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Is Harry well & in the store?
(one to Harry from Lake Huron) & I havn't haven't had a single breath of reply from any of you —Susan
There is no reference to Whitman's illness in Whitman's Commonplace Book, but in a letter to William
very well for a few days" (The Trent Collection of Walt Whitman Manuscripts, Duke University Rare Book
Harry is well as far as I know & uncle George, & all hands all of our folks are well Horner is in A Telegraph
Harry is an assistant in the Office at Haddonfield. we had A fine rain here last night & the lightning
Based on an address mounted in Whitman's Commonplace Book, Horner was the nickname of Jacob H.
Nothing very new in my affairs, sell a couple of books occasionally.
I hear at second remove, and vaguely, that Symonds is writing a book, or something, about me. . . .
What they call here the Virginia blackbird, with red dabbed shoulders—Harry Stafford says they do, at
"Emerson's Books (the Shadows of Them)" appeared in The Literary World on May 22 (11:177–178); it was
Richard Maurice Bucke arrived in Camden on May 25 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
According to Whitman's Commonplace Book, Whitman sent to Burroughs Herbert Gilchrist's letter of May
copy of the Lincoln lecture on May 13, 1880, and other clippings on May 23 (Whitman's Commonplace Book
him" &c &c— Aleck , the ferry man thought, was her husband)— I am selling quite a good many of my books
Then upon going to look where I had my bound books boxed & stored away, up in the garret at Mr.
devil in a gale of wind—Love to you, dear son—I shall be down Saturday — Your old Walt Walt Whitman to Harry
The records of book sales in Whitman's Commonplace Book are numerous at this time (Charles E.
Whitman had written to the Postmaster General at Ottawa, Canada, about October 13 (Whitman's Commonplace Book
Whitman was at Glendale from November 6, Saturday, to November 16, 1880 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
rascally publisher in New York named Worthington has been printing and selling a cheaper edition of my book
—Love to your father & mother, not forgetting your share dear son— Walt Walt Whitman to Harry Stafford
According to entries in Whitman's Commonplace Book, Whitman often had Sunday breakfast with the Scovels
The poet spent Thanksgiving with the Kilgores (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
over as usual (likes his cider)—this morning I went over to the school library & got six or seven books—he
to-morrow or Sunday—most likely Sunday—Mont expects to go over with Ben Sharp soon— Walt Whitman to Harry
They occupied the former home of Susan and George Stafford (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
Hieniken, apparently a friend of the Staffords, was occasionally mentioned in Whitman's Commonplace Book
family send love and hope for your safe return to us benefitted benefited by your trip— With love Harry
Scovel from Harry Scovel June 26 '80 Harry Scovel to Walt Whitman, 22 June 1880
Tuesday evening April 13 Harry, if come up Thursday (say by the 5.13 p m train) go up to the hall by
act as usher, or door keeper, or help in the box office—it will be fun for you— Walt Walt Whitman to Harry
Harry, I shall come down on Wednesday in the 4 p m train (as I said)—Nothing new—I am well—I had a good
family —I have got your blue flannel shirts for you— W W —love to your father & mother— Walt Whitman to Harry
you were well and enjoying yourself but sorry to hear you were sick at last accounts Your Dear Boy Harry
Harry Stafford to Walt Whitman, 17 July 1880
any rye—good for potatoes—all later —I enclose you a letter I have written for the papers —George, Harry
it—(I shall send it you in a paper here, in about five days, & then I want you to give it to Debby)—Harry
any of you write, direct to me London, Ontario, Canada & I will get it. (3 cent stamp only required) Harry
parents—tell your mother I rec'd received her letter—love to Debby, I her letter too—love to Ed and Harry
& Jo and Van, and Ruthey & Georgey—I a postal from Harry—Mont you & your mother write—I send envelope
Walt Whitman Shall be back in London Aug August 14—I want Ed and Debby and Jo to read this—Harry too,
The bearer is a young friend of mine, Harry Stafford, who will do any thing appropriate to assist at
a good deal about it, and that is the only feasible plan wh which occurs to me—that will make the book
I considered it would be better to praise the whole book, for it is all excellent.
When you see Harry Stafford give him my love and say I am going to send him a photo: and hope he will
Carpenter—a socialist philosopher who in his book Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure posited civilization
Thanks for the Journals which have reach'd reached me— Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William Torrey Harris
poor—I remain well for me—am to go to Lake Huron next week for a few days, to return here of course—Harry
every thing George is well & has been a good deal better this summer than usual the Boys are all well Harry
On the verso is a note, dated December 28, 1880, confirming a request for a set of Whitmans's books:
"Dear Sir, I shall be glad to supply you with a set (Two Volumes) of my books—There is only one kind
The reverse of this manuscript is an advertisement for Whitman's book, Drum-Taps.
Bucke's Book," draftloc.01035xxx.00923A Book of "Contemporaneous Notes."1881prose1 leafhandwritten; A
Bucke's plans to publish a book titled, Contemporaneous Notes of Walt Whitman.
A Book of "Contemporaneous Notes."
The verso of this manuscript is an advertisement for Whitman's book, Drum-Taps.
Anderson & Co. will keep "Leaves of Grass" and advertise it with their ordinary book-list and they will
now and they will get others from you as they need them—You will always notify me when you send them books
& the number of sent—I will be responsible to you for the books sent them and will collect the money
There is another matter: the tariff on books has lately been altered it is now 15 p.c. this would be
75¢ a on your books—in making out your invoices your proper plan is to put the books in at $5.00 per
copy of the March 12, 1880 Advertiser in which Bucke is charged with "dig[ging] up from the gutter a book
(See Artem Lozynsky, "Walt Whitman in Canada," American Book Collector 23 [July–August 1973], 21-23).
send me two copies of "Two Rivulets" at once so that he will have both vols volumes —Do not mail the books
Canadian purchaser ought to pay the duty but I am afraid it would never do to make the cost of the book
more than $5.00—this price itself is enough to keep 9 out of every 10 who would like to have the book
from buying it—I wish you could see your way to get the book into the hands of a good publisher and
I hope yet before I die to see the whole book published at about $1. and in the hands of the every where
Concerning the shipment of books to Bucke in March 1880, Whitman made the following entries in his Commonplace
Book: 17 March 1880: "sent Dr Bucke Two copies of L of G. on sale," and 26 March 1880: "sent Dr Bucke
bow.00003xxx.00534Whitman's "Emerson's Books, (Shadows of Them)," [n.d.], AMS, 6p.Emerson's Books, (the
Emerson's Books, (the shadows of them)
bow.00005xxx.00534Whitman's "Emerson's Books, (Shadows of Them)," [n.d.], galley proof with holograph
corrections, [1]p.Emerson's Books, (the Shadows of Them.)1880prose1 leafprintedhandwritten; Partial
Emerson's Books, (the Shadows of Them.)
Books sent Lowell, Mass. October 27, 1880. Dear Mr.
to send me the Centennial Edition of ago when I first became acquainted with your writings but your book
but I am just out of college, and as yet I can count my books by tens.
Feb. 15 th 1880 Mr Whitman Dear Sir I received your book and photograph, I thank you very much indeed
I have enjoyed reading your book very much as it gave me a very different opinion of the private soldier
I received your book some three weeks ago when I was preparing for my half yearly examinations and as
you had been detained from home by illness but would soon return, when you would send to me the two books
of Grass" would give my cousin more pleasure than anything else I could give her, I gave her that book
sister—another woman who is dear to me—Honora Thompson—had thought just the same and gave her the same book
I want you, if you will, to write in the book "Ethel Thompson from Joseph William Thompson, December
grateful to you, but not so grateful as I am for your having written what you have written (in your book
Whitman referred to Rossetti's edition as a "horrible dismemberment of my book" in his August 12, 1871
Carpenter—a socialist philosopher who in his book Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure posited civilization
Burroughs would write several books involving or devoted to Whitman's work: Notes on Walt Whitman, as
Trübner & Company was the London agent for Whitman's books; see Whitman's December 27, 1873, letter to
The American News Company was a New York magazine—and later comic book—distribution company founded in
sections 16 and 18-19 of Poem of Joys (final title: A Song of Joys) clipped either from the independent book
I have been extremely busy seeing after the new edition of my father's book; the work of seeing such
their work, & next Tuesday the reviewers will be doing theirs—I defy them to find any fault with the book
I dare say you think it "tall" talk, but I think that it is the most perfectly gotten up book that I
wish to give photos they must be drawn by an artist and reproduced; no photo ever looked well in a book
books sent —FROM— JNO. S. STOTT, Stationery, Blank Books, AND FANCY GOODS, 244 STATE ST.—CHICAGO.
He was wounded in the First Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) and was taken prisoner during the
a year ago bo't bought at auction the electrotype plates (456 pages) of the 1860–'61 edition of my book
offering $250 if I would add something to the text & authenticate the plates, to be published in a book
On Nov. 22, 1880, I found the book, (printed from those plates,) at Porter & Coates' store, cor: corner
First I want Worthington effectually stopt from issuing the books.
the sole owner of the copyright—& I think my copyright papers are all complete—I publish & sell the book
make you an immediate payment of $250.00 on account and will do everything in my power to make the book
He probably wrote to the same effect on September 19 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
After Whitman was offered a copy of the pirated book in Philadelphia on November 20, 1880, he decided
my book Leaves of Grass W. Whitman" (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
The lost letter of September 19 (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
Books sent GEO. HEARD, BROKER IN PETROLEUM OIL CITY, PA., Oct. 25th 188 0 Mr.
I get the information that you sell these books yourself from a foot note to an article on you in the
loc.05549xxx.00330xxx.00350xxx.00368Note Book Walt Whitman 1333about 1885prosehandwritten24 leaves; A
Note Book Walt Whitman 1333
His War Experience and the Book He Wrote About it.
It struck me that these would make a nice little book if printed.
To be brief, however, I think the idea of my book is conveyed in that one word, 'comradeship'."
"What books do you like best?" "Well, I would say first Walter Scott, as a poet and a novelist.
I like Shakespeare and the good old book of all, the Bible; it is a poem to me.
Asylum for the Insane, London, Ontario, Canada, Jan 19th 188 0 Dear Sir I am at present writing a book
if you would like to have it I shall preserve your name and address and shall send you a copy of my book
I may say that it is not my intention to incorporate literally in my book any reply that I may receive
books sent Alman H.
is pending an injunction can be served upon Worthington on stopping him from printing & selling the book
I saw a lot of those books at Legget Brothers Bookstore last summer or spring & I was told either there
Jersey Dec: December 28 '80 Dear Sir I shall be glad to supply you with a set (Two Volumes) of my books—There
The only clue to the identification of the correspondent is a reference in Whitman's Commonplace Book
431 Stevens Street Camden New Jersey April 2 Thanks, dear Colonel, for your kind letter & for your books
25, 1880, what Whitman termed a "cordial, flattering, affectionate letter" (Whitman's Commonplace Book
evidently for the first time, on May 25: "talked afterward with him a few minutes" (Whitman's Commonplace Book
Street Camden New Jersey March 4 Dear Sir Yours of yesterday rec'd received (enclosing $10—) I send the books
Since, according to Whitman's Commonplace Book, the poet sent two volumes on March 4, 1880, to R.
books sent OFFICE OF LATHROP COAL AND MINING CO. MINERS AND DEALERS IN COAL. A. B. ASHLEY, Supt. E.
Books sent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Library C. L. Ehrenfeld, Librarian.
Books sent by express Hatch & Foote, Bankers 12 WALL STREET. NEW YORK. P. O. Box 3766.
. $10 enc: books sent David Hutcheson to Walt Whitman, 20 November 1880
Thanks for your kind letter, just rec'd received & read with greatest interest & pleasure—I sell my books
In his Commonplace Book Whitman noted sending a circular to Platt on October 22, but on the following
page, on Platt's calling card, he wrote: "Oct 23—Letter from, very warm ab't poems, & asking ab't books—I
The poet sent the 1876 Leaves of Grass on October 27 (Whitman's Commonplace Book, Charles E.
rec'd books sent Franklin Pa. Oct 29/80. Walt Whitman Camden N.J. Dear Friend, I thank Mr.
The book, as one critic of the The New York Daily Tribune wrote, consisted of an "intertwining of the
Whitman noted this letter to Nicholson in his Commonplace Book.
young man a newspaper account of a "N Y walking match" on January 30, 1881 (Whitman's Commonplace Book
Richard Maurice Bucke at the Girard House in Philadelphia (Whitman's Commonplace Book).
Jersey Nov: November 17 My dear friend I do myself the real pleasure of presenting you with a set of my books—which
Gilder thanked Whitman for the books on November 20 (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Friday