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The hot & noisy 4th has pass'd with less than usual heat & racket here—two perfect days (4th & 5th)—am much as usual (may-be a little minus)—quiet here—eat blackberries—do not get out doors or down stairs. Horace was in this forenoon—Warry over in Phila: to-day—am sitting here by window.

Monday 6th—Fine weather continued—Abt same as of late with me—O'Donovan here—y'r letter rec'd this mn'g—copious mail this mn'g largely f'm Eng:—A letter f'm Woodbury, apologising ab't Emerson ¶ in his E "talks"—

Towards evn'g 6th—All goes tolerably well—I am sitting here in big chair—I am arranging full permanent ed'n L of G—nothing but what you know. Best regards & remembrances to friends all, men and women, the other side—to the Smiths, R. P., Mary, Alys & Logan—havn't got word f'm them in four months—(have they dropt me?)—to Forman, Carpenter, Noel, Rhys, Misses Ford, Stead—of course to the dear Bolton friends—(hope the canary bird box will get there safe) & many & many a one unspecified—I appreciate them all send best love & thanks (as f'm a flickering well-burnt down candle, soon to be all out)—

Bon voyage to you Maurice dear & God bless you & them all— Walt Whitman