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Hearing of the arrival of "the good Gray Poet" in the city, on a short week's visit, a T RIBUNE man was

At the American House, where Mr.

"I have lived in or visited all the great cities on the Atlantic third of the Republic—Boston, Brooklyn

this very Denver, if it might be so, I should like to cast my lot, above all other spots, all other cities

Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University; gaps were filled by reference to a digital

Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University; gaps were filled by reference to a digital

Two Visitors TWO VISITORS, Each Widely Known, Stopping Briefly in the City. Col.

Forney of Philadelphia and Walt Whitman, the poet, arrived in the city yesterday and with their party

The train arrived three hours late, but as the party only intended to stop one day in the city, they

"What a superb city St. Louis is!" exclaimed he.

It's a great city." "Quite a town, isn't it?" "Yes, indeed.

has failed—whether it is the rheumatic & neuralgic affection that troubled you the last spring we were

whether the fatigues & excitements & the very enjoyments & full life, & burst of prophetic joy, as it were

seen Rossetti —he was full of enquiries & affectionate interest in all that concerns you—& loth we were

Pauls), & looks down on one side over the great city with its canopy of smoke, & on the other over a

We sigh for the warmth of an American house indoors often & for American sunshine out of doors.

An aspiring physician, Beatrice took the needed preparatory classes but was barred (as were all women

Leavitt Co of this city the electrotype plates of an edition of your "Leaves of Grass" bearing the imprint

of Thayer and Eldridge, Boston 1860–61.

published and sold unauthorized editions of Whitman's Leaves of Grass, printed from the plates of the 1860

Father went to the city with a load of straw today; perhaps he will be over in time to stop and see you

Debbie and Joe, were home yesterday and stayed all day. Capt. Townsend and wife were over too.

Father is about the same as when you were down. Mother is well and all the rest of the folks.

This letter is addressed: Walt Whitman | Camden City | Camden City | N. J.

Traubel's With Walt Whitman in Camden—though it does appear frequently in the last three volumes, which were

Harry Stafford's sister, Deborah (1860–1945), and her husband, Joseph Browning.

of Irish folk at Moville—some of them old people who had not seen Ireland for forty years, and who were

Glasgow is a great, solidly built city, very pleasant [in] spite of smoky atmosphere—full of sturdy,

I should recommend any American friend coming over to try this line–we had a fine ship–fine officers

Walt Whitman: His Ideas About the Future of American Literature WALT WHITMAN.

His Ideas About the Future of Amer- ican American Literature.

"What will be the character of the American literature when it does form?"

They are appearing in the Eastern cities and in the West.

They are very American. Emerson is our first man. He is in every way what he should be.

big it is till he launches out in the midst of it—But there are plenty of hard-up fellows in this city

the RR stoppings, out of money & trying to get home—But the general run of all these Western places, city

great strikes—like the prizes in the lottery—but most are blanks —I was at Pike's Peak—I liked Denver City

very much—But the most interesting part of my travel has been the Plains , (the great American Desert

often go down to the river, or across this bridge—it is one of my favorite sights—but the air of this city

"And those conditions were?"

"Better than twenty years ago, when you were in Boston getting some book printed?"

I think American boys are very companionable, the friendliest in the world.

As I have noted in my poem, I think American youths, more than any other, are possessed of that high

children—she is groaning as I write— Denver Colorado Evening I finish my letter at the hotel the American

House, where I am comfortably housed—This is evidently a fine large busy city, beautifully situated—Every

Lorch, "Whitman Interviews Himself," American Literature, 10 (March 1938), 84–87.

145ucb.00075xxx.00964Exposition Building—New City Hall—River Trip[visit to Exposition building &c &c]

1879–1882prose4 leaveshandwritten; A draft of Exposition Building—New City Hall—River Trip, first published

of These States in the 1856 edition, and as Europe, The 72nd and 73rd Years of These States in the 1860

to an unmarked proof of The Dead Tenor, thirty words: "I heard the earliest singing of Patti, (in 1860

I think Boston a very beautiful city.

An aspiring physician, Beatrice took the needed preparatory classes but was barred (as were all women

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1878 as a Doctor of Medicine (being one of only two African-American

Matthew Anderson and became an active member of the Philadelphia community (founding, for example, the city's

Harry's parents, George (1827–1892) and Susan Stafford (1833–1910), were tenant farmers at White Horse

America—it is no bigger than Timber Creek—but it winds about so capriciously through the picturesque little city

It is by far the most beautiful city I have ever seen.

How I have wished everywhere that you were with us to share the sight—and the best is that you would

Eustace Conway, associated with Bangs & Stetson in New York City, was the uncle of Moncure D.

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

Mannahatta Whitman (1860–1886) was Walt Whitman's niece.

book had come, I also told him that you had been dismissed from office in Washington, and that the American

The papers I should have sent, were not sent. Perhaps they will be sent to-day.

from Edward Carpenter the other day brought by a lady who had been living near him at Sheffield—an American

She told me her little girls were so fond of Carpenter he of them—he is first rate with children.

On July 12, 1874, he wrote for the first time to Whitman: "Because you have, as it were, given me a ground

An aspiring physician, Beatrice took the needed preparatory classes but was barred (as were all women

Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896), an American portrait and figure painter, organized the Society of American Artists

2On the Western United Statesloc.05341xxx.00877New American pictures1879–1882prosehandwritten1 leaf;

These notes about mountain ranges of the American West might have contributed to America's Back-Bone,

New American pictures

riding very often, & I have been everywhere within several miles, & in all the outer parts of the City

which are the roomiest & the pleasantest by far of any city I have ever seen—Jeff is very kind indeed

send my letters on here for the present—Lou this is a wonderful, wonderful country, & the richest city

Durham: Duke University Press, 1949), 207–208; Appendix C, December 23, 1883 (Yale Collection of American

Arthur Holland, one of the family who were so very friendly to me & made my stay so pleasant both in

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

Joaquin Miller was the pen name of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (1837–1913), an American poet nicknamed "

Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton (1835–1908), an American poet and critic, was staying with Philip Bourke

He was also secretary of the American Philosophical Society from 1858 to 1885.

His daughters were Margaret White Lesley Bush-Brown and Mary Lesley Ames (both mentioned in Whitman's

—I keep well, for me—have been away from home gallivanting around, land & water, & especially this city

Walt Whitman (I write this from New York City , U S A. 1309 Fifth av: avenue near 86th st. street : but

April we dined with him at the inn of "La Chevelure d'Or," at the ancient, ruined & almost deserted city

His parents were Sir Thomas Wyse, an Irish politician, and Marie Bonaparte, a French author.

His political views were quite revolutionary, and at times, he clashed with his brother.

of poet and editor Richard Watson Gilder, was a painter as well as the founder of the Society of American

The wind was high & whirled us about fantastically; ladies seated in wicker chairs were pushed rapidly

William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) was an American impressionist painter.

In 1878 he began teaching at the New York City Art Students League, where Herbert Gilchrist became his

Wyatt Eaton (1849–1896), an American portrait and figure painter, organized the Society of American Artists

Jane Tunis Poultney Bigelow (1829–1889) was the wife of John Bigelow, former American minister to France

Joaquin Miller was the pen name of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (1837–1913), an American poet nicknamed "

sell a book now & then— No, I have not been to any watering place—they are no company for me—the cities

This postal card is addressed: Herbert Gilchrist | 112 Madison Av: | New York City.

Whitelaw Reid (1837–1912) was the editor of the New York Tribune from 1872 to 1905 and also American

The others were "Real Summer Openings," published May 17, and "These May Afternoons," published May 24

of precaution, Washington being most of the war-time virtually, & now & then literally, a besieged city

interruptions to write—but it makes no difference whether you address as above, or to my office in the city

off (make or break) on a long jaunt west—have been to the Rocky Mountains (2000 miles) and Denver city

It seems as if that were not practicable unless we were to furnish for ourselves.

Certainly our experiences there of using another's kitchen were discouraging—it was so dirty and uncomfortable

that we were glad to take refuge in a regular boarding house again before one week was out.

Frothingham this morning, & were much interested.

Octavius Brooks Frothingham (1822–1895) was an American Transcendentalist author and public speaker,

B. was always my friend—that his allusions were always kind—that he quoted 'Leaves of Grass' without

An aspiring physician, Beatrice took the needed preparatory classes but was barred (as were all women

Mannahatta Whitman (1860–1886) was Walt Whitman's niece.

Broome street—his house 1309 Fifth avenue, near 86th street—he is a splendid champagny fellow, of the American

This letter is addressed: Herbert H Gilchrist | 112 Madison Avenue | New York City.

tenfold facility with my brush since the autumn" and receptions given by various New Yorkers which were

Portions of this speech were originally published as Abraham Lincoln's Death.

Walt Whitman's Account of the Scene at Ford's Theatre, New York Sun (12 February 1876) and were included

Though Whitman apparently intended these notes for a preface, portions of this manuscript were used in

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

Portions of this manuscript were later used in The Prairies and Great Plains in Poetry.

This postal card is addressed: Herbert Gilchrist | 112 Madison avenue | New York City.

rec'd received , & glad enough to hear from you all—the interval has been a long one—I supposed you were

Both were letters about her travels and various points of interest (The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and

criticized William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (reprinted in American

First he takes the four boys out, & then the four girls—I enjoyed their call—They were going off on a

Though Trowbridge became familiar with Whitman's poetry in 1855, he did not meet Whitman until 1860,

The poet's face was just as ruddy as the bright face above him, and his eyes were as bright and his smile

he would accept such a position, but still I would like only too well to put a feather in his cap were

The Companions were hard to find, in the body, but until they appeared I had consolatation consolation

Hindoo Brighton, England Aug. 25, 1879 My dear Sir, your four books, two photos and papers which you were

The play was "Our American Cousin."

She did indeed marry her stepbrother, as Bloor goes on to note, though they were not related by blood

I heard that at the time you should have received her letter you were away from home.

The Moran brothers, Edward (1829–1901), Thomas (1837–1926), and Peter (1841–1914), were British-born

great sympathy for him in his unhappy home. they think it might do him good to come to them &c, two were

delightful weather I think so often of the pleasurable walks and chats we could have in the Park if you were

Joaquin Miller was the pen name of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (1837–1913), an American poet nicknamed "

An aspiring physician, Beatrice took the needed preparatory classes but was barred (as were all women

Louis Sullivan, who described his mentor in The Autobiography of an Idea (New York: Press of the American

Ursula and John were married on September 12, 1857.