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Taylor was over last week And he was speaking about how He is gent for Sewing ( machines And lives at City

Little is known about the men Taylor mentions here except that they were former drivers in New York and

we spent about 2 Hours—saw a great many anamiles animals , a few birds, &c, &c., but the monkeys, were

Here we saw a fine structure—we were there awhile & then took the Hud. Hudson R. R R to 43 st.

referring to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is located in Central Park at 1000 5th Avenue, New York City

Then I saw in the paper, that you were out in Canada, taking your vacation, so I did not write again,

His brothers were Garret Storms (1861–1945), George Storms (1863–1888), and Richard Storms (1867–1939

Walter Whitman Storms and his siblings were the children of Herman Blauvelt Storms (1822–1898) and his

remembered by you so long—& that the kiss I gave you amid those scenes, should be treasured up, & as it were

Silver, American Literature, 15 (1943), 51–62.

I have not charged the copies of other books besides L. of G. as the sales were slight.

tour in Germany—O how I should like to be with you & go around with you, in some of those quaint old cities

I am saving up for you some pieces on American humor , which I will send, when ready.

F. presented "A Biographical Sketch—An American Poet Graduating from a Printer's 'Case.' "

Schmidt had been told by "an American gentleman" that Walt Whitman was going to England.

Schmidt called "my old friend and countryman," corresponded with Schmidt after he left Denmark in 1860

In body I have always been, & still remain, stout , in the American sense, (i.e. not corpulent)— In my

recovering from an attack of erysipelas which had left large red blotches on his face—two other visitors were

up by an immense & general basis of the eligibility to manly & loving comradeship, very marked in American

though slowly—I enclose a piece of mine just written for Commencement Poem to a College near Boston city—the

headquarters of the Universalists—my piece is to be read by proxy— I enclose you some pieces more on American

interested in that subject—& a very amusing & 'cute letter by a lady about the darkeys down South—American

&c—It is entirely different from the English, or English–German — We have been having one of our American

me here—he is settled on a little farm of his own on the Hudson river, 60 miles north of New York city

about the same—write to me about Tasistro in your next—Am here partially alone—folks gone to Atlantic city

August 5 letter to Ellen O'Connor and his August 18 letter to John and Ursula Burroughs, both of which were

conclusively written in 1874, Whitman's "alternations" were especially marked during the summer of this

The visit of George and Louisa to Atlantic City was mentioned in Whitman's August 5, 1874 letter to Ellen

letter to Ellen O'Connor and his August 18, 1874 letter to John and Ursula Burroughs, both of which were

conclusively written in 1874, Whitman's "alternations" were especially marked during the summer of this

punch—I suppose you have seen it—they say it is quite a success, & they are introducing them in other cities—but

How I wish you were here to-day Walt. Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 3 November [1874]

You will find me much better —to-day I feel like getting well, (& confidently expect to)—wish you were

August 5 letter to Ellen O'Connor and his August 18 letter to John and Ursula Burroughs, both of which were

conclusively written in 1874, Whitman's "alternations" were especially marked during the summer of this

Miller notes that all except one of the letters were written on Fridays, and most of them referred to

houseless creatures, to keep from freezing to death—he keeps a great stove red-hot all night—some were

O'Connor of May 1, 1874, were obviously written on the same day.

boat to Amboy, & so directly here to Camden depot, (only 60 rods from this house,) or from Jersey City

. | New York City." It is postmarked: "Camden | Jun | 24 | N.J."

Marvin had been co-editor of the Radical in 1866–1867; see Frank Luther Mott, A History of American Magazines

For Whitman's writings on Carlyle, see "Death of Thomas Carlyle" and "Carlyle from American Points of

Manahatta Whitman (1860–1886), known as "Hattie," was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson ("Jeff") and Martha

Hattie and her sister Jessie were both favorites of their uncle Walt.

good plate glass)—I shall look for Charles Eldridge— My sister is spending a few weeks at Atlantic City—I

modified, by no means lost)—I feel quite peert , in good spirits, free from any marked distress—& if you were

Townsend's deaths—If it were eligible you should come frequently & spend the days with me , to cheer

Song of the Universal"—to be read by proxy in its place in the programme, just the same as though I were

piece & requested that it be read in its place on the programme, 17th, exactly the same as though I were

reports, documents, or whatever to is To Paul Liptay Care of Otto Behrens 140 Eighth avenue New York City

are absolutely troubles, & their radiations— Charley, I have had a sick, sick three weeks since you were

—none in Boston—none in Washington—whatever you were "told"—none anywhere in America.

A hundred copies were sent by me to England about a year & a half ago.

Piper & Co. were Boston booksellers.

edition of Leaves of Grass; see Trowbridge's letter to O'Connor on March 24, 1867, reprinted in American

Price | 331 East 55th street | New York City." Its postmark is indecipherable.

FROM MEMORANDA MADE AT THE TIME IN NEW YORK CITY, OR WASHINGTON, OR IN ARMY HOSPITALS, OR CAMP OR FIELD

Some were scratched down from narratives I heard and itemized while watching, or waiting, or tending

All the moral convictions of the best portion of the Nation were outraged.

The broad spaces, sidewalks, and street in the neighborhood, and for some distance, were crowded with

He was overthrown in 1857 and executed in Honduras in 1860.

He was overthrown in 1857 and executed in Honduras in 1860.; Plutarch (46–120 AD) was a Greek essayist

FROM MEMORANDA MADE AT THE TIME IN NEW YORK CITY, OR WASHINGTON, OR IN ARMY HOSPITALS, OR CAMP OR FIELD

They were very fond of it, and liked declamatory poetical pieces.

Many were entire strangers.

They are not charity-patients, but American young men, of pride and independence.

The two were chatting of one thing and another. The fever soldier spoke of John C.

.; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was a celebrated American poet.

FROM MEMORANDA MADE AT THE TIME IN NEW YORK CITY, OR WASHINGTON, OR IN ARMY HOSPITALS, OR CAMP OR FIELD

I have never seen a more pathetic sight than the patient and mute manner of our American wounded and

This B. is a good sample of the American Eastern young man—the typical Yankee.

It was quite fresh and nomadic, the way these two primal cavaliers, well mounted as they were on expert

Traveling with the Wounded: Walt Whitman and Washington's Civil War Hospitals ." northeast of the city

your work may make your work and you more known to our working Classes the periodical in which they were

some talk and he said the only persons he Knew bearing the name lived at Egham in Surrey and where were

About half of the poems from the 1867 American edition of Leaves of Grass were removed for the British

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American poet and essayist who began the Transcendentalist movement

A great deal of Englishmen and some Americans are travelling here in Norway.

The parcels were sent to Whitman's old address in the Attorney General's Office in Washington before

accusations of homosexuality; accusations that Petersen was inappropriately involved with schoolchildren were

Petersen who is an infinitely greater talent has got no entrance into this periodical [The North American

Schmidt called "my old friend and countryman," corresponded with Schmidt after he left Denmark in 1860

The least benevolent of them are, you will allow, far more benevolent than your homely American criticisms

original nation of the far West. 5) I am very glad to be furnished with new materials concerning the American

completely translated to you. 8) Has this translation of your book into Danish not been spoken of in the American

The magazine became successful by reprinting British novels before eventually publishing American authors

Six of Whitman's poems were published there between 1874 and 1892.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), better know by his pen name, Mark Twain, was an American humorist

accusations of homosexuality; accusations that Petersen was inappropriately involved with schoolchildren were

friends, they have themselves a democratic mind and grant you much more than the editors of the American

nearly comical", writes a young married lady to me, "to see the critics cut and crisp the broad American

The Weekly Tribune enjoyed widespread distribution, with a circulation of 200,000 in 1860.

Schmidt's letter "my old friend and countryman," corresponded with Schmidt after he left Denmark in 1860

accusations of homosexuality; accusations that Petersen was inappropriately involved with schoolchildren were

Religion, in which he argued (against the Hegelian model) that religious faith and scientific knowledge were

An American gentleman told me, that you were going to England? Is it true?

In 1875, these pieces were gathered and republished as Memoranda During the War.

that appeared at the end of the third installment, informing readers that even though these articles were

write you afew a few lines that you may now know i I have you in rememberance remembrance yet you were

Silver, American Literature, 15 (1943), 51–62.

London: Chatto & Windus) S EVERAL years have now passed since Walt Whitman's poetical works and claims were

this new edition of the 'Leaves of Grass' may be the occasion of a deeper and wider study of the American

entirely uniform; sometimes he speaks as a federation of nations, sometimes as if mankind at large were

This is what he calls "robust American love."

No Englishman, no one indeed, whether American or Englishman, need be deterred from reading this book

pseudonym of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter) (1763-1825) was a German novelist and humorist, whose works were

Washington City.

his time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was both a highly popular and highly respected American

When Whitman met Longfellow in June 1876, he was unimpressed: "His manners were stately, conventional—all

Oh, what scenes of human horror were to be found in this city last winter.

office—Willwell Farm is 3 miles from that office—near the "lordly" and beautiful Tennessee, in a populous

The white population predominates here enough to free us from the unpleasantness experienced in other

This I suppose that "nearest friend" or yourself intended as answer to my inquiry whether you were reduced

Three of the children were from John Newton Johnson's first marriage to Clotilda Loveless Johnson (b.