Letter to William D. O'Connor, July 5, 1864 A letter to William D. O’Connor sent on July fifth, 1864, from Brooklyn. Whitman has delayed writing this response to William D. O’Connor due to a bad spell of weakness and headache. He assures O’Connor that they will meet again. He also notes that he plans to move heaven and earth to get his “Drum-Taps” published as soon as he is well. 139. To William D. O'Connor ENDORSED: "Answ'd." ADDRESS: WM D O'Connor| Washington|D.C. POSTMARK: [indecipherable] Brooklyn|Tuesday even'g July 5 1864 My dear friend I have had the misfortune to fall back a little since I wrote to you- I have had three or four pretty bad days & nights-but I am feeling decidedly brighter this afternoon, & have no doubt I shall be myself again before long. The trouble has been as before, bad spells of weakness with heavy aching head-I think the throat is no worse, but it is not well yet- William, I rec'd your letter to-day, also one from Charles Eldridge, with one in envelope--as to the future, & as to our meeting again, I have no doubt we shall meet again & have good times-if Nelly has not gone when this reaches you, I wish her to consider it just the same as if written to her-I do not write much, nor do any thing hardly, but keep as quiet as possible-my physician thinks that time, with the change of locality, & my own latent recuperative power, will make me well, but says my system is probably saturated with the virus of the hospitals &c which eludes ordinary treatment--&c &c &c- I have nothing new or interesting to write you. I intend to move heaven & earth to publish my "Drum-Taps" as soon as I am able to go around. So Eldridge is down at Petersburgh-if I were there at Washington & well I should want no better fun than accompanying them-When you see Count tell him I sent him my love-also Ashton- will write should there be any change in my condition- I Good bye for present, my dear friend, & God bless you- Walt