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A glance at the Sunday Times notice recalls to my attention a sentence therein I sh.d should perhaps
30, 1868, Whitman informed Ralph Waldo Emerson that "Proud Music of the Storm" was "put in type for my
My position in reference to the case, as having been consulted in it in my private professional capacity
To the President: Sir: I find on file in my office certain charges against Luther C.
the matter of the Government subsidy to the Union Pacific Railroad in a few days, as I have formed my
In the meantime, the result to which I have come enables me to say that, in my opinion, the conditions
Clay having brought to my notice the subject of the proceedings, now or heretofore pending against you
Letcher, came to my hands only this morning, in consequence of my absence from the city.
trial, with such counsel as shall represent the defendant there, in conformity to the suggestions of my
Sir: Your letter of the 26th ultimo submits for my opinion this question: May a Consul retain for his
After an examination of the statutes relating to the subject, and to which you have directed my attention
that he will be in attendance at the Court in Richmond, prepared to make the arrangement suggested in my
The term commences on Monday, the 23d inst., I learn, and not the 25th as has heretofore been my impression
Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of the 16th inst. calling my attention to the case of Hosmer v. the
My purpose at present is, to request that you will send me, if you still have connection with this matter
S. shall be taken in the matter, without communicating with me, and receiving my instructions.
as District Attorney during this vacancy, I have no person to address to accomplish the objects of my
What I may find it possible, or think it my duty to do, in regard to a personal participation in the
matter at Richmond, it is quite out of my power at present to determine; as my preparations for the ensuing
term of the Supreme Court of the United States, on special assignment, requiring my personal attendance
—The object of my present communication is to advise you of the probability of such a rule requiring
Come directly to my house. Please answer by telegraph when I may expect you. Wm. M. Evarts.
Sir: Your letter of the 15th Dec. inst. calls my attention to a certain course of proceedings of Mr.
Your letter also calls my attention to the supposed authority which you had, in consequence of or in
In a personal interview during your visit to Washington immediately after my reception of your letter
of making good the assurances of the government, in this sense and to this extent, I considered it my
I beg to enclose a copy of my letter to the Dist. Attorney, for your information.
My dear Sir: In reply to your note of 12th inst., desiring, as counsel for the Commercial Nav'g'n Co.
, an interview with me during my expected visit to New York, I beg to say that I shall be pleased to
My arm has come out in a sore were where one of the balls struck it it is so bad that it gives me much
urge him to give me a posison position I have some recomdation recommendation from Curtain of Pa & my
Captain.
Oh, my God! my God!"
Oh, my divine Redeemer! Oh, my Friend, my Saviour!"
own husband, my first, my only love, my love forever!
"O my God—my boy George!"
boy, my George; my saved and ransomed George; my son, my son!
I suppose it would be best to have it done by my agency, and I suggest that I write F.
Give my love to your mother.
his January 16, 1872 letter to Rudolf Schmidt, Whitman wrote that Freiligrath "translates & commends my
My purpose was to kill two birds with one stone—get well and fix up the "Carpenter", but I fear neither
I never was so tired in my life, and am so sleepy that I drop off in slumber if I sit a few minutes in
beard grow down all over the rocks like sea-weed, and cover the sea, and my hair spread backward over
Give her my best love.
I heard that Higginson did not like my "Good Gray Poet." This is sad.
his January 16, 1872 letter to Rudolf Schmidt, Whitman wrote that Freiligrath "translates & commends my
I told her I would mark passages for her in the copy I meant to send on my own book, but didn't send
How shall I thank our poet for the beautiful book, and for my name written in it by his own hand so near
My Dear Sir Your proof came to too late for us to make the corrections & I return it so that you can
asked several times where your books could be obtained & as I had sent the paper with Col H's letter to my
With kind regards of my family to you I am truly Yours &c Will W Wallace Will W.
Channing forthwith—& fulfil my promised visit to them also, before I return here—which will be about
editor, would, (I quote,) like to keep & use an original three-page poem sent him from me, but demurs to my
I repeat that I distinctly reserve the right of printing the piece in a future edition of my poems.
I have already transmitted to you, with my communication of the 29th November, referred to above, a copy
of my letter of instruction to the District Attorney of this District, which, with the other papers
earliest convenience, to return my answers thereto in writing.
Before my appointment to my present office, I was a lawyer.
In my youth, before my first entering the public service, I had not adopted a permanent occupation. 5
I was educated by my parents, and by solitary study. 6.
The law clerk's hours are similar to my own.
that Court in favor of the State of Georgia, against yourself, General Meade, General Ruger, and Captain
Stanton that he, as well as yourself, wished me to appear in my official capacity to argue the motions
Upon the present motion, I feel no sort of embarrassment in resisting it in consequence of my known opinions
the papers presented to me by Senator Dixon, copies of which are herewith transmitted, I deemed it my
enclose herewith a copy of a Report which has been made to me by the Chief Clerk of this Office, in which my
subordinate, the chief of the secret service division—and other papers, together with a memorandum of my
in this office, is one in which the importance of the questions involved makes it proper to embody my
United States, in conformity to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act, it would be expedient, and in my
In respect to the interest of Captain Goodwin, no difficulty is perceived.
It is not perceived that Captain Goodwin is to blame for this, but it is equally difficult to see how
My object is, to ascertain whether a resort should not be had in all cases by parties interested, to
If so, information to that effect would satisfy my present inquiry.
B. " 25 seq p 155 my duty to pronounce any opinion upon the expediency of issuing a pardon upon such
I can only say that upon a careful examination of all the papers submitted for my consideration, it does
Captain W. H. Dietz, Kingston, Tenn.
But at present the case does not seem to be such as to make the occasion a proper one for my interference
Sir: I have the honor to refer you to your letter of the 25th April last, and my reply of 6th May following
suspend the case of Christian Priesendantz for a few days—but enclose for your information a copy of my
Louis Packet Company, is submitted to me for my opinion on the questions of law arising in the premises
of them, and that I would with pleasure consider the questions of law in the case, should he desire my
Solicitor of the Treasury, requesting my advice upon certain questions arising upon the claim of the
My predecessors have repeatedly declined to give opinions at the instance of other officers than those
Should you desire my opinion upon the law of the case, it will afford me pleasure to consider the questions
involved, and communicate to my views in regard to them.
Sir: After my letter of yesterday, relative to the case of United States, vs .
The circumstances which I mentioned in my former letter on this subject, however, render it practically
Miller, who has been appointed as my successor, has not yet qualified, and I have been informed that
Sir: Referring to my letter of the 3rd instant, enclosing a telegram from the United States Marshal for
were obstructed on the occasion mentioned, which give full particulars of the occurrences mentioned in my
for naval purposes, I have to inform you that, the title to this property having been passed upon by my
My dear Conway, Your letter of February 1st has just come to hand. I am willing that Mr.
I wish to send my sincerest thanks & personal regards to Mr. Rossetti.
To have had my book, & my cause, fall into his hands, in London, in the way they have, I consider one
Remember my request to Mr.
I feel prepared in advance to render my cordial & admirant respect to Mr.
The piece appears in printed form because I have had it put in type for my own convenience, and to insure
correctness—I forgot to say, above, that I scrupulously reserve the right to print this piece in future in my
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, March 4, 1868 My dear Mr.
I can fully join in the same testimony, as he treated, as physician or surgeon, many a case under my
I send you, dear sir, my friendliest respects & well wishes, Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to W. O.
My vacation is nearly done, & in four or five days more I shall be back in Washington.
here in Providence—I have been with him a good deal—he is not very well, but goes around—Will finish my
in Atlantic street, on some accounts, but there is always something—I have not been satisfied with my
several weeks ago, I tried another place & room for a couple of days & nights on trial, without giving up my
old room—Well, I was glad enough to go back to my old place & stay there—I was glad enough I hadn't