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.— The Pete was terrified himself.
Pete had been satisfied, while listening in the house, that the drunken youth was stuck in a certain
express-wagon — I love him though I do not know him, The half-breed straps on his light boots to com- pete
express-wagon — I love him though I do not know him, The half-breed straps on his light boots to com- pete
notes that scholars have identified as autobiographical comments on Whitman's relationship with Peter Doyle
Perhaps the Boyle referred to in "Letter from Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 23 September 1870" (Edwin
Foster (New York: United States Book Company, 1891), and by Arthur Conan Doyle, The History of Spiritualism
Meditating on his relationship with Peter Doyle, Whitman laments "this diseased, feverish disproportionate
Come up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And come to the front door, mother—here's
The little sisters huddle around, speechless and may'd dismay'd See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete
Come up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And come to the front door, mother—here's
little sisters huddle around, speechless and dis- may dismay'd ;) See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete
Come up from the fields, father, here's a letter from our Pete; And come to the front door, mother—here's
little sisters huddle around, speechless and dis- may dismay'd ;) See, dearest mother, the letter says Pete
book]1868poetryhandwritten2 leaves; A draft of a poem on the verso of an 1868 draft letter to Peter Doyle
assisted with the move by "hiring a stout young laboring man" (see his September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
O'Connor and his July 28, 1871, letter to Peter Doyle.
late September (see her August 26, 1868 letter to Walt and Walt's September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
late September (see her August 26, 1868 letter to Walt and Walt's September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
September (see her August 26, 1868 letter to Walt Whitman and his September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
Louisa's August 26, 1868 letter to Walt Whitman and Walt Whitman's September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
September (see her August 26, 1868 letter to Walt Whitman and his September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
this morning have to cut this short as write a part of it while the car is in motion farewell Peter Doyle
Price Ashley Lawson Elizabeth Lorang Janel Cayer Peter Doyle to Walt Whiman, 18 September [1868]
would write more but i am afraid you tired of this already no more at Present but Remain Yours Forever Pete
Peter Doyle to Walt Whitman, 21 September 1868
Explain explain the Pleasure pleasure experience from your letters Farewell my good & true Friend, Pete
the Great 23 Sept '68 Pete The following are responsible for particular readings or for changes to this
Price Elizabeth Lorang Ashley Lawson Janel Cayer Peter Doyle to Walt Whitman, 23 September 1868
dearest comrade, & with more calmness than when I was there—I find it first rate to think of you, Pete
Pete, I hope this will find you entirely well of your cold.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 25 September 1868
Since Walt Whitman's first two letters to Peter Doyle are not extant, this is the beginning of an extensive
Doyle, however, had written on the day Walt Whitman had sent his first letter.
Doyle's letter of September 18, 1868 is characteristic.
The name is spelled Hassett in Whitman's October 9, 1868 letter to Doyle.
A draft of this letter appears on the verso of Walt Whitman's September 29, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
are With me and that i am Speaking to you. good bye Dear Walt until i write again, yours Truly Walt, Pete
Price Elizabeth Lorang Ashley Lawson Janel Cayer Peter Doyle to Walt Whitman, [27 September 1868]
Dear boy Pete, It is splendid here to-day, & I am feeling first-rate.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 29 September [1868]
Doyle's chatty letter of September 27, 1868 was filled with references to his comrades: "Walt you cant
Doyle wrote on September 27, 1868: "Jim Sorrill Sends his love & best respects & says he is alive & kicking
get tired of so much scribbling as its done with a lead pencil & very often in the car yours truly Pete
Price Ashley Lawson Janel Cayer Elizabeth Lorang Peter Doyle to Walt Whitman, 1 October [1868]
Wraymond (or Raymond), also called "Pittsburgh," worked for one of the Washington railroads; see Doyle's
would just drop you a line for yourself—but no doubt you keep fully posted about me by my letters to Pete
Henry Hurt, like Doyle, worked for the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company.
Pete, if you see Pittsburgh either tell him the following, or let him have this letter, & then return
Dear Pete, with all my kind friends here & invitations, &c., though I love them all, & gratefully reciprocate
Dear Pete, I will now bid you good bye for the present.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 2 October [1868]
On September 27, 1868, Doyle informed Walt Whitman that Harry wanted information about the New York Fire
Oct 6 Dear Pete, There is nothing special with me to write to you about.
So long, dear Pete. From your loving comrade.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 6 October [1868]
Doyle concurred in Walt Whitman's opinion in his letter of October 9, 1868: "i think your description
See Doyle's letter of October 1, 1868.
Oct 9 Dear Pete, It is splendid here this forenoon—bright and cool.
rode the trip I describe with a friend, on a 5th Avenue stage, No. 26—a sort [of] namesake of yours, Pete
Yours for life, dear Pete, (& death the same).
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 9 October [1868]
Doyle's letter of October 5, 1868 contained gossip about Washington.
Calhoun was involved in a street car altercation reported in Whitman's June 21–23, 1871 letter to Doyle
In his October 2, 1868 letter to Doyle, Whitman responded to Henry Hurt's request for information about
Walt Whitman had received a letter from Towner, who reported on a conversation with Peter Doyle, some
time before Whitman's September 12, 1873, letter to Doyle.
short letter as my car is going [to] start & i want [to] put this in the mail good bye My Dear friend Pete
i will write a long one next Sunday as i am off Peter Doyle to Walt Whitman, [9 October 1868]
Doyle may be referring to Whitman's letter of October 9, 1868, in which the poet chronicles his observation
Whitman sent Hart publicity puffs for insertion in the Washington Daily Morning Chronicle; see Doyle's
8th letter Oct. 14 Dear boy Pete, There is great excitement here over the returns of yesterdays elections
Dear Pete I hope this will find you well & in good spirits. Dear boy, I send you my love.
So long, Pete.
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 14 October [1868]
Doyle's October 9, 1868 letter contained gossip about Washington friends.
Whitman's October 17, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle detailed this visit.
assasinate the President but i dont think there is any truth in the report all the boys send their love Pete
Price Elizabeth Lorang Janel Cayer Peter Doyle to Walt Whitman, 14 October [1868]
Dear Pete, According to announcement in my last, I have made a movement & change of base, from tumultuous
—so you see, Pete, your old man is in clover.
To-day there is an entire change of scene—As I sit writing this—what do you think, Pete?
I send you my love, dear Pete. So long . Will write from N. Y. soon as I return there. W W P.S.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 17 October [1868]
Doyle had written on October 14, 1868.
So long, dear Pete—& my love to you as always, always.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 18 October 1868
Doyle's October 14, 1868 letter, dated "Oct 14—4," mentioned the death of a cousin and a plot to assassinate
, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle.
Dear Pete, Well here I am back again in New York—Have had a pleasant trip down east—went down the bay
I shall probably not make out much [of] a letter to you this time, Pete, as I feel rather stupid yet
Dear Pete, we will soon be together again.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, [23 (?) October 1868]
Whitman announced this intention in his October 14, 1868 letter to Doyle.
Whitman had assisted his mother during the move (see Walt Whitman's September 25, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
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."
Saturday evening—Aug. 21 Dear Pete— I have been very sick the last three days—I dont know what to call
And now, dear Pete, for yourself.
Dear Pete, you must forgive me for being so cold the last day & evening.
Dear Pete, dear son, my darling boy, my young & loving brother, don't let the devil put such thoughts
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 21 August [1869]
Richard Maurice Bucke, Doyle was suffering a skin eruption popularly known as "barber's itch" and was
Doyle's suicidal response to the skin irritation was undoubtedly associated with deep-seated feelings
In this uncharacteristic injunction, Walt Whitman was no doubt exploiting Doyle's Catholicism.
In his September 3, 1869 letter to Peter Doyle, however, Whitman wrote that he was still "unwell most
Brooklyn , September 3, 1869 Dear Pete, I thought I would write you a letter to-day, as you would be
I have read it several times since—Dear Pete, I hope every thing is going on favorably with you.
the sea-shore as I intended—In fact my jaunt this time has been a failure—Better luck next time— Now Pete
God bless you, dear Pete, dear loving comrade, & Farewell till next time, my darling boy.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 3 September 1869
The skin eruption mentioned in Walt Whitman's August 21, 1869 letter to Doyle.
Dear Pete—dear son, I have received your letter of the 8th to-day—all your letters have come safe—four
Pete, you say my sickness must be worse than I described in my letters—& ask me to write precisely how
Pete, the fourth week of my vacation is most ended. I shall return the middle of next week.
Pete, I have seen Tom Haslett —he is well—he is working extra on Broadway & 42d st. RR.
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 10 September 1869
It probably contained the money order mentioned in Whitman's August 21, 1869 letter to Doyle.
intended to write "Hassett," the Washington conductor mentioned in his September 25, 1869 letter to Doyle
during his October 1868 visit to Providence, Rhode Island (see Walt's October 17, 1868 letter to Peter Doyle
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.
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 have not heard from you now for nine days.
Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 22 August 1870