
I received your kind and welcome letter of the 13th inst and I assure you I was very glad to hear from you again and to hear that you are in good health and hope you will escape from any more attacks of Neuralgia.
I wish if aggreeable to yourself to keep up a regular correspondence between us, and perpetuate the friendship commenced in Armory Square Hospital. I think it will be of benefit to me morally and perhaps will not be of any detriment to you.

A few days ago I picked up a paper through my Friend Hamilton containing an article
regarding Walt Whitman the Poet which was the first intimation I had of your being an
author. I will send you the paper if you wish. I would like very much to read your works
for I have heard my Father speak a few days ago of your Leaves of Grass and says it is
well suited to the American People. Father has been here visiting me for a few days but
has gone away now. he borrowed Leaves of Grass, of a friend of his here several years
ago I believe, I have never seen any of your works. The weather has been very Cold for
the past week and this morning it commenced to snow and has not stopped yet at 4 P.M. and I
think we are going to have some sleighing for Christmas. I hope our political troubles
will soon cease and the country get settled but I can not endorse the policy of
President Johnson for I do not believe it is right to place the rebels in office or to
allow them to vote until they are thoroughly repentant.
I must draw my letter to a close for this time, and hope I shall hear from you soon again. I hope you will have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
With love I remain your sincere Friend. B.H. Wilson.

