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Thanks, my dear E C S, for the box of noble books with the endless mines in them—& double thanks for the loving cheering (I fear flattering) long letter, wh' has done me good, & I have read twice—My friendly & liberal presentation 7th Vol. is thoroughly appreciated by me—& the picture is certainly printed at its best—The whole presentation indeed is by far the best of that sort I ever received. I wish to convey my best regards to the printers, proof-readers & print-plate presser &c—

I have been specially laid up for nearly a year almost entirely disabled—imprison'd in sick room—last fall & during winter sometimes low, serious, but just now easier, comparatively free from pain—getting along better than you might suppose.

Our dear friend O'Connor is very ill at Washington (lower legs paralyzed, & lately attacks of epilepsy)—Burroughs is pretty well—is at his place West Park Ulster Co: with his wife & boy (with a book in press, I believe)—Best regards & love to you & yours—Have put off this letter of thanks & good wishes waiting for a day I sh'd feel pretty well to write it in, but such day lagging I delay no longer—

Walt Whitman