Letter to Ellen M. O'Connor, October 20, 1865 Whitman writes a short letter from a letter from Brooklyn to his friend Ellen O’Connor in Washington. He gives her a short update on his life, and informs her that <cite>Drum Taps</cite> will be published and bound soon. 

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To Ellen M. O’Connor

Endorsed: “Ans’d.” Address: Mrs. E. M. O’Connor |
326 H st. near Vermont av. | Washington | D. C. 
Postmark: New York | Oct | 20.
									                                     Brooklyn | October 20 | 1865
Dear friend, 
	Your letter came right--& was glad to hear from you, Nelly, & Charles Eldridge & dear little Jeannie—( I will not add William because I did not hear any thing about him.)
	Nelly, the skies are brighter here than when I wrote you last. Little sis is so much better, that she had been twice brought down here to the front basement, & has in every respect improved much since last Saturday—Then my mother arrived home last Tuesday—and now it looks something like <cite>home</cite> in reality—I am quite well—
	Drum Taps will be bound (a small edition) before you get this--& will next week be put in the hands of a New York publisher & launched on the market—at least that’s my design at present—
	When you write me tell me about William—My mother returns bringing cheerful intelligence upon the whole--& is herself in splendid condition—haven’t seen her look & apparently feel better in years—My brother George (or did I tell you?) is working again at his trade & had grand health—Love & Farewell—
											Walt. 
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