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—These Acts largely increase the expenses for witnesses, jurors, prisoners, and the incidental charges

weeks since the Secretary of the Treasury sent to this Department a letter passing duty free some books

This letter I enclosed to you with a request that you forward the books to this Department.

Falls, Chief Clerk. delayed library books The following are responsible for particular readings or for

should like first rate to just drop in on you all— I continue to get letters &c from abroad about my book—I

21st instant, and in reply inform you that the warden of the Jail should be directed to furnish the prisoners

you with proper clothing and charge the same in his bill against the government for keeping its prisoners

If the jailer declines to do so, you will furnish such prisoners with the needed clothing, and charge

Falls, Chief Clerk. furnish prisoners clothing N. Y.

Sir: Your letter of the 7th instant is received, and in pursuance of your request I have appointed Harry

Sir: I enclose an appointment of Harry Harrison, Esq. as Assistant to the District Attorney for the Middle

Harry Harrison, Esq. Nashville, Tenn. Sir: You are hereby appointed Assistant to the U. S.

instructions to the Collector of the Customs of New York to admit free of duty the four (4) cases of books

Falls, Chief Clerk. admit books free.

Sir: Enclosed we send you a notice of the arrival of four cases of books at New York for the Library

Clement Hugh Hill, Assistant Attorney Gen'l. library books.

shipped per steamer, (name not given,) for the Department of Justice to your care, four (4) cases of law books

I will thank you to get these books from the Custom House at your earliest convenience, and send them

Falls, Chief Clerk. library books.

The firm was advertised as Whitman's Boston agent in books published in 1871 and 1872.

I also enclose several articles & criticisms written about my books in England & America within the last

Pray let me hear from you—and if the books & papers reach you safely.

you will transmit a list of the other arrests by the military, showing the disposition of every prisoner

The law places the distribution of such books under the control of the Secretary of the Interior—but

Falls, Chief Clerk. declining books.

Your book does indeed say all—book that is not a book but, for the first time, a man complete, godlike

so, all alone, as I have done now nearly three years—it will be three in May since I first read the book

Then came the long long waiting, the hope deferred: each morning so sure the book would come & with it

Then when the Book came but with it no word for me alone, there was such a storm in [my] heart I could

I should not refuse, confession and statements from the prisoners at Albany.

The list should also show whether the prisoners were arrested by the military or civil authorities ;

He deems it important in the defence of a suit there that he should inspect an original book in the War

But, as a compromise, not unreasonable in view of the circumstance that we began to move our books and

Attorney General Hill, I hereby acknowledge the receipt of you letter of the 16th ultimo, and also the books

Library Books.

My book is my best letter, my response, my truest explanation of all.

Harris," whereas the writ recites that the proceedings are between the United States and "J. W.

Harris, one of the defendants. This is a fatal defect. (Lee Miller V.

Prisons on the 3d page of my annual report presented last winter, a copy of which I enclose.

be passed making it highly penal for the keepers of jails in States which allow the use of their prisons

to the United States, to suffer prisoners to go at large.

Akerman, Attorney General. certain case U.S. prisoners, &c.

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

In 1888, Whitman observed to Traubel: "Dowden is a book-man: but he is also and more particularly a man-man

always a dumb blind yearning towards thee—still it comforts me to touch, to press to me the beloved books—like

thank you to inform me what has been the conduct of Mountjoy since he has been in your charge as a prisoner

Drewry and Small, 2 Vols. 473 Library Books. Younge and Collyer, 2 Vols. Collyer, 2 Vols.

Will you be good enough to have any books that you may have bound for me stamped " Department Justice

of Clark and Finnelly's Reports, and the English Chancery Reports, provided they are, as I Library Books

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

Whitman, I was extremely obliged to you for the present of your photograph & books; the vol. volume of

In 1888, Whitman observed to Traubel: "Dowden is a book-man: but he is also and more particularly a man-man

Burroughs would write several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Notes on Walt Whitman, as

In reply, I have to inform you that such books are not furnished cannot furnish books to U. S.

i must send you a line to tell you i have got all the letters and the order came very good and the book

Walt a decade earlier: "Mother wants me to be sure and tell you that you must bring her one of those books

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

See Ed Folsom, Whitman Making Books/Books Making Whitman: A Catalog and Commentary (University of Iowa

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

I am tired of books too and take but one with me; one Rossetti gave me, a "Walt Whitman"—Grand old man

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the

August 30, reporting the arrival of a detachment of the 4th Artillery, in charge of the Ku Klux prisoners

Ku Klux prisoners N. C.

They always have book stands at them. It ought to be put in hand immediately, & out soon.

This is possibly Reverend William Sharman, whose address was listed in Whitman's address book (Notebooks

February 28, 1876, and Whitman sent her a copy of Leaves of Grass on July 27, 1876 (Whitman's Commonplace Book

It later described the 1860 Leaves of Grass as "a book evidently intended to lie on the tables of the

19th ultimo, by Col Trobri and, commanding at Camp Douglas, inviting his attention to the civil prisoners

refer these letters to me, and express the hope that some arrangement can be made by which such prisoners

can be kept at the Territorial Penitentiary until their trial—there being no available county prison—and

, so long as the said prisoners shall be so confined."

This agreement has reference to persons who have been convicted in the Territorial Courts, and Prisoners

which at some time may come to be printed)—& Nettleship whom Rossetti knows, & who has published a book

I return the printed book which you enclosed. Very respectfully, &c A. T.

for my information copies of correspondence in relation to the case of James Gilmore, an escaped prisoner

It is the duty of the keeper of the prison in which the prisoner is incarcerated, to safely keep him,

There is however, I regret to state, no statute compelling them to reärrest prisoners who escape from

Marshals have reärrest of escaped U.S. prisoners. Missouri case J. Gilmore mail-robber see Ins.

Attorney of the District in which the prisoner is supposed to be, in order that a warrant may be issued

, enclosing for my information copies of correspondence in relation to James Gilmore, an escaped prisoner

It is the duty of the keeper of the prison in which the prisoner is incarcerated to safely keep him,

upon the keepers in view of the fact that the Government pays them for guarding and feeding its prisoners

When a prisoner escapes, and he is pp. 182-3-4-5 mail robbing cases see p. 209 ante p. 242 seq. believed

Attorney of the District in which the prisoner is supposed to be, in order that a warrant may be issued

As I think it possible that by this time you may have got the book I send you one of the special copies

Falls, Chief Clerk no such books to send.

Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871

Trübner & Company were the London agents for Whitman's books.

Your convictions founded no doubt in great measure upon your private knowledge of the prisoner, and good

instant, transmitting the certificate of Judge Howe that you had been assigned by him as counsel for a prisoner

Indexed up * resume p 149 Ex Press Copy Book p 141 The following are responsible for particular readings

poems before the British public, but more because I am annoyed at the horrible dismemberment of my book

Should my proposal suit you, go right on with the book.