Letter from Walt Whitman (1819-1892) to James Russell Lowell, October 2, 1861. Transcription: Mr. Lowell, Dear Sir: I also send you two more little pieces, to take their chances for the Magazine. The price if you take them will be $8 each. I forgot to say, with the one I sent yesterday, that whatever pieces are printed, I reserve the right to include them in any future collection of my poems. Yours, W. Whitman." MS Am 1659 (277), Houghton Library, Harvard University