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1865 71 Brooklyn, Friday, July 14. 1867 or '8 Dear Pete, It is pretty much the same with me, as when

them—something new, to me, it quite set me up to see such chaps, all dusty & worn, looked like veterans— Pete

alone, none of my sisters being home at present—she is much better this morning, under my doctoring— —Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 July 1871

This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle | Conductor, | Office Wash. & Geo. City RR.

and returned to Washington on July 31; see Whitman's July 16–21, 1871 and July 28, 1871, letters to Doyle

Whitman also wrote of the incident in his July 14, 1871 letter to Peter Doyle.

In letters written the same day to Peter Doyle and William D.

On July 28, he wrote Peter Doyle, "I thought he would die while I was there—he was all wasted to a skeleton

Dear Pete, I rec'd the $50 to-day all right, and a real help to me—I have money, but cannot have the

tremendous—Shall stay here a week or so longer—shall be back first part of next week if nothing happens— Well, Pete

for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle

Whitman had requested $50 in his July 16–21, 1871 letter to Doyle.

Whitman also wrote of Charles Hine's illness in his July 28, 1871 letter to Peter Doyle.

, I shall return on Monday next, in the 12:30 train from Jersey city—(the train I usually come in) Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 28 July [1871]

your last week—& George & Lou—I sent three letters to you last week, & papers—I knew that policeman Doyle

that was shot dead here—he was Peter Doyle's brother—I was at the funeral yesterday—it was in the papers

Doyle was murdered on December 29, 1871, by Maria Shea, known as "Queen of Louse Alley," when he went

According to the Washington Daily Morning Chronicle, Doyle, a native of Ireland, was 38, had a wife and

is a draft of an article which Whitman prepared for a Washington newspaper to answer criticisms of Doyle

Dear Pete, Dear, dear son, We are having a very cold spell here, the severest of the winter—freezes up

Walt Pete, I am making out a poor scraggy letter to you this time—I feel pretty well, but don't seem

writing—Good bye for to-day, my loving boy— Your true Father & Comrade always Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle

This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle | conductor, | [Of]fice Wash. & Georgetown City RR. | Washington

enjoy the way he shakes them up, (very much like a first-class terrier in a pit, with a lot of rats) Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 23 February 1872

Doyle was temporarily out of work.

March 7–1872 Dear son, Well I am still here Pete, kept in pretty close quarters by the weather—but it

Milburne I wish him success in the "graduate of Pharmacy" line, & every thing else— give him my love — Pete

that is all this time, dear baby, Walt— with a kiss from your loving father— Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle

This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle | Conductor | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City RR. | Washington

handsomely in green cloth—my books are beginning to do pretty well—I send you the publisher's slip— Well Pete

Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 15 March [1872]

This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle, | Conductor, | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City RR. | Washington

as the contents confirm, was written at the same time as Whitman's March 15, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle

to his trip to Dartmouth College in June 1872, mentioned in Whitman's June 27, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle

Dear Pete, I rec'd your letter yesterday.

Pete you must be quite steady at work, & no time to spare.

said)—Should be glad to see Parker Milburn—hope he will call to-day—I send you a paper by mail —Well Pete

Your loving old Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 March [1872]

Washington and later visited him in Camden (which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873, letter to Peter Doyle

1872 March 29 Brooklyn, Friday afternoon March 29 1872 Dear boy Pete, I have rec'd your letter, & the

Huntington's death —it seems a sudden & sorrowful thing—Pete I shall continue here another week—I see

this up in my room home—am going out, & over to New York this evening—nothing special to write about— Pete

occasion—here is a good buss to you dear son from your loving Father always— Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle

This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle, | Conductor, | Office Wash & Georgetown RR | Washington | D.

—I am well—Mother is pretty well—I rec'd your letter three days since—Pete, things must be going on about

the same as ever— ̬As I write, it is pleasant weather, & I am going out to get the good of it—Pete take

Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 5 April [1872]

Pete, how are you getting along—I suppose on 14 the same as when I was there—I see by the papers that

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 June [1872]

Dear Pete, I am having a better time here than I had my last visit.

Pete, dear son, if you should want any of your money, send me word.

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 18 June [1872]

I am to go to Vermont, for a couple of days, & then back to Brooklyn—Pete I received your letter, that

Pete did my poem appear in the Washington papers—I suppose Thurs-day or Friday— Chronicle or Patriot

Your loving Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 27 June [1872]

This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle, | conductor | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City RR.

Brooklyn, July 12 . '72 Dear son Pete, I have been sick—but am feeling better now, & soon expect to be

Pete, I will only write a short letter this time.

Love to you dear son, Walt Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 12 July [1872]

This letter is addressed: "Peter Doyle, | Conductor, | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City RR. | Washington

New York , Friday afternoon—July 19 . 1872 Dear boy Pete, I rec'd your letter yesterday—nothing very

Pete, you must try to keep good heart—Perhaps this will find you at work again—if not, you must keep

a couple of hours with Joaquin Miller—I like him real well Walt $10 enclosed Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle

Whitman also wrote of this meeting in his July 19, 1872 letter to Peter Doyle.

Washington and later visited him in Camden (which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle

of paralysis, Whitman's friends in Washington, D.C., helped to care for him: John Burroughs, Peter Doyle

I wish—& two or three good friends here—So I want you to not feel at all uneasy—as I write, Peter Doyle

getting well soon—am on a fair way to it now— latest ½ past 4 I have just set up & had my bed made by Pete—I

Cole, a former conductor and a friend of Doyle, who wrote to Walt Whitman, probably in the early 1870

, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle, Whitman asked Doyle to visit him there.

Walt befriended Peter Doyle (1843–1907), a horsecar conductor in Washington, around 1865.

Though Whitman informed Doyle of his flirtations with women in their correspondence, Martin G.

Murray affirms that "Whitman and Doyle were 'lovers' in the contemporary sense of the word."

Doyle assisted in caring for Whitman after his stroke in January 1873.

See Murray, "Pete the Great: A Biography of Peter Doyle."

says I am doing very well— John Burroughs is here temporarily—he comes in often—Eldridge and Peter Doyle

suppose is a good sign—I expect him this afternoon or evening—he evidently thinks I am on the gain—Pete

improve in walking—& then I shall begin to feel all right—(but am still very feeble & slow)—Peter Doyle

same here I only want you to be well again I do like that young fellow that is so kind to you, Peter Doyle

His friends in Washington, D.C. helped to care for him: John Burroughs, Peter Doyle, and Ellen O'Connor

Despite his status as a veteran of the Confederate Army, Doyle's uneducated, youthful nature appealed

After Whitman's death, Doyle permitted Richard Maurice Bucke to publish the letters Whitman had sent

For more on Doyle and his relationship with Whitman, see Martin G.

Murray, "Doyle, Peter," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D.

Peter Doyle has been with me. It is as pleasant and warm as summer here to-day.

comes & sits a few minutes every morning before going to work—he has been very good indeed—he & Peter Doyle

Despite his status as a veteran of the Confederate Army, Doyle's uneducated, youthful nature appealed

limited the time the two could spend together, their relationship rekindled in the mid-1880s after Doyle

After Whitman's death, Doyle permitted Richard Maurice Bucke to publish the letters Whitman had sent

For more on Doyle and his relationship with Whitman, see Martin G.

Murray, "Doyle, Peter," Walt Whitman: An Encyclopedia, ed. J.R. LeMaster and Donald D.

Years of London Life: Memoirs of a Man of the World (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885), 402, and Doyle's

a beautiful day, & I was out a good deal—walked some, a couple of blocks, for the first time—Peter Doyle

paper I send you has a picture of a railroad depot they are building here—it is for the road Peter Doyle

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 31 May [1873]

1873 Dear Pete, I have been very unwell—but am better again—at least at the present moment.

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, [9? June 1873]

Doyle was evidently not informed of Whitman's move.

Dear Pete, I rec'd your note to–day. I send you a note I have written to Mr.

Pete, I am not having a very good time—My head troubles me—yesterday was as bad as ever—as far from well

for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle

O'Connor's tenure was brief; as of Walt Whitman's March 12–13, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle, O'Connor had

this, it is a very pleasant cool afternoon, & I am sitting here by the window in a big easy chair Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 7 [July 1873]

occasionally—I had seen in the newspapers of William's appointment, & was truly pleased—I hear from Peter Doyle

See also Whitman's July 10, 1874 letter to Peter Doyle, in which Whitman left instructions for the delivery

it—though I think it is bad for me, & I hope much more from the cool season, if I get through this— Pete

steamboat— —If you was only here to convoy me—but I suppose no one is to have every thing wanting—(Pete

found him good company, & was glad to see him—he has been twice—so you see there are good souls left— —Pete

Pete you must read this over Sunday, as a ten minutes' talk like, about all sorts of odds & ends Walt

Whitman to Peter Doyle, 1 August [1873]

for two days, & is now—I am feeling as if I would & should come out all right yet—had a nice dinner—Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 August [1873]

So long, Pete, dear boy, Walt 1875? Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 29 August [1873?]

executors' assignment of this letter to 1875 seems questionable for the following reasons: in a letter to Doyle

Dear boy Pete, Your letter, with cheering wishes & prophecies came last Tuesday—God bless you, boy—for

paralysis—in the paper this morning I see a piece about his body being resurrected from potter's field— —Pete

Pete the papers you sent came last Monday all right—I have rec'd a letter from Chas Eldridge—& another

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 5 September [1873]

For Whitman's opinion of Hickman, see the letter from Whitman to Doyle of September 12, 1873.

In his September 5, 1873 letter to Peter Doyle, Whitman omitted this part of Grier's diagnosis.

Dear boy Pete, It is a very fine September day here—it must be delightful down in Virginia—the sun shines

My appetite still holds out—& my sister cooks very nice, gets me what I want— Pete your letter of 8.

Dubarry & you, & what he said about the schedule &c—I see you are a little nervous , Pete—& I dont don't

hear from my substitute —He writes me now & then—does my work very well, & more work besides,—Dear Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 12 September [1873]

Whitman had trouble with the spelling of Hawkinson's name; see the letter from Whitman to Doyle of May

For Whitman's opinion of Hickman, see the letter from Whitman to Doyle of September 12, 1873.

Dear boy Pete, Your letter came all right last Tuesday.

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 19 September [1873]

September Dear son Pete, Your letter of yesterday came this forenoon—that was a rather serious runaway

of cars in the tunnel a week ago—& mighty lucky to get off as you all did—Pete I got a few lines from

brass, a lot of fat young Dutchmen, blowing as if they would burst, & making a hell of a hullabaloo— Pete

Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 26 September [1873]

Washington and later visited him in Camden (which Whitman reported in his November 9, 1873, letter to Peter Doyle

occupied an entire page of the paper (as Whitman alludes to in his November 28, 1873, letter to Peter Doyle