. my father is not very well at present he has been Laid up for a week with the Rhumatism​ Rheumatism​ In his feet he is getting Better. I am very sorry to have any Bad news to tell you but I can not help it. I have got in trouble I bought some patent medicine to the amount of three Dollers​ dollars​ . I bought some medicine for   a freind​ friend​ of my fathers & he gave me the money to pay for them & I Spent it I am very sorry I Done it. I have Learnt a lesson from it witch​ which​ will last me a life time. We have a new Cashier & he is looking over the books & he seen the account against me & he says if I Do not pay it before—Saturday night he will tell Mr. Robbins & then I will be Disgraced & Discarged​ Discharged​ I asked my Sister to lend three Dollers​ dollars​ & she would not. She said I might get Disgrased​ disgraced​ for all She cared & now I apply to you as the last friend I have in this world I wish you would lend me three Dollers​ dollars​ & I will pay you as soon as   I can earn it you will Oblidge​ oblige​ me very much & save me from being Disgraced. this is all at present, I will write as soon as I hear from you

and now good by from your friend with love Walt Whitman R Money sent to WWR  

I will put this in an Extry​ extra​ Envelope so that if you Do not Receive it I will get it without any one seeing it.

yours &c. WR

  1870