Content:
A phrase from this manuscript appears, slightly revised, in a
review
written by Whitman of the 1855 edition of
Leaves of Grass
. that Whitman wrote for the
Brooklyn Daily Times
. The review appeared unsigned in the August 29, 1855, issue of the
Brooklyn Daily Times
. The date of the manuscript is therefore probably before or early in 1855.
Whitman Archive Title: [appendage leaves—the original (1855 Brooklyn) edition]
Content:
Printed copies of reviews that were reprinted in
Leaves of Grass
and that include Whitman's corrections and
notations. "Walt Whitman a Brooklyn Boy.
Leaves of Grass (A Volume of Poems Just Published)" was first
printed in the 29 September 1855 issue of the
Brooklyn Daily Times
. "Walt Whitman and his Poems" was first
published in the September 1855 issue of
United States Review
.
