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  To Walt Whitman America's Poet Dear Sir

I do not know if this will come too late. I hope not. I saw by one of the Daily Papers that you were sick with pneumonia & write at once after puting​ putting​ it off so long.

The news to tell is that a drak​ dark​ blue eyed baby came from the some where to the Here Sep 29th 1891 3 days before Mrs. G. Cleavland​ Cleveland​ gave birth to a daughter. The argument was which was   the name most fited​ fitted​ for the Baby that came to our Humble Home. Walter Whitman or Grover Cleaveland

The ballot was cast and it was decided in favor of Walter Whitman after Walt Whitman, America's Poet I have had on my mind for 3 years those beautiful lines—about the "grass" The leaves of Grass that the little child brought with full hands and asked you "what is the Grass"—so wonderfull a question & so wonderfull an answer that you gave I have been & still continue to be enthralled with your   writings & when our last Baby came it being a Boy with Dark Blue Beautiful eyes I said we must call Him Walter Whitman Webb 3 days after the Ex President's Wife gave Birth to a daughter now, must we change our first decision & put a "cleave" to it, no. we love Walter Best there seemed more poetry to that name than any others & it is & will be W. W. W.

Now I wish to ask you is "Walt," or "Walter" right. And is there an edition published with all your poems & writings in complete? I must have it if there is so that Walter Whitman Webb shall have them when he learns   to read.

We remain. Yours Respectfully Frank & Ellen Walter Whitman Webb 81 Sheridan Street Jamaica Plain Boston Mass   20