
Here is William Ingram's letter—forwarded at his request to you—He comes to see me occasionally & is always welcome—John's good letter was rec'd this forenoon & is cheery & hospitable as always—Yes my dear friend if I get able again to get about—& you settle down & the machinery moves regularly &c.—I may come to New York & see you all—We will see how the cat jumps—I still remain in my sick room—tho' I have had no set back any thing worth mentioned,—but remain very enfeebled & almost helpless in strength of legs & body, without improvement at all.
—This week so far the temperature has been just right here—My little booklet November Boughs is ab't done—will make 140 pages—I have for the concluding one a disjointed paper on "Elias Hicks"—the publication will be delayed yet a number of weeks—I am sitting up in my big arm chair writing this—am comfortable—Best love to you all.
Walt Whitman