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The attention of American authors is respectfully invited to the facilities which Messrs. A.

SIMPSON & Co. respectfully announce for early publication, the following works by Foreign and American

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

of some Hints to the Drummer and Private Soldier (1783), which satirized British conduct in the American

written under the pseudonym Richard Haywarde) and The Sparrowgrass Papers, a humorous account of a city

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

In view of this fact, though we are favorably impressed, as we were when we first wrote you, with the

written under the pseudonym Richard Haywarde) and The Sparrowgrass Papers, a humorous account of a city

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

They were most kindly made over to the present collection by the compiler, and by the publishers Messrs

Pickard; Garrison, Lucy McKim, (1867) was the earliest and most significant collection of African American

William Francis Allen (1830–1889) was an American classical scholar and one of the editors of the first

book of American slave songs, Slave Songs of the United States.

Charles Pickard Ware (1849–1921) was an American educator and music transcriber.

Lucy McKim Garrison (1842–1877) was an American song collector and co-editor of Slave Songs of the United

Simpson & Company of New York, Slave Songs of the United States was the earliest collection of African American

Northern abolitionists who collected the songs—many of which were spirituals—while they worked in the

The Club produced periodicals, as well as reprints of rare, curious, and old American, English, French

, and Latin books (American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular [Philadelphia: George W.

For more information on the Club, see Adolf Growell, "The Agathynian Club (1866–1868)," American Book

An Englishman might have written ninety-nine hundredths of American poetry.

The spirit that pervades is essentially American. It is more.

The philosophy and theology are decidedly American, the ethics are altogether of New York.

full of truly American exaggeration.

Everything American is the subject of his praises:— "These states are the amplest poem.

some poems of Whitman's in which he seems to yearn towards the East from a westward outlook, as if he were

He dreams a dream of "a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth," which

To a small job printing-office in that city belongs the honour, if such, of bringing it to light.

A demand arose, and before many months, all the copies of the thin quarto were sold.

If he will but learn to tame a little, America will at last have a genuine American poet.

hangs heavily and yet they say time flies fleetly , Ah it may be I have seen the time when minutes were

hours & hours days but that is gone yes its it's near two years since those scenes were past And May

You remember the "Dear Strange Boy and brother" as you were pleased to call me do you not?

And, were there no—what we call sin there would be no happiness.

Harlan apparently took offense at the copy of the 1860 Leaves of Grass which Whitman was revising and

She had two children from a previous marriage: Lewis and Eva Morrell, and she and Benton were the parents

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

Wilson reported that his wife had gone to New York City to stay with her sister during the latter's confinement

My Wife started for New York City last friday night to be gone several weeks. she is to be with her Sister

She had two children from a previous marriage: Lewis and Eva Morrell, and she and Benton were the parents

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

Hawley has been trying to get a copy of it for about a month but all that was here were taken as soon

Copies of the volume were withdrawn so that the sequel could be added.

several poems, adding eighteen new poems to those that appeared in Drum-Taps, and all of these poems were

Later, these poems were folded into Leaves of Grass, and by the time the final arrangement of Leaves

Gage, Sloans & Dater was listed as a drygoods store in Trow's New York City Directory (1856/1857), with

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

I spent a week in New York City in June, my Wife was taken sick there while visiting her Sister and they

Nellie had two children, Lewis and Eva Morrell, from a previous marriage, and she and Benton Wilson were

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

He believes hugely in himself, and in the part he is destined to take in American affairs.

He appears, moreover, at intervals, to have wandered over the North American continent, to have worked

his way from city to city, and to have consorted liberally with the draff of men on bold and equal conditions

All I mark as my own, you shall offset it with your own, Else it were time lost listening to me.

All the stuff which offended American virtue is to be found here.

he shall labor as to what are the true principles on which a conscientious writer for the present American

What do you conceive to be the true need of the American people as regards literature and in what way

18 City Hall Octo. 3d '67 My dear Walt, I have this moment clipped the enclosed paragraphs about Garibaldi

that there were more of the same sort, our country needs them.

Go on, and may God bless you and your efforts, as a true American. Respectfully F. B.

Attorney, New York City.

New York City.

It was immediately corrected, and duplicate originals were furnished to the Hon.

Whitman's essays "Democracy" and "Personalism" were published in the Galaxy in December 1867 and May

These three essays were later combined in Democratic Vistas, which was first published in 1871 in New

See also Frank Luther Mott, A History of American Magazines, 1865–1885 (Cambridge: Harvard University

appellate court, on certiorari, the prosecution below was sustained, and that the whole proceedings were

It will be observed that this letter purports that the facts of Fincher's case were represented to the

Go, or send deputy to Elmira for witnesses—William Roberts—American Hotel, Elmira, has subpoenas—Answer

February, 1865, (13 Stat. 432,) for the recovery of balances due before the war from the parties, who were

Y., were, on being delivered to the agents of the Fenian organization, transported to Potsdam Junction

Dana, of New York City, late Assistant Secretary of War, that suit has been instituted against him by

Lamar's papers, it appears that they were originally brought to the seat of government in charge of the

War Department, from which they were transferred to the Treasury Department, and upon a reference recently

Lamar's papers, it appears that they were originally brought to the seat of Government in charge of the

War Department, from which they were transferred to the Treasury Department, and upon a reference recently

Counsellor at Law, New York City. Mr.

The suits were actions of debt upon statute, in conformity to Section 27 of said Act of Congress.

Some of these suits were founded upon alleged unlawful intercourse with the Camanches; others, unlawful

Both demurrers were sustained by the court.

If that were so, you ask me whether it would protect him from punishment;— and you further ask to be

hereby authorize you to take the same proceedings as to these arms, (if shown to be Fenian arms,) which were

Gilson, then Secretary of that Territory, with the designated depository of the United States at Oregon City

one of Gilson's sureties,) dated at Paris, France, September 1, 1867, that Gilson was then in that city

"sporting his American buggy, fast horse," etc. which letter also contains an offer on the part of the

New York City.

matter was treated as having been withdrawn from my consideration, and all the papers relating to it, were

It appears, however, that among the papers so transmitted were some which did not belong to those which

were in question, and which, having been duly filed here by Mr.

Lamar, after the reference, were subject to the exclusive discretion of this office, and ought not to

Lamar by the Secretary of the Treasury in the exercise of his competent authority— and were, therefore

The Amnesty Proclamations of the President embraced, with but a very few exceptions, the whole population

whom these securities are held, as well as the several treaties and acts under which the investments were

The abstracted Bonds above mentioned are understood to be a part of those which were stolen while in

By Act of July 12, 1862 [12 Stat. at Large, p. 539.] sums amounting in the aggregate to $660,412:01 were

(City of Wheeling) Bonds 168,000 65,520 6 pr. ct. Certificate or Reg.

Bonds 100,000 The Bonds of the City of Wheeling and of the Richmond and Danville RR. above described,

McCoppin, Mayor of San Francisco City. Your dispatch received. United States vs .

know but Ben told you that I was in the Lunatic Asylum during the time that himself John & Charley were

coming young America be induced to do this noblest work manfully & womanly if benevolent liberals were

Nellie had two children, Lewis and Eva Morrell, from a previous marriage, and she and Benton were the

Wilson named his first child "Walter Whitman Wilson," after the poet; their other children were Austin

His love of New York City has more in common with Gavroche's love for Paris than with that of Victor

The fact that the "songs" in Drum-Taps were written under such circumstances ought to have rebutted in

of the news from Sumter upon New York is thus described:— "The Lady of this teeming and turbulent city

"Over the breast of the spring, the land, amid cities; Amid the grass in the fields each side of the

both a place and the name of the Democratic Party political machine that often controlled New York City

both a place and the name of the Democratic Party political machine that often controlled New York City

a military outpost near Charleston, South Carolina, was the location of the first battle of the American

There were no courts in the early years of the territory and many cases were delayed.

In the 1860 version of this poem, then called "Walt Whitman," the poet reflects on the grass: "Or I guess

Misses Martin & Lowell and some others were the best women I ever saw and I wish them all the hapiness

Attorney New York City. Send at once briefs and opinions in Hadden vs. Barney. J.

About a thousand copies were printed, which were sold in less than a year.

The Van Velsors were noted people for horses.

The clothes were mainly homespun. Journeys were made by both men and women on horseback.

Books were scarce.

Some of the men were dying.

John Burroughs's "Notes on Walt Whitman" was first published in American News in 1867.

As those services were directed at the request of the Secretary of War, your account should be transmitted

15th inst. purporting to be a communication from a correspondent of that paper, writing from this city

recited in this publication, in the archives of the Attorney General's Office, except those which were

If such Territory were un organized, the case would not be doubtful.

J., in American Ins. Co. vs. Canter , 1 Peters, 542.