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Dear Pete, Your letter of last Sunday & Monday came safe—was glad to see you so cheerful & feeling well
Nash —also Father Boyle —(By the bye, Pete, I have taken a great fearful drink of whiskey, in honor of
letter—shall probably go to some amusement with a friend this evening—most likely Buckleys Serenaders — Pete
for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle
Henry Hurt, like Doyle, worked for the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company.
Henry Shedd, the driver of the streetcar (#14) on which Doyle was the conductor.
Milburn, a druggist mentioned in Whitman's August 7–10, 1870 letter to Doyle.
Michael Nash, Washington friends to whom Walt Whitman referred frequently in his letters to Doyle.
Nash was an old resident of the city; Walt Whitman's December 5, 1873 letter to Doyle made mention of
Dear Pete, I received your welcome letter of Aug. 27th—and also 31st, enclosing Ned Stewarts Stewart's
Pete, there is nothing particular to write about this time—pretty much the same story—every day out on
Well, Pete, I am on the second month of my furlough—to think it is almost six weeks since we parted there
Nothing new in office—Well, Pete, about half our separation is over—the next six weeks will soon pass
for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle
This piece of correspondence is addressed, "Peter Doyle | Conductor | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City
Dear Pete, I have not heard from you now for nine days.
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 August 1870
Dear Pete, whatever happens, in such ups & downs, you must try to meet it with a stout heart.
for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle
Riker, president of the Washington & Georgetown Railroad, for which Doyle worked.
Dear Pete, I hope you are having good times, & are in good spirits.
for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle
This piece of correspondence is addressed, "Peter Doyle, | Conductor, | Office | Wash & Georgetown City
Pete, I rec'd your last letter, the 26th—it was a good long, lively letter, & welcome—you write about
would be perhaps the making of him, if he would give it up, & find his pleasure in some other way—Pete
for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle
Perhaps George Allen, mentioned in Whitman's August 22, 1873 letter to Doyle.
Alfred Thornett, like Doyle, was a conductor; see Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of Walt Whitman, The
Pete, I was just reading over your last letter again.
for changes to this file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle
This piece of correspondence is addressed, "Peter Doyle | conductor, | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City
Henry Shedd, the driver of the streetcar (#14) on which Doyle was the conductor.
Whitman's changing attitude toward the Franco-Prussian war, see his September 15–16, 1870 letter to Doyle
Since Doyle's letters to Walt Whitman in 1870 are lost, it is impossible to explain this paragraph.
to have yours also if you have a double one of yourself & I would like to have that if not why stir Pete
I supposed by Petes Pete's letters that he was as gay as usual, but guess the boy is coming to his senses
opportunities which he has, How does he & the widow pull together now, I suppose Ile I'll find you & Pete
PS Tell Pete answer his as soon as Snowing here now Adeau Adieu Yours Muchly Ed C Stewart "Continuation
Today I received two papers from Pete I suppose. "Sunday Chron" & Balto Sun.
Doyle, I was allowed to read your—I prefer saying—I was permitted a long look into that wonderful mirror
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.